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According to reports, Sony and Honda‘s electric vehicle business Sony Honda Mobility Inc. could incorporate PlayStation 5s into its cars. The reports are building on the entertainment focus that Sony is bringing for the partnership which is expected to help the upcoming EV releases stand out in the market. Sony Honda Mobility President, Izumi Kawanishi, has noted that the AV technology element of the company will take advantage of Sony’s strengths in both the entertainment and gaming industries. The content, services, and entertainment technology are currently being adapted for the road by Kawanishi, who headed Sony’s AI robotics division, and his team to address the content services element currently not fully addressed by the market leader, Tesla. Kawanishi further hinted at the “technol...

God of War: Ragnarok is officially Sony‘s fastest-selling PlayStation exclusive. The company confirmed the news via Twitter, revealing that the sequel to the 2018 game sold a total of 5.1 million copies in its first week, making it the fastest-selling first-party PlayStation title and setting a brand new record for the God of War franchise. Ragnarok dethrones The Last of Us II’s record of 4 million in its three days, and leads Marvel’s Spider-Man record of 3.3 million copies and God of War’s 3.1 million copies. Ragnarok takes place three years after its 2018 predecessor and currently leads the nomination board for The 2022 Game Awards, receiving a total of 10 nods including Game of the Year. Congratulations to @SonySantaMonica for making God of War Ragnarök the fastest-selling fi...

A rough time frame of when the Sony PlayStation 6 will be released has just been leaked. Discovered in documents from the United Kingdom’s Competition Markets Authority as part of the ongoing Microsoft-Activision merger investigation, it appears the PS6 will either be coming out late 2027 or in 2028, giving the PS5 a rough life cycle of seven years. The document reads: Microsoft has offered to continue making Activision’s games available on PlayStation only until 2027… By the time SIE launched the next generation of its PlayStation console (which is likely to occur around [redacted]), it would have lost access to Call of Duty and other Activision titles, making it extremely vulnerable to consumer switching and subsequent degradation in its competitiveness,” reads PlayStation’s argument. “E...

Netflix has plans to develop an AAA PC game sometime in the near future, Engadget first reported. The streamer posted a job listing for a Game Director based in Los Angeles that would help the company to “forge the game direction and creative vision on a brand-new AAA PC game,” the listing reads. For those who may be unfamiliar, an AAA game is an industry classification used to describe high-budget, major-profile titles. As a result, the game is expected to have immaculate production and thus, attract a wide audience of gamers. Per the listing, the ideal Game Director will have at least 10 years of industry leadership experience necessary to bring a game from the concept stage to prototypes to a full-fledged implementation. They’ll also need to have a background in live service games and b...

Hyperkin is looking back to Xbox’s young but storied history with a remake of the iconic Xbox 360 controller. The original controller debuted 17 years ago and has been replaced over the years with a sleeker, more advanced version. Still, many gamers miss the retro look of the original controller that they first learned to game with. Hyperkin will deliver the best of both worlds with the new controller, integrating modern features into the vintage replica. Named after the controller’s tentative name before its release, the revamped “Xenon” will have gray control sticks and pad, colorful bright buttons and a body available in black, pink and red colorways. Among the modern features being introduced in the replica are a headphone jack and USB-C cable, along with Menu, View and Share buttons. ...

The PlayStation 5 is getting a restock at Walmart for Black Friday 2022. The retail company first opened up the sale to Walmart+members on November 21 and is making the consoles available to the general public for two days; first on November 23 at 12 p.m. EST for online customers and again on November 25 for in-store customers. Reports note that the PlayStation 5 will be priced at $499 USD, the Digital Edition at $399 USD, the PlayStation 5 Console – God of War Ragnarök Bundle for $559 USD and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – God of War Ragnarök Bundle for $459 USD, however the availability of the different console versions per drop was not revealed. Earlier this August, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki shared that an “improvement in component supply” could increase the amount of PS5 stock d...

Soccer legend Neymar is coming to PUBG: Battlegrounds in a new update. In the latest content update, the Paris Saint-Germain player will appear across PUBG in collaborative objects such as billboards, building decorations, soccer balls and care packages. As part of the partnership, Neymar himself helped to design the in-game cosmetic items, which include Neymar player appearance, helmet, backpack, weapon, spray, emote and more, all available now until February. He’ll appear in every map across the game for both PC and console players. PUBG players will also have access to a special drop event taking place over the next two weeks. They’ll be tasked with completing three recurring daily missions, where points earned can be exchanged for Neymar cosmetic items. When players successfully comple...