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March 06, 2020
Sony’s PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn is no longer a PS4 exclusive, as the game is reportedly coming to PC later this year.
Horizon Zero Dawn has served as one of this generation’s most highly-received new properties, and it’s gone on to sell millions of copies for the PS4. Sony is reportedly tasking their Guerilla Games studio with porting the game to the Epic Game Store as well as Steam. The move makes sense, given that the game has been available for three years and has likely reached peak saturation on the PS4 platform. This move would then give Sony access to a new slate of customers that are willing to shell out $59.99 for the title.
This would be the first first-party Sony game being ported to a different platform that the PlayStation brand. The company did serve as a publisher for Quantic Dreams and saw Heavy Rain, Detroit: Become Human, and Beyond: Two Souls ported to PC last year, but those weren’t Sony-owned
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November 21, 2019
Sony’s PlayStation 5 console is going to be released within the next year, and a leak of the company’s DualShock 5 patent has come out, showing a beefier version of the controller that’s proved so popular this generation.
The controller sketch shows a bit of a bulkier shell design to the controller, with the included speaker and touchpad from this gen making the jump over. The button layout looks to be identical to the DualShock 4, including having the analog thumbsticks directly across from each other, rather than having them offset as we see in the Xbox controller.
A nice new feature will be USB-C charging, which will be built into the new port. Sony has already shared that the controller’s L2 and R2 buttons will have adaptive triggers, which will let developers change the resistance needed to trigger action. Haptic feedback will also be built into the controller, providing more precise rumble for players to feel.
The PlayStation 5 console is set to be released sometime
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October 17, 2019
Last week Sony announced details on their upcoming PS5 console, including giving details on the DualShock 5 controller.
Sony revealed that the console will launch during the holiday 2020 period, bringing with it a slew of new features, and of course, a new PlayStation 5 controller that’ll be packed with new features.
The console will support digital games, but will also bring a 4K UHD Blu-Ray drive, which will support 100 GB discs. This will allow for games to be loaded to the hard drive for those who don’t want to use their data limits on the internet. There will also be an SSD included, and load times are said to be nearly instantaneous. Sony is also promising ray tracing technology, which is built into the hardware, rather than using a software trick to pull off the feat. This is something seen in higher-end PCs and will work with a CPU based on the AMD Ryzen line.
The new PS5 controller is also getting a bit of an overhaul. The setup is said to look similar to the
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October 04, 2019
Sony has been holding out on crossplay between consoles for the entire generation, but it appears that the feature is finally coming to games designed for the console.
The company had been working on a beta test for the feature with certain games (ie. Fortnite) testing the service out. Crossplay will let a player on Xbox One or a Nintendo Switch or PC play with gamers on PS4, cutting out the necessity of making everyone have the same console to play on.
Players have been clamoring for crossplay for a long time, but it has been out of reach because the console manufacturers have been unable to come to an agreement on how it should work. In the previous generation, Sony was reportedly pushing for the feature, but Microsoft (dominant during the PS3 and Xbox 360 generation) turned them down. During this generation, Sony has been reluctant to add the feature, and they’ve largely been dominant, selling more than 100 million PS4 consoles.
Moving forward, players who want to
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September 24, 2019
An exclusive multiplayer mode in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game will be exclusive for PS4 for nearly a year.
The Survival Mode will be exclusive to the console until October 1st, 2020, as it falls under the guise of the Spec Ops mode that can be played in either solo mode or co-op. The exclusivity is a big get for the PlayStation brand, and the company was sure to tease the mode during their State of Play event on September 24th.
Call of Duty is hotly anticipated, and players will be wise to get their hands on a good controller in order to have the edge when it comes to multiplayer play. At Evil Controllers we have custom controllers that can be completely customized. You can add in shift paddles, adjustable thumbstick tension, tactile D-pads, tactile triggers, mods, custom colors, and more. Our mods start at just $69.95 and go up from there.
