News | New Fallout 4 patch with graphics options released
Bethesda has released a new update for Fallout 4 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S and PC which, among other things, added new graphic options.
Players can choose between 30, 40 and 60 as a frame rate target. At 40fps the screen must support 120hz. You can also choose between ‘Visuals’ and ‘Performance’. Various bug fixes are also being implemented.
Last month, the long-awaited current-gen update for Fallout 4 was released. PC players received a number of bug fixes and widescreen support. On consoles, the update means that players can choose between a quality and performance mode and that the game is playable in 60 frames per second.
News | Sony may be bringing PlayStation trophies to PC
The PlayStation Trophies that players can unlock while playing PlayStation games may also be coming to PC.
The website TrueTrophies scans trophy lists from PlayStation Network. Recently, a trophy list was discovered mentioning the platform ‘PSPC’. The list is not linked to a specific game and therefore appears to be a test.
According to many, this could possibly be a sign of the future. Sony may be internally testing the possibilities of bringing trophies to PC. The company is bringing more and more games to PC and in this way PC players could also unlock trophies. Either way, it hasn’t been officially confirmed at the time of writing.
News | God of War Ragnarök Update Adds New Game Plus Among Other Features
A free update for God of War Ragnarök has been released that includes a New Game Plus mode.
The mode allows people who have completed the game to start the game over again, but take their unlocked equipment, weapons and skills with them. The level cap also goes up. The Sonic and Hex arrows must be unlocked again.
There’s also new gear to unlock, including the Armor of the Black Bear, the cloak Kratos dons at the start of the game and has been requested by fans since release. In addition, there is the Spartan Armor, as well as clothing based on Zeus and Ares. Thirteen existing equipments have also been adapted with new colors and combinations. There are also more options in the Nilfheim Arena, some endgame bosses and enemies have been adjusted and there are new Enchantments. The game can now also be played in black and white.
More details can be found on PlayStation Blog. God of War Ragnarök is available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
News | Hogwarts Legacy on PS4 and Xbox One postponed again
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Hogwarts Legacy have been delayed; they will now release on May 5.
That’s what Warner Bros. announced. These versions would actually be released in April, but that is no longer feasible. “The team is working hard to deliver the best possible experience across all platforms and we need more time to do that.” As far as we know, the Switch version must still be released on July 25.
We’re overwhelmed with gratitude for the response to Hogwarts Legacy from fans around the globe. The team is working hard to deliver the best possible experience on all platforms and we need more time to do this. Hogwarts Legacy will launch for PS4 and Xbox One May 5, 2023. pic.twitter.com/UjEIPXDZj2
— Hogwarts Legacy (@HogwartsLegacy) March 6, 2023
Hogwarts Legacy already came out on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S last February.
News | Sony announces part of the line-up of the new PlayStation Plus
Sony has announced part of the line-up of the renewed PlayStation Plus. Finally more clarity about which games subscribers can expect.
The renewed PlayStation Plus has three different subscription forms. Essential for 8.99 euros per month and which is more or less PlayStation Plus as it is now and gives access to online gaming and a few free games per month. With Extra for 13.99 euros per month you’ll also receive about four hundred PS4 and PS5 games, although new PlayStation exclusives will not appear immediately. Finally, Premium for 16.99 euros per month must also contain more than three hundred classic PlayStation games and offer the demos mentioned above. The updated service will be available in the Netherlands from June 22.
Sony revealed some of the games that will be on the updated service on PlayStation Blog today. Sony specifically mentions that it concerns a selection of the planned games for the service. Some PSOne and PSP games are getting a revamped interface with menus that allow players to save and rewind gameplay at any time. In addition, people who have bought specific classic games before can play the games without paying for PS Plus.
PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games (with PS Plus Extra and Premium)
PlayStation Studios:
- Alienation | Housemarque, PS4
- Bloodborne | FromSoftware, PS4
- Concrete Genie | Pixelopus, PS4
- Days Gone | Bend Studio, PS4
- Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition | Housemarque, PS4
- Death Stranding en Death Stranding Director’s Cut | Kojima Productions, PS4/PS5
- Demon’s Souls | Bluepoint Games, PS5
- Destruction AllStars | Lucid Games, PS5
- Everybody’s Golf | Japan Studio, PS4
- Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut | Sucker Punch, PS4/ PS5
- God of War | Santa Monica Studio, PS4
- Gravity Rush 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- Gravity Rush Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Horizon Zero Dawn | Guerrilla Games, PS4
- Infamous First Light | Sucker Punch, PS4
- Infamous Second Son | Sucker Punch, PS4
- Knack | Japan Studio, PS4
- LittleBigPlanet 3 | Sumo Digital, PS4
- LocoRoco Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- LocoRoco 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Marvel’s Spider-Man | Insomniac Games, PS4
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games, PS4/PS5
- Matterfall |Housemarque, PS4
- MediEvil | Other Ocean, PS4
- Patapon Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Patapon 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Resogun | Housemarque, PS4
- Returnal | Housemarque, PS5
- Shadow of the Colossus | Japan Studio, PS4
- Tearaway Unfolded |Media Molecule, PS4
- The Last Guardian | Japan Studio, PS4
- The Last of Us Remastered | Naughty Dog, PS4
- The Last of Us: Left Behind | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Until Dawn | Supermassive Games, PS4
- Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection |Naughty Dog, PS4
