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With a PS6 release on the horizon, some are wondering if their PS5 is about to become obsolete.

At the start of July, a critical petition surfaced online, raised by those enraged at Sony Interactive Entertainment’s decision to stop producing discsfor new PlayStation games from January 2028. It quickly gathered traction, securing a quarter of a million signatures in around a week, but as time has gone on, the energy around the petition…

Microids is pleased to announce the upcoming retail version ofGRIME II, developed byClover Bite and published by Kwalee for PlayStation 5 on September 15, 2026. The GRIME II Definitive Editionwill be available exclusively through JB Hi-Fi in Australia. In this surreal Metroidvania, players can venture into a new and mysterious land in the GRIME universe, where danger and…

As part of its latest earnings report, Sony said that it sold 1.3 million PlayStation 5 consoles in the quarter for a lifetime total of 95.3 million units.

Sony reported flat sales in its Games & Network Services (G&NS) segment for its first quarter, but operating income rose 37%, primarily due to US tariff refunds.

Sony says it understands fan concerns over ending physical PlayStation game releases from 2028

A 37% profit surge sounds like a victory lap. Strip away the confetti, and the picture gets more complicated. Sony’s Game and Network Services segment posted ¥202 billion in operating income for Q1 FY2026, up from ¥148 billion a year earlier, according to Sony’s Q1 FY2026 earnings materials. The primary engine behind that jump? US…

Before Console Heroes launched their first products last year, which were diorama toys of the SEGA characters, more specifically from the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive, we had a chat with the founder on our podcast to learn more about what’s to come. And although no specifics were mentioned, it was clear they wanted to carry on…

Sony says it hears PlayStation fan backlash over the end of discs, but cautiously goes forward and insists the move won’t hurt its business.

A little over a year ago, I spoke on the then-state of the video games industry as it pertained to physical media, exploring the myriad of ways in which the likes of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have made a concerted effort to reduce the benefits of physical media in gaming. Cut to just one year…