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Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed up to 90 layoffs in its PlayStation division in the United States. First reported by Axios, the company said that the layoffs went into effect this week and are a part of its “global transformation.” The reduced headcount mainly impacts PlayStation’s sales and marketing teams.PlayStation layoffs signal a shift in…

Those with a PS Plus subscription gain access to additional discounts during PS Store sales. Currently, the “Spring Sale” is on. Unfortunately, it can be tough to sort through the normal sale prices to find the PS Plus discounts within. Happily, this post is here with all PS Plus games discounts for today, April 1, 2023.Best PS Plus…

Horizon Forbidden West update 1.09 stealthily added an option that allows players to turn off item pickup animations, considerably speeding things up. As spotted by GamesRadar, the much-needed option was noticed and brought up by Reddit users. Previously, Aloy would slow down and squat to pick up items and loot. By disabling pickup animations, players can…

The days of Sony overlooking the PS3 may be over. It’s being reported that the company is looking into properly bringing PS3 emulation to PS5 less than a week after being criticized for announcing that PS Plus Premium subscribers will only be able to cloud stream PS3 games. According to VentureBeat journalist and insider Jeff Grubb…

Former BioWare general manager Aaryn Flynn has conceded that CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3 is a better game than Dragon Age: Inquisition. Speaking to USA Today’s For The Win, Flynn revealed that Dragon Age: Inquisition’s development suffered due to the Frostbite engine, which DICE created for its Battlefield series. Additionally, the game was bogged down…

Sony Japan has reportedly found an interesting yet simple way to deal with PS5 scalpers. According to an article published by Yahoo Japan, the company is asking retailers to break PS5 box seals in front of customers, thereby ensuring any potential scalpers won’t be able to sell them as a “new” item. The article in…

Sony’s recently-acquired Firesprite seems to have its hands full as it’s also apparently making a PS5 horror game on top of other projects. Spotted by ResetEra user Toriko, a new job opportunity published by the studio seeks a Narrative Director for the AAA game.What we know about Firesprite’s PS5 horror gameFiresprite hasn’t officially announced anything…

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has reiterated yet again that he’s not done with PlayStation acquisitions just yet. Making a rare appearance on the latest episode of the official PlayStation podcast, Ryan told host Sid Shuman that Sony is aggressively expanding its development capabilities, both through acquisitions as well as organic growth. He said…

A Metal Gear 35th Anniversary site appeared yesterday, sparking rumors Konami may be about to make an announcement later this year. Unfortunately, any announcement won’t be forthcoming for a while. A message has now appeared on the site confirming it was meant to be an April Fool’s Day joke, while Konami has said they aren’t…

Battlefield 2042 will be getting its next major update later in April. While DICE and EA are yet to make any official announcement about the update, Battlefield Community Manager Straatford87 has told players there will be “a few hundred changes” included.What will be included in the next Battlefield 2042 update?DICE is currently looking at including…