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PlayStation's June Deadline: Verify or Lose Chat
Sony's age verification push now has a hard deadline. PS5 players in the UK and Ireland must verify by June or lose access to voice chat, messaging, and more.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Skip Age Verification? PlayStation Cuts Your Voice Chat
Sony is telling PlayStation users to verify their age or lose access to voice chat, messages, parties, and even Discord integration. The rollout starts in the UK and Ireland, with global expansion planned later this year.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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No ID, No Party Chat: PlayStation's Age Wall Hits Soon
Sony is rolling out mandatory age verification for PlayStation communication features. Skip it, and you lose access to messages, voice chat, party sessions, and even Discord integration.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Yoshida Says Jim Ryan Fired Him for Saying 'No'
Speaking at an Australian games festival, the former PlayStation Worldwide Studios president said Jim Ryan fired him in 2019 because he wouldn't comply with unspecified demands he called "ridiculous."
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Refused to Pay for HZD Remastered? PS Plus Delivers
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered headlines the PS Plus Extra catalog for April 2026, vindicating every player who refused to pay full price for what many called an unnecessary upgrade.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Zelda Movie Wraps Filming, Locked In for May 2027
Sony confirmed at CinemaCon 2026 that filming on the live-action Legend of Zelda movie is done, with the May 7, 2027 theatrical release still on track.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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No Remake, but Bloodborne Lives Again as an R-Rated Film
Sony has announced a Bloodborne animated movie at CinemaCon, described as an R-rated feature that stays true to the game's gory spirit. YouTuber JackSepticEye is co-producing.
Nathan Lees2 min read
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Metal Gear Solid Movie Ditches Old Director After 12 Years
Sony has signed new directors for the Metal Gear Solid movie after more than a decade of development, and the casualty is the self-described MGS superfan fans were quietly rooting for.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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Sony Launches Contest to Scan a Fan Into GT7
Sony wants to put a real fan inside Gran Turismo 7, but getting there involves questionnaires, video interviews, and signing over your likeness. The real question is what Sony gets to keep.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Sony Purges 1,000 AI Shovelware Games from PS Store
Sony has swept two more shovelware publishers off the PlayStation Store, pulling over 1,000 listings from Nostra Games and CGI Lab. It's the second major purge in two months, and the scale suggests this isn't a one-off cleanup.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Spider-Man Brand New Day Trailer Teases Jean Grey Debut
The first full trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out, and while Peter Parker's mutating DNA is the headline, Sadie Sink's heavily obscured character is the conversation everyone's actually having.
Nathan Lees4 min read
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PS Plus Extra Drops Space Marine 2 on March 17
Sony has confirmed the PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup for March 2026, and Space Marine 2 is the headliner. Eight games go live on March 17.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Until Dawn Studio Dissolved After Flopping Worse Than Concor
Ballistic Moon, the UK studio behind the 2024 Until Dawn remake, has been officially dissolved after a catastrophic commercial failure that reportedly underperformed Concord's launch on PlayStation 5.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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PS5 Slim Runs GTA 5 at 60fps But Overheats Doing It
Modder Andy Nguyen got Linux running on a PS5 Slim, booted GTA 5 Enhanced with ray tracing at 60fps, and immediately hit the thermal wall that explains why Sony has never flipped this switch officially.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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The Only Nintendo PlayStation Ever Built Is Now in a Museum
The National Videogame Museum has acquired the Sony MSF-1, the oldest known Nintendo PlayStation prototype ever built and the only one of its kind. It's now housed in Frisco, Texas, where it belongs.
Nathan Lees3 min read
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Sony Axes PC Ports for Ghost of Yotei and Saros
Sony has quietly killed the PC versions of Ghost of Yotei and Saros, according to a Bloomberg report by Jason Schreier. If you were waiting to play either on Steam, you're now waiting forever.
Nathan Lees4 min read