Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
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New PS1 Classics Are No Longer a PS Plus Premium Exclusive
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudFollowing this week’s PS Store refresh, which included the PS Plus Extra games going live, new PS1 Classics were added. Normally, these games are only available to PS Plus Premium subscribers, but it looks like Sony has flipped the script and made them purchasable by anyone. New PS1 Classics no longer require Premium New PS1
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Zen Studios has been developing pinball games since essentially the developer’s inception in 2007. Their latest free-to-start game, Pinball FX, has released on all current and last-gen consoles. We’ve knocked some virtual balls around for a bit, and have arrived with our Pinball FX PS5 review to see if there’s anything new and noteworthy this
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Destiny 2 Hacks Site AimJunkies Must Pay Bungie $4.3 Million
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudDestiny 2 hacks provider AimJunkies has been ordered to pay Bungie over $4.3 million in damages and fees. According to arbitration, Judge Ronald Cox says that evidence has made it clear that the site and third-party developer James May violated the DMCA. Bungie and AimJunkies have been embroiled in lawsuits since 2021, and their legal
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Konami and PlatinumGames dashed Metal Gear Rising 2 and Metal Gear Rising remaster/remake hopes at Revengeance‘s 10th anniversary. Following several “teases” and rumors, fans got new artwork instead. There’s no Metal Gear Rising 2 but the commemorative art looks good Director Kenji Saito penned a letter to fans, thanking them for their support over the
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The Legend of Dragoon Can Be Purchased Without PS Plus Premium
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudThe Legend of Dragoon PS Plus Premium launch day is here – a moment fans of the PS1 classic have been waiting a long time for. However, Sony has ensured that those who aren’t forking out cash for the most expensive tier of the revamped PlayStation Plus can also join in on the fun. The
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Atomic Heart is advertised as developer Mundfish’s first game, but that isn’t quite true. The studio’s first venture into gaming, Soviet Lunapark VR, didn’t go too well; the Early Access game was removed from sale abruptly and support was discontinued mere months after its release. This new action RPG infused with a hefty dose of
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Returnal‘s PC release is off to a pretty slow start, if data shared by SteamDB is any indication. According to the website, which pulls Steam data but isn’t affiliated with Valve, Returnal peaked at 6,691 players at launch, making it Sony’s second worst PC launch thus far. Returnal only managed to beat Sackboy: A Big Adventure
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Forspoken Writer Confirms Final Game Is Nothing Like the Original Pitch
by Ali Mahmudby Ali MahmudWriter Gary Whitta has corroborated reports that Forspoken story and world, as they appear in the final game, are nothing like the original pitch. Whitta, who’s credited as one of Forspoken’s writers, also claims that he didn’t contribute much to the retail version because by the time Square Enix approached him again, he didn’t have time
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Now that a new patch has been deployed, fixing various crashes and Trophy issues, the time has come to properly assess Hogwarts Legacy‘s performance. Interestingly, despite the Microsoft flagship’s more powerful hardware, the new Harry Potter game runs better on the PS5 than on the Xbox Series X. Hogwarts Legacy PS5 vs. Xbox Series X