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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Sales Surge After PS5 Launch
It’s rare for a video game to hit its highest position yet on the weekly sales charts months after its initial release, but that’s exactly what Indiana Jones and the Great Circle did. The single-player adventure had an impressive launch back in December, but now—several months later—it’s performing better than ever. When you look at the circumstances behind this unusual…
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How to Bring Back Classic PlayStation Themes on PS5
Back in December, Sony rolled out themes for the first time on PS5. While the selection was nowhere near the variety offered by other consoles, they were enticing all the same: These themes were modeled after the UI designs of all previous PlayStation consoles, including the PSOne, PS2, PS3, and PS4. These themes are, frankly, really cool. They adopt each…
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Sony Is Raising the Price of the PS5 in Select Markets
The Trump administration’s tariffs are having swift and serious consequences on global markets. Companies are pausing sales to the United States, while others are thinking about price increases to compensate for the added tariff fees. Combine that instability with inflation and other financial insecurities, and it’s a tough time for economies everywhere. Unfortunately, these increased costs of doing business don’t…
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PS5 price rises substantially in UK and Europe
Sony has raised the price of most of its PlayStation 5 console hardware in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by 10-15 percent, blaming “a challenging economic environment.” With rising US import costs thanks to tariffs likely a contributing factor, an equivalent price rise in the US is probably on the way. Sony manufactures the majority of its PlayStation…
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How the Nintendo Switch 2 Stacks Up Against the PS5 and Xbox Series X
Summary The Switch 2 will not be as powerful as an Xbox Series X or PlayStation 5, instead falling coming in closer to a PlayStation 4 or Steam Deck with some notable improvements on both. Hardware-accelerated upscaling powered by NVIDIA’s DLSS technology will be key to Switch 2 hitting 4K resolution and maintaining performance. The Switch 2 has a few…
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PS5 owners really want to play Xbox games, as Microsoft tops Sony’s preorder charts
If you’re looking for some solid evidence that Microsoft’s strategy to bring Xbox games to PS5 is seeing some early success, look no further than Sony’s own PlayStation Store today. The top preordered games in the US PlayStation Store are Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5, with the $99.99 premium versions of both games proving the…
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How to set up a VPN on PS5: Step-by-step instructions
The best VPN providers offer desktop and mobile apps which are straightforward to download, install, and set up. However, PS5 doesn’t support native VPN apps, which means many people understandably don’t know where to start when it comes to getting set up. That’s unfortunate because there are multiple advantages to setting up a VPN on PS5, including the ability to…
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Forza Horizon 5 will require a Microsoft account on PS5
The FAQ says that players will be prompted to link the two the first time they load the game. And if you unlink later, you “will be constrained to relinking to only that specific and originally linked” Microsoft account. The requirement stings given that there’s no cross-platform saving, so the progress you make in the PS5 version isn’t reflected in…
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Sony Will Let You Beta Test PS5 Games (If You Sign an NDA)
Sometimes I wish that I could grab a game developer by the shoulders and say, “listen, you really screwed this up, here’s how to fix it.” Now, Sony is kinda-sorta fulfilling my wish with its new PlayStation Beta Program. The PlayStation Beta Program provides a streamlined, consolidated system for gamers to participate in game betas, PlayStation console and PC features,…
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How to Preload Path of Exile 2 on PC, PS5 and Xbox
Excited for the Path of Exile 2 Early Access release? The highly anticipated sequel to Path of Exile 2 is entering paid Early Access, and the hype around it is more than the full game itself. The ARPG community cannot wait to get their hands on it, and the best way to tune in as soon as possible is by…
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