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CultureMicrosoft, Sony, And Nintendo Team Up To Promote Safer Gaming
In a post shared across all three companies’ websites this morning, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft have released a joint set of principles to foster a safe gaming environment across all of their platforms. Posted under the title “Our Shared Commitment to Safer Gaming,” the triumvirate present a three-pronged approach to ensuring their platforms are a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsEven The Head Of PlayStation Studios Has His PS5 Upside Down
The PS5 is a strange-looking console. Lots of curves and swoops. It’s easy to accidentally set it up the wrong way, which is exactly what Hermen Hulst, the head of PlayStation Studios, seems to have done in a now-deleted tweet. Whoops! Earlier this morning, Hermen Hulst uploaded a cute little video of his cat attacking…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 13, 2020 -
Kotaku EastSouth KoreaHow One Retailer Is Fighting PS5 Scalpers
In South Korea, game retailer Gamewoori has a banner that reads, “Pre-Order Now” next to images of the PS5. The PS5 launched there on November 12, but like everywhere supplies are tight and hopeful customers still have to reserve consoles from future shipments. Some individuals, however, are trying to flip their PS5 pre-orders by selling…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2020 -
CultureSquare Enix’s Project Athia Is Console Exclusive On PS5 For ‘At Least 24 Months’
Project Athia, the next game from the team behind Final Fantasy XV, will be console-exclusive to the PlayStation 5 for “at least 24 months,” a new Sony demo reel of upcoming games revealed. Little is known about Project Athia (apparently a working title) apart from it being some sort of fantastical action game from Square…
By Ian Walker Published December 7, 2020 -
CultureFortnite Leaks And Teases Suggest Major Xbox, PlayStation Characters Coming To The Game (Update: Kratos Confirmed)
Update (12/03/2020, 4:11 p.m. ET): Fortnite has officially announced Kratos. God of War items are available now across all platforms. Our original story follows below. Kratos and Master Chief could be headed to Fortnite soon based on recent tweets and leaks that hint at a major new cross-over in Epic Games’ massive battle royale game. The…
By Ethan Gach Published December 3, 2020 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Empire Of Fenyx
It’s often a letdown when a holiday ends, but at least this week has some games to be excited about. Ubisoft’s Zelda-like Immortals Fenyx Rising comes out, along with Romero Games’ Empire of Sin and Dontnod’s Twin Mirror December 1 Chronos: Before The Ashes | Xbox, PC, PlayStation Empire of Sin | Xbox, PlayStation, PC,…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 30, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanWhat Smash Bros. Creator Masahiro Sakurai Thinks Of The PlayStation 5
“I was able to snag a PS5 on launch day!” Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai begins in his latest Weekly Famitsu column. He was fortunate enough to get a pre-order at a chain retailer, noting that the supply outweighed the demand and that it seems he was quite lucky. None of this should be surprising,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 26, 2020 -
CultureMy PS4 Was Fun, But It Was Also A Piece Of Junk
The Xbox 360 was as famous for its catastrophic hardware failures as it was its A-tier catalogue of video games. My PlayStation 4 is very close to being remembered in the same way. Let me ask you a question, and I want you to be 100% honest with me: if you have ever owned a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 25, 2020 -
CultureHere’s December 2020’s PlayStation Plus Games
There are three games in December’s PlayStation Plus lineup. Last month also saw the lineup depart from its disappointing standard of two, though the third game, Bugsnax, was only available to PS5 owners. December’s three games are available on PS4 and PS5, since the PS4 titles are backwards compatible with PS5. As always, the games…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 25, 2020 -
CultureMaybe The PS4 Pro And Xbox One X Were A Bad Idea
I know they’ve sold a lot of units—big techy launch things always have and always will—but there was no avoiding the fact that this month’s next-gen console launches felt a little…muted. Sure, you could blame some (or even more than some!) of that on a global pandemic and associated economic downturn, a little on an…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanHere Are Japanese Launch Sales Figures For PlayStation 5 And Xbox Series X/S
Curious to know how the PlayStation 5’s launch went in Japan? What about the Xbox Series X and S? Well, good news, because Famitsu is reporting the first Japanese sales numbers for both new consoles. According to Famitsu, between November 12 and November 15, the PlayStation 5 sold 118,085 consoles in Japan. (Note these numbers…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 18, 2020 -
CulturePlayStation Boss Won’t Say If Next God Of War Will Be On PS4 Too
God of War: Ragnarok is set to come to come to PS5 some time next year. Could it come to PS4 as well? The head of PlayStation isn’t saying. In an interview with the Telegraph published today, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO, Jim Ryan, was asked point blank whether God of War Ragnarok will…
By Ethan Gach Published November 17, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanTurning A PlayStation 5 Into A Yu-Gi-Oh! Character
When the PlayStation 5 was first shown, fans had a good time ribbing it for the console’s looks. In particular were those who made comparisons with Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh! Note the high, white collar and the black shirt. The character does look like a PlayStation 5—or maybe, a PlayStation 5 looks like Seto Kaiba.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 17, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Share Games Between Accounts On Your PlayStation 5
These days, with downloadable games being the norm, sharing your games isn’t as easy as handing your friend a disc. Maybe you’ve run into a situation on your PlayStation 4 where, even though a game is downloaded on your machine, you can’t play it, since the license is technically owned by a different user. The…
By Ari Notis Published November 16, 2020 -
Fans Port Driver 2, A PlayStation Exclusive, To The PC
While the first Driver—inspired by the original GTA titles, but released before the later 3D editions—was a multiplatform affair, its 2000 sequel was a PlayStation exclusive. Until now! (Yes, I know it came out on Game Boy, but like many Game Boy ports it was basically a different game). REDRIVER2, a project led by SoapyMan, has…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsSome Of The Hottest Sneakers In 2020 Are These PlayStation x Nikes x Travis Scotts
Last week I had some negative sneaker news to share here on noted footwear blog Kotaku, so this week let’s flip that to something more positive. Over the last few years, some of the most hyped series of sneaker releases on the planet have been Travis Scott’s collaborations with Nike, which have been led by…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2020 -
Kotaku EastSouth KoreaThe PlayStation 5 Makes For A Good Anamorphic Illusion
Earlier this year, a massive, public digital-art project called “Wave” went up on a 75-foot-high LED display in Seoul, South Korea. Now that same screen has been graced with another anamorphic illusion. With the PlayStation 5, that is. Wow! As you can see below, the enormous PlayStation 5 and DualSense controllers appear like real, three-dimensional…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 13, 2020 -
Tips & Guides15 Tips To Make The Most Of Your New PlayStation 5
With the launch of the PlayStation 5, “next-gen” is no longer a thing of the future. We’re officially in current-gen territory now. But every period of novelty brings a period of learning—about new features, new functions, and new ways to play games. It can be a lot to take in, whether or not you’re coming…
By Ari Notis Published November 12, 2020
