In response to my article yesterday, in which Sony had nothing to say about their plans to put PS1 and PS2 games on the streaming service PlayStation Now, the publisher sent over some additional clarification: » 7/31/14 1:03pm Yesterday 1:03pm

Way back in February 2013, when Sony first announced the PlayStation 4, they talked a bit about their partnership with the streaming company Gaikai. With the power of the cloud, Sony said, we'd all be able to stream PS1, PS2, and PS3 games. » 7/30/14 12:00pm Wednesday 12:00pm

Forget your fancy arcade sticks. The breakout player during this year's EVO fighting game tournament used a gamepad to beat down all comers. Not just any gamepad, either. Luffy won the top spot with a controller from the original PlayStation. » 7/14/14 2:01am 7/14/14 2:01am

Artist Flavio Bolla did a pretty neat paint of Kalm and its mini-reactor, which is the first town we visit in Final Fantasy VII, once leaving Midgar. » 6/27/14 8:00am 6/27/14 8:00am

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's 12-minute-long trailer has inspired a lot of people lately. Here's YouTuber José Mellinas and his edit: a trailer for the first Metal Gear Solid, in the style of the upcoming one. » 4/23/14 7:00am 4/23/14 7:00am

In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 model, the 40GB CECH-B00 model, and the 40GB CECH-H00 series models. Also, Sony Japan won't be offering aftercare for PlayStation 1, the PlayStation 2 model SCPH-50000MB, and the 1000 and 2000 series for the PSP. » 3/03/14 7:30am 3/03/14 7:30am

Could the PS4 emulate PS1/PS2 games? Eurogamer's Digital Foundry reports today that Sony is planning on it—and that they might add visual enhancements to those old games. No word on whether we'll have to re-buy the ones we already own on PSN, if the rumor is true. (We've reached out to Sony for comment.) » 1/28/14 6:15pm 1/28/14 6:15pm

First, it sounded like the yawn of a giant supercomputer as it stretched itself awake. Then, like a genie coming out of a lamp. They're all burned into our memories. What's been your favorite PlayStation start-up screen? » 12/02/13 9:40am 12/02/13 9:40am

Would it be possible to transform League of Legends into a JRPG, specifically, Final Fantasy VII? The answer is yes! » 11/28/13 10:00pm 11/28/13 10:00pm

You might think you know everything there is to know about the PS1, but I bet there's at least one thing in this video by Vsauce3 that you find new or surprising. » 11/25/13 1:30pm 11/25/13 1:30pm

The Minecraft creator has recently tweeted the picture to the left/above, adding that the console—a gold-colored PlayStation 1—was part of a "VIP invitation to an E3 event from Sony." So shiny. Unfortunately, no word if it actually works—without cables, Notch has no way to power the thing on. [Thanks, NeoGAF!] » 5/27/13 7:25am 5/27/13 7:25am

Back in the days before the infamous Grand Theft Auto » 12/14/12 5:00am 12/14/12 5:00am

Macross: Do You Remember Love? » 8/31/12 8:00am 8/31/12 8:00am

So the official list of Vita-supported PS1 Classics is pretty barren. Shame on Sony. Fortunately, some savvy gamers have found a workaround: just use your PlayStation 3. » 8/28/12 12:00pm 8/28/12 12:00pm

Between todays's news that the Sony Liverpool studio—originally known as Psygnosis—is closing and yesterday's reports of Nintendo Power shutting down, this feels like The Week Video Game Nostalgia Died. » 8/22/12 2:00pm 8/22/12 2:00pm

The PS Vita will be getting a firmware update soon which will allow for a bunch of new features, including the long-awaited PS1 game compatibility. However, by opening the doors to older classics, Sony could potentially be exposing or creating new security holes to hackers who would eagerly exploit them.

The new… » 8/16/12 7:00am 8/16/12 7:00am

The Book of Watermarks » 5/10/12 11:00pm 5/10/12 11:00pm

Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote a piece on Sony's Net Yaroze, a kit which allowed PS1 users to make their own video games. Well, anyone who was interested in the subject, please check out this enormous feature over on Gamasutra, which even has in-depth interviews from the men behind it. [Gamasutra] » 4/26/12 11:15pm 4/26/12 11:15pm