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South of Midnight is even better on PS5 than it was on Xbox — PlayStation gamers, you no longer have to miss out on a sublime and underrated mix of fighting, platforming, and Southern Gothic folklore

South of Midnight's gorgeous, stylized presentation really pops on PlayStation 5, while its peppy performance ensures owners of Sony's platform will be fully immersed in one of last year's best single-player, story-driven action-adventures.

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Ranking the biggest Xbox "problems" on Asha Sharma's to-do list: Exclusives, Xbox Helix, Game Pass, and more

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma just crossed sixty days in the job, and has tackled some big issues facing the platform already. But there's potentially much harder stuff on the horizon.

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'No stability fixes? Is this even an update?' — New PS5 software update is a big one, adding... more emoji message reactions?

Sony has released a new PlayStation 5 software update, and it's pretty underwhelming to say the least.

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Hideo Kojima and Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki's games have something other AAA titles don't, former PlayStation boss says: "You can tell it's their visions"

Shuhei Yoshida says with most AAA games, "it's really hard to tell who is the creator"

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PlayStation users are now being asked for age verification in the UK and Ireland, or risk losing access to communication features when it soon becomes mandatory

Sony has begun rolling out PlayStation age verification for users in the UK and Ireland.

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Forza Horizon 5 sold 5 million copies on PS5 — proving at least for live service the move away from exclusives makes sense

Forza Horizon 5 hits 5M sales on PS5, proving multiplayer Xbox hits thrive when they go multi-platform.

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Releasing PlayStation games day one on PC isn't "a good strategy" for its AAA titles, former Sony head says, but he hasn't seen proof its abandoning the platform altogether

"If they are changing, it's going to be interesting how they are able to maintain the investment on the big budget games on the first-party side," says Shuhei Yoshida

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PS6 release date rumors are spiralling, but it looks like things could kick off in 2028

The PS6 release date is hotly contested at the moment, as memory shortages threaten shorter timelines.

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The quiet surrender: Why Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam all handed social to Discord

Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam have gradually stepped back from building and maintaining their own social features, leaving Discord to become the default platform for player communication.

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PS5 owners will be locked out of certain features if they don't do this one thing soon

All PS5 and PS5 Pro owners have a mandatory task ahead of June – or face being barred from some functionality

Xbox's Starfield just topped US game sales for the first time since launch after its PS5 release — is Bethesda's RPG selling well on PlayStation after all?

Starfield was the best-selling game in the US during the same week that the Xbox RPG came to PS5 and got some sizable content updates from Bethesda.

Windows Central

It's time for Xbox to stop apologizing for its existence

If there's one thing I think Xbox should change under new CEO Asha Sharma — it's in how Xbox presents itself to the public. Xbox needs to stop hiding.

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Xbox Game Pass gets "grim prognosis" from former PlayStation CEO, new Xbox head Asha Sharma tells him they should "chat sometime"

Everything OK over there?

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15 years ago today, the PlayStation Network went offline and didn’t come back for over 3 weeks

Where were you?

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"After 11 years leading the first-party development," PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida says he was "fired" from the role for not listening to ex-Sony boss Jim Ryan

"He asked to do some ridiculous things, and I said, 'No'"

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“Grim prognosis”: Former PlayStation CEO questions Game Pass as new Xbox CEO would "love to chat."

Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden questions Xbox’s Game Pass strategy, calling its outlook grim, as new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma responds publicly and signals openness to discussion.

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Retro gaming PCs are booming in 2026, and not just for nostalgia — Here's the story behind it and how to build your own on the cheap

With modern hardware costs exploding and modern games leaving a lot to be desired, many PC gamers are returning to retro games. The barrier to entry is quite low, and I'm here to help you get started with a retro gaming PC of your own.

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Here's that free fan remake of 1999's PlayStation-exclusive Medal of Honor you were looking for

Medal of Honor Retro Remake blends bespoke game logic with assets from 2002's Allied Assault.

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Will Saros come to PC or Xbox? What we know so far

No PC and Xbox ports so far.

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Arc Raiders and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 help show "mid-price is the new sweet spot" for games, analysts say

The $50 future

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PlayStation’s long-lost Fairgame$ reportedly pivoting to include an extraction mode after years of silence

Yeah, it still exists, apparently.

TechRadar

James Bond 007 First Light PS5 controller pre-order build-up live — the best early links to bookmark and info you need

We've got all the best information and early links to bookmark ahead of the James Bond 007 First Light limited edition DualSense pre-orders this week.

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"Games like Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and Skyrim" help make PC gaming the only platform where over half of revenue is from "games outside the top 20," report says

Red Dead Redemption 2, REPO, Rust, and others also stand out

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Ex-PlayStation boss says Microsoft is 'trying so hard to will' Xbox Game Pass 'into health' and suggests 'a clarifying post mortem would do the entire industry some good'

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has suggested Microsoft can't save Xbox Game Pass, following comments made by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma about wanting to "evolve" the service.

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In a post-pricey console world, this new budget GXTrust Forta PS5 headset is a sight to behold

GXTrust's new Forta Wireless headset is packed with impressive features at a low-end price, but only UK Sony fans can grab it.

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