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
- WipEout Omega Collection | Clever Beans & Creative Vault Studios, PS4
Third party games:
- Ashen | Annapurna Interactive,PS4
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft, PS4/PS5
- Celeste | Maddy Makes Games, PS4
- Cities: Skylines | Paradox Interactive, PS4
- Control: Ultimate Edition | 505 Games, PS4/PS5
- Dead Cells | Motion Twin, PS4
- Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition | Square Enix Co. LTD, PS4
- Hollow Knight | Team Cherry, PS4
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Square Enix Co. LTD., PS4/PS5
- Mortal Kombat 11 | WB Games, PS4/PS5
- Narutoshippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
- NBA 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
- Outer Wilds | Annapurna Interactive, PS4
- Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games, PS4
- Resident Evil | Capcom Co., Ltd, PS4
- Soulcalibur VI | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
- The Artful Escape | Annapurna Interactive, PS4/PS5
- The Crew 2 | Ubisoft, PS4
Classic Games (with PS Plus Premium)
PlayStation Studios:
- Ape Escape | Japan Studio, Original Playstation
- Hot Shots Golf | Japan Studio, Original Playstation
- I.Q. Intelligent Qube | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Jumping Flash! | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Syphon Filter | Bend Studio, Original PlayStation
- Super Stardust Portable | Housemarque, PSP
Third party games:
- Mr. Driller | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
- Tekken 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
- Worms World Party | Team 17, Original PlayStation
- Worms Armageddon | Team17, Original PlayStation
Remasters of classic games (with PS Plus Premium)
PlayStation Studios:
- Ape Escape 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Japan Studio, PS4
- Dark Cloud | Japan Studio, PS4
- Dark Cloud 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- FantaVision | SIE, PS4
- Hot Shots Tennis | Japan Studio, PS4
- Jak II | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak 3| Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak X: Combat Racing | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Rogue Galaxy | Japan Studio, PS4
- Siren | Japan Studio, PS4
- Wild Arms 3 | SIE, PS4
Third party games:
- Baja: Edge of Control HD | THQ Nordic, PS4
- Bioshock Remastered | 2K Games, PS4
- Borderlands The Handsome Collection | 2K Games, PS4
- Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | Gearbox Publishing, PS4
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | THQ Nordic, PS4
- Lego Harry Potter Collection | WB Games, PS4
PlayStation 3 games (with PS Plus Premium)
PlayStation Studios:
- Crash Commando | Creative Vault Studios, PS3
- Demon’s Souls | From Software, PS3
- echochrome | Japan Studio, PS3
- Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds | Japan Studio, PS3
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational | Japan Studio, PS3
- Ico | Japan Studio, PS3
- Infamous | Sucker Punch, PS3
- Infamous 2 | Sucker Punch, PS3
- Infamous: Festival of Blood | Sucker Punch, PS3
- LocoRoco Cocoreccho! | Japan Studio, PS3
- MotorStorm Apocalypse | Evolution Studios, PS3
- MotorStorm RC | Evolution Studios, PS3
- Puppeteer | Japan Studio, PS3
- Rain | Japan Studio, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time |Insomniac Games, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Resistance 3 | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Super Stardust HD | Housemarque, PS3
- Tokyo Jungle | Japan Studio, PS3
- When Vikings Attack | Clever Beans, PS3
Third party games:
- Asura’s Wrath | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Konami, PS3
- Devil May Cry HD Collection | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., PS3
- F.E.A.R. | WB Games, PS3
- Lost Planet 2 | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Koei Tecmo, PS3
- Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare |Rockstar Games, PS3
Limited trials of games (with PS Plus Premium)
PlayStation Studios:
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection | Naughty Dog, PS5
- Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla Games, PS4/PS5
Third party games:
- Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt, PS5
- Farming Simulator 22 | Giants Software GmBH, PS4/PS5
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderland | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
- WWE 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
The list also includes a number of PlayStation 3 games that can be streamed. Furthermore, the first trials of games have been announced – these games can be tested for a limited time. Ubisoft also announced that their Ubisoft+ service is coming to PlayStation and that people with PlayStation Plus will be able to play classic Ubisoft games through Ubisoft+ Classics.
News | First screenshots of PS4 version Horizon Forbidden West shown
Guerrilla Games released four screenshots of the PlayStation 4 version of Horizon Forbidden West yesterday.
The four screenshots can be seen below. The game is set to release simultaneously on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on February 18, 2022. Until now, only images of the PS5 version of the game had been shown.
In Horizon Forbidden West, players as Aloy explore a new area on the west coast of the United States. The game includes a free climbing system and underwater worlds.
News | Iron Harvest is coming to consoles by the end of this year
The real-time strategy game Iron Harvest will be released sometime later this year on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and Xbox One.
As announced by developer King Art Games . The game was released on PC in September last year. The console version has all the updates and downloadable content released for the PC version. This includes the recently released Operation Eagle expansion.
People who have backed Iron Harvest on Kickstarter can now still customize their platform of choice at no additional cost.
Iron Harvest is set in an alternate reality in 1920 after World War I. Players control and deploy different types of troops to defeat the enemy and complete missions. There are about thirty different types of troops, from infantry to giant machines. Furthermore, there are three factions within the game that each have three heroes to choose from. Each hero has his or her own qualities that