There have been multiple beta tests that have been conducted for the game over
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August 24, 2019
This week a major wave was made in the video game industry as Sony purchased Insomniac Games, tying up the major second-party developer for any future releases.
Sony and Insomniac have been tied together strongly in the past, as the company designed and released the Ratchet and Clank and Resistance series for the PlayStation brand. The groups did break away a bit earlier this decade, as Insomniac released the zombie blasting game Sunset Overdrive exclusively for the Xbox One. The two didn’t stay separated though, as Insomniac developed Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PS4 in 2018. That game proved to be a huge hit, having sold more than 13.2 million copies as of press time.
Speaking about the agreement Insomniac’s CEO Ted Price wrote: "Today we announced that Insomniac has a new home. It feels more like a homecoming though. We've collaborated with Sony for more than 20 years--spanning all four PlayStation consoles, 20 total games, and six franchises. We still work closely today
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July 09, 2019
The PS5 is reportedly going to be aimed at hard-core gamers, featuring tech that will rival what is seen from gaming PCs right at launch.
The revelation was made during a fiscal briefing, where company CEO Kenichiro Yoshida made the claim. The Japanese manufacturer will include ray tracing, up to 8K support (likely upscaling), 16 gigs of RAM, and a SSD that effectively will eliminate load times.
The PlayStation brand has become Sony’s biggest product, overtaking camera sensors, TVs, cameras, and the like. The PS4 has been a huge success, and Sony is rumored to be gearing up to release the PS5 in 2020 to compete against the Xbox Scarlett, which is also rumored to be pretty beefy.
With Sony focusing on hardcore gamers, we wouldn’t be surprised to see them take a crack at a premium controller like what Microsoft has done with the Elite Controller. If certain aspects can be customized, such as stick tension or sensitivity, then we’ll certainly be pumped. Heck, we’d love
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June 08, 2019
Microsoft is expected to showcase their next-generation Xbox console during their E3 briefing this Sunday.
The company is widely expected to reveal new hardware this Sunday, with a design, specs, and price point all likely to be shared. Players are anticipating the next generation of console hardware, as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 both launched back in 2014, and customers want the top of the line hardware.
Microsoft has begun diversifying to offer their brand as a service, as their upcoming xCloud project will allow for game streaming. They’re expected to have multiple consoles for the next generation: one that’s powerful and capable of providing 4K gaming, and one that’s not as powerful but will leverage the xCloud to play games. Needless to say, the latter will require a good internet to have a stable experience.
Sony has dominated the current generation, with the PS4 selling more than 97 million units. This comes in comparison
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May 22, 2019
This past week gaming giants Microsoft and Sony announced that they’re coming together to work on “new innovations to enhance customer experiences.” The agreement is leading to speculation that the two groups will be developing some form of cross-play solution for the next generation of game consoles.
The two groups released a joint press release where they announced that the two standoffish companies will indeed be coming together, at least in a limited capacity. The press release reads: “Under the memorandum of understanding signed by the parties, the two companies will explore joint development of future cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure to support their respective game and content-streaming services.
“In addition, the two companies will explore the use of current Microsoft Azure datacenter-based solutions for Sony’s game and content-streaming services. By working together, the companies aim to deliver more enhanced entertainment experiences for their worldwide customers.
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September 27, 2018
With October starting, Sony has announced their free PS Plus games for the month. As Halloween will be taking part later this month, Sony has thrown in Friday the 13th to kick things off, alongside a number of other titles.
As mentioned before, Friday the 13th is easily the highlight of this month's free PS4 games. In Friday the 13th, one player gets to play as Jason Voorhees, while up to six other players must play as teen counselors.
The counselors must attempt to escape their location, while Jason gets to use a variety of tools and abilities to track them down.
The counselor players must communicate and work together to prepare a plan to escape. Playing as the counselors gives you a sense of panic and tension, while playing Voorhees is just as exciting, but for completely different reasons.
After that, we have Laser League. This is a fun multiplayer game that tests your reflexes and critical thinking. Laser League is very easy to pick up, but it takes lots