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PS5 Becomes the Best-selling Console in US History
The NPD Group reports that the PlayStation 5 is now the best-selling console in U.S. history when considering total sales in USD during the first four months after its debut on the market.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
March 13, 2021
Denuvo Anti-Cheat Coming to PlayStation 5 Games
Denuvo Anti-Cheat technology will come to PS5 games. It is to protect new titles against cheaters in multiplayer games.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
March 10, 2021
DualSense as Responsive With Cable as Wireless
Thanks to a test preapred by a certain Reddit user, we learned that PS5's DualSense controller has the same latency over cable as it does wirelessly.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
March 9, 2021
PS5 and Xbox Series X/S May Get AMD's DLSS Equivalent
According to a certain prominent youtuber, AMD's answer to Nvidia's DLSS - FidelityFX Super Resolution - will also work on the GPUs of 9th-gen consoles.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
March 5, 2021
Chinese Troll Scares the Internet Claiming PS5 Mines Ethereum (It Doesn't)
The news that the PS5 is able to mine Ethereum was proven to be false. The prankster from China responsible for the rumor was quickly found. But not before scaring the living daylights out of a lot of people.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
March 1, 2021
FFVII Remake Won't Use the Full Power of PS5 Until Next Installment
In an interview with Japanese website Famitsu, director of Final Fantasy VII Remake, Tetsuya Nomura, stated that only the second part of the game will fully exploit the technological potential of PlayStation 5.
video games
Adrian Piotrowski
March 1, 2021
PS5 Overheating With Second SSD? Sony Wants to Improve Cooling
Sony may soon make it possible to install an additional SSD into the PlayStation 5. According to Bloomberg, the new firmware will speed up fan operation due to the possibility of console overheating when a second drive is installed.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
February 26, 2021
Joe Biden Wants to Know the Reason for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Chip Shortage
The new US president, Joe Biden, has signed an executive order, which is expected to result in an investigation to explain the shortage of chips for the production of the PS5, Xbox Series X/S and GeForce RTX 3000 GPUs, among others.
hardware & software
Witold Ciemierz
February 26, 2021
Let's Watch Today's State of Play
It's worth reminding you that there will be another stream of the State of Play series tonight. The presentation will be dedicated to games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 25, 2021
GPU and Console Shortages Could be Exacerbated by Water Shortage
Taiwan is facing a drought. The problem could affect TSMC's microchip factories located there, which use a lot of water in the production of chips for Apple, Nvidia, Intel and AMD, among others.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
February 25, 2021
No PS5 for Christmas, Stock Shortages to Last Until 2022
Problems with the purchase of PS5 may continue for several more months - until the beginning of 2022. The head of PlayStation, Jim Ryan, promises to improve this aspect, but is unable to promise that all willing to buy the console under the Christmas tree this year will be able to do so.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
February 24, 2021
New State of Play Coming Tomorrow, New Game Announcements in Store
Thanks to a note posted on the official PlayStation blog, we've learned that there another State of Play stream will take place tomorrow, revealing announcements of new games.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 24, 2021
75% of PS5 Buyers Switched From PS4
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced in a press interview that 25% of PlayStation 5 owners have not previously owned a PlayStation 4 console.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
February 24, 2021
Sony Announced PSVR 2. Unfortunately, It's Wired
Jim Ryan, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has revealed some details about PlayStation VR 2. They're seemingly few and far between, but we've at least learned that the kit will come with one cable instead of two.
hardware & software
Karol Laska
February 23, 2021
Indian Gamers Go to War With PS5 Scalpers
Scalpers continue to be a nuisance for people looking to purchase PlayStation 5. However, gamers from India want to make life a bit harder for scalpers and have found a way to at least curb their operations.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
February 22, 2021
John Carmack: PS5 and Xbox Series X Should be Auctioned Off by Manufacturers
Legendary game developer John Carmack has spoken out on the low availability of GPU, as well as PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. He proposes a controversial solution to curb the activities of scalpers.
hardware & software
Lukasz Stefaniak
February 22, 2021
PS5's DualSense Can Fail After Just 417 Hours
iFixit investigated the problem of drift in Sony's DualSense controller for the PS5. The conclusions are not optimistic. The device can stop working after just 417 hours of use.
hardware & software
Paul Musiolik
February 22, 2021
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PS5's DualSense Has a Problem With Stick Drift [UPDATED]
PlayStation 5 users are crowding in to report another issues with the DualSense. This time, the problem is the analogs, which quite quickly began to drift, messing up control precison in games.
hardware & software
February 16, 2021
PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Failed to Best Sales of PS4 and XOne
Analysts at Ampere Analysis say Microsoft's latest consoles failed to beat the Xbox One's score from seven years ago, while Sony equaled PlayStation 4's achievement. Nintendo, on the other hand, broke its own record.
hardware & software
Adrian Piotrowski
February 12, 2021
PS5 Scalpers Attempt to Improve Their Image
In an interview with the editors of one of the industry websites, the so-called scalpers - intermediaries who buy goods in bulk and resell them for profit - complain about how badly their business has been perceived recently.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
February 11, 2021