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Godfall Combat Preview Showcases PlayStation 5 Gameplay

The Godfall team revealed an extensive gameplay preview of the upcoming PS5 title during Sony’s latest State of Play event and shed some light on how this exciting title will distinguish itself from some considerable competition. While much of the latest preview focused on Godfall‘s combat mechanics, the star of this show was the game’s five main weapon types: Dual Blades, Longswords, Polearms, Two-Handed Warhammers, and Two-Handed Greatswords. As you might imagine, each type of weapon will handle differently than the other. For instance, Dual Blades will be faster while Longswords offer a more balanced and precise way to deal…
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Doom Eternal and The Elder Scrolls Online Coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

Bethesda has confirmed that The Elder Scrolls Online and Doom Eternal are being ported to Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. “Players who own or purchase either title on Xbox One or PlayStation 4 will be able to upgrade for free to the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 versions, respectively, when those versions are available,” Bethesda says via a press release regarding the upcoming ports. “Additionally, our teams are working hard to ensure both titles will support backwards compatibility when the new consoles launch.” Bethesda also notes that they’ll have more information about the next-gen versions of The Elder…
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Marvel’s Avengers: Spider-Man PlayStation Exclusive Explained by Crystal Dynamics

Marvel’s Avengers, a new action-adventure game starring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, is out in a month and developer Crystal Dynamics is using the run-up to the release to tell players much more about what they should expect when servers go live. One thing the studio has confirmed is that Spider-Man is joining the Avengers in 2021, but what should have been great news quickly left some fans outraged when it was revealed that the webslinger was only coming to PlayStation versions of the game. On top of that, PlayStation owners will also get exclusive challenges, cosmetics, and other downloadable content for…
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Marvel’s Avengers Will Feature PlayStation Exclusive Challenges and DLC

In a recent blog post, Marvel’s Avengers developer Crystal Dynamics confirmed that they intend to release additional content that will be exclusive to PlayStation consoles. “We previously stated that we’re huge Marvel fans, but we’re also PlayStation fans,” reads the post from Andy Wong, Community & Social Media Manager for Crystal Dynamics. “We are honored to be working with them to provide additional advantages to PlayStation players. PlayStation players will have exclusive access to certain Community Challenges, where the PlayStation Nation will work together to accomplish a goal in order to gain rewards specific to them.” While the specifics of…
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PlayStation 5 Games Will Not Support PlayStation 4 DualShock Controller

In a recent blog post, the PlayStation team confirmed that PlayStation 5 games will not support the PlayStation 4’s DualShock 4 controller. “We believe that PS5 games should take advantage of the new capabilities and features we’re bringing to the platform, including the features of DualSense wireless controller,” Sony says regarding their decision to not make the DualShock 4 compatible with PlayStation 5 games. The blog post goes on to clarify that DualShock 4 controllers and officially licensed third-party gamepad controllers will “work with supported PS4 games” on PlayStation 5. They also note that “the PS Move Motion Controllers and…
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PlayStation 5: Rumored Feature Allows You To Load Specific Parts of a Game

A recently removed article initially posted on GameReactor (as spotted by Gematsu) seemingly revealed more about how the PlayStation 5 will allow you to load a specific part of a game. Basically, Sony representatives previously indicated that they were working on a way to allow players to “jump” to specific parts of games rather than asking them to load them via otherwise traditional means. According to the GameReactor article, that feature will be referred to as “Activities.” Using the upcoming PS5 racing game WRC 9 as an example, the article suggests that you’ll be able to create an “instant deeplink…
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Gabe Newell Prefers Xbox Series X Over PlayStation 5

In an interview with The Project, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell stated that he would choose the Xbox Series X over the PlayStation 5. “I don’t have a stake in that race,” Newell says of the upcoming next-gen console war. “Obviously, we do most of our development on personal computers, but of the two, I would definitely go with an Xbox.” When asked by the show’s host why Newell would choose the Xbox Series X over the PlayStation 5, Newell simply stated “Because it’s better!” Sadly, he didn’t offer much more of an explanation beyond that declaration. That being said, we…
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PlayStation Plus: Free Games for August 2020 Revealed

