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Stories tagged with #Sony.
Borderlands
A new Borderlands rumor claims Bungie could be involved in early talks for a Destiny-style remake of the original game. The claim is unconfirmed and a later update suggests it may have started on 4chan.
PlayStation 5
EU Commissioner Michael McGrath says there may be little the EU can do to stop Sony from ending physical discs for new PlayStation games. His comments leave player pressure, not new EU law, as the clearest challenge to the January 2028 cutoff.
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PlayStation has returned to X for the first time since Sony's controversial 2028 disc cutoff announcement. The new post promoted the FlexStrike fight stick instead of addressing the physical media backlash.
PlayStation 5
Sony says its next-generation PlayStation platform should deliver experiences beyond the living room instead of simply acting as a PC alternative. The comments put Sony's monitor, speaker and cloud gaming plans in clearer focus before the PS6 era.
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Hideo Kojima says the end of new PlayStation physical disc production is sad, and warned that a deeper shift toward streaming could leave games and movies dependent on remote servers.
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Sony's UK PlayStation terms say accounts that have not been used for at least 36 months may be closed after a warning period. The rule is drawing fresh attention as PlayStation moves further toward digital-only game releases.
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Video Game History Foundation director Frank Cifaldi says archivists still lack a meaningful legal alternative to piracy for preserving digital-only games. His comments follow Sony's plan to end physical disc production for new PlayStation releases in 2028.
PlayStation 5
Sony has added a one-per-order limit to the PS5 Disc Drive listing, citing high demand. The cap comes days after PlayStation said new game discs will end in January 2028.
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Sony's plan to end new PlayStation disc production in 2028 could push retail game sales toward cheaper digital code cards, according to Ampere Analysis. The shift may reduce costs for publishers while raising fresh ownership concerns for players.
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Sony's private message to PlayStation partners reportedly clarifies that existing disc games can still be reordered after January 2028, even as new releases move away from discs. The company is also preparing retail digital-code options for publishers.
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Sony's Thalgau disc plant is being prepared for a major shift toward micro optics as PlayStation moves away from new game discs in 2028. The Austrian facility currently produces about 600,000 discs a day.
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Sony has not announced another PlayStation Plus price increase, but its latest investor Q&A leaves pricing on the table as one way to improve the service's profitability.
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Sony's plan to stop making discs for new PlayStation games in 2028 is drawing a different kind of backlash from developers who saw boxed releases as a creative milestone, not just a retail format.
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A Change.org petition asking Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 13,000 signatures. The campaign follows Sony's announcement that new PlayStation games will move to digital-only formats from January 2028.
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Sony is holding a free PlayStation Plus online multiplayer weekend from July 3 to July 5. The limited promotion unlocks paid online play on PS5 and PS4, but not the full subscriber library.
PlayStation 5
Sony says it does not plan to sell PlayStation hardware at major losses. The comment adds an important pricing caveat while component costs continue to shape the next console cycle.
PlayStation 5
PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino says Sony still sees dedicated game consoles as central to its business. The comments leave room for future hardware that works beyond the traditional living-room setup.
Destiny
Destiny 2 players are organizing a July 7 Bungie Day rally after the game's final live-service update. The community push comes as Bungie moves on from active Destiny 2 development.
PlayStation 5Steam
A new PS6 hardware cost claim says Sony's next console could be much more expensive than earlier estimates. Sony has not announced PS6 pricing, specs or a release window.
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Sony says it plans to grow PlayStation Plus by improving its content, increasing user engagement and encouraging subscribers to move into higher-priced tiers.
Destiny
Former Bungie community manager Liana Ruppert says Bungie was close to shutting down Destiny before Sony acquired the studio in 2022. The claim lands as Bungie's future looks increasingly tied to Marathon after Destiny 2's final live-service update.
PlayStation 5
Sony has dated and priced its PlayStation 27-inch Gaming Monitor, a QHD desktop display made for PS5, PS5 Pro and PC setups. Pre-orders open June 5 before an August launch in the U.S. and Japan.
PlayStation 5
A new PS5 beta widget is showing weekly player counts for the most-played games in a player's region. The feature also includes a Trending view for games seeing recent activity spikes.
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Sony has recorded ¥120.1 billion in impairment losses tied to Bungie after the studio's game portfolio missed expectations. The company did not split the write-down between Destiny 2 and Marathon.
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Sony says it has not decided when the PlayStation 6 will launch or how much it will cost, as rising memory prices complicate its next console plans.
PlayStation 5
Sony expects PlayStation 5 hardware unit sales to decline in its next fiscal year. The company says PS5 sales will be based on how much memory it can procure at reasonable prices.
PlayStation 5
Sony’s certified refurbished PS5 Slim models have climbed by $100, leaving the older refurbished disc-drive PS5 as the lowest official option still listed.
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Sony says PlayStation users will not need recurring online checks to keep access to purchased digital games. The company confirmed a one-time license validation step after player concerns over a reported 30-day DRM timer.
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Sony has revealed May 2026's PlayStation Plus Monthly Games lineup, with EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Nine Sols arriving May 5.
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Bleem programmer Randy Linden says Sega supplied Dreamcast technical specs and development hardware for Bleemcast. The company still avoided officially licensing the project because it did not want a legal fight with Sony.
Resident Evil
Shuhei Yoshida says Sony asked Capcom to test green blood in the original Resident Evil for Japan, where there was no standard games age-rating system in 1996. Capcom kept the blood red after the change weakened the game's horror atmosphere.