PlayStation Plus is Sony’s membership club for those of us who use the PS4, PS3, and/or PS Vita consoles. Sony’s current pricing structure offers 1-month membership at $9.99, 3-month membership at $24.99, and 12-month membership at $59.99. You can also buy PS Plus memberships through places like Amazon. And what do you get for your money? Well, one of the main draws of PS Plus is that it connects you with a handful of free games every month. Also, certain games only allow members of PS Plus to access online multiplayer modes. There are loads of other perks, as well, including discounts…
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PlayStation 5 Games Confirmed So Far

Sony looks to follow-up on the historic success of the PlayStation 4 with its next-gen console, the unsurprisingly named PlayStation 5. With the PlayStation brand stronger than ever before, many people are already predicting that Sony could be in the driver’s seat heading into the next-generation of console gaming. But it don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got those games. While Sony has yet to reveal its first-party PS5 games, we actually know a few intriguing third-party AAA and indie titles coming to the new console. Could these games beat out the Xbox Series X’s confirmed list of titles?…
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Xbox Boss Suggests Game Pass Won’t Come to PlayStation and Nintendo Consoles

Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, is downplaying the possibility of Xbox Game Pass coming to PlayStation and Nintendo platforms after some previously suggested that the service could be ported to “rival” consoles. “The thing about other gaming console platforms is we’re not able to bring a full Xbox experience on those platforms,” Spencer says in an interview with GameStar. “In places where we have [brought a full Xbox experience] – like what we’re doing now on mobile phones with xCloud coming to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate [and] what we’ve done with PC – we know when somebody is playing one…
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales Will Support 4K, 60FPS Gameplay on PlayStation 5

Spider-Man: Miles Morales developer Insomniac Games has confirmed via Twitter that the upcoming PlayStation 5 game will be playable in 4K at 60 frames per second. Swing through the city like never before on PS5 with an optional 4K / 60fps Performance Mode. #MilesMoralesPS5 #SpiderManPS5 pic.twitter.com/FhPEPLjnKL— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) July 20, 2020 As the tweet above notes, those performance figures are part of an optional mode which will seemingly not be the default way to play Miles Morales. Early information suggests that the game will instead default to 30 FPS. If true, then that figure does raise some interesting questions.…
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Sony Denies PlayStation 5 Pre-Order Rumors

Eric Lempel, PlayStation’s worldwide head of marketing, has said that Sony intends to notify fans well in advance whenever they decide to open PlayStation 5 pre-orders. “So I think it’s safe to say, we’ll let you know when pre-orders will happen,” says Lempel in an interview with Geoff Keighley. “It’s not going to happen with a minute’s notice. We’re going to at some point let you know when you can pre-order a PlayStation 5 so please don’t feel like you have to go run and line up anywhere until you receive official notice on how that will work.” This statement…
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales Cover Showcases PlayStation 5 Box Art

Marvel and the PlayStation team have tweeted out images of the Spider-Man: Miles Morales cover which happen to offer our first look at what the basic box art for PlayStation 5 games will look like. A sneak peek at what PS5 games will look like when you see them on store shelves starting this holiday: https://t.co/i2ByEdWYRS pic.twitter.com/TmB4FzFMJZ— PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 9, 2020 Aside from the obvious presence of the PS5 name and logo, the biggest difference between this box art and PS4 box art is the white bar on top. On PS4 games, that bar is blue, not white. That…
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NBA 2K21 Will Be More Expensive on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

Take-Two Interactive has revealed that the MSRP for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of NBA 2K21 will be $69.99 while the base, current-gen versions of the game are still listed for $59.99. That announcement was made via a press release for the upcoming title, but if you head over to the NBA 2K21 website, you’ll see that the pre-order price for the physical version of NBA 2K21 for PS5 and Xbox Series X is indeed currently listed as $69.99. The same price appears when you select the digital option for the next-gen games, but considering that the…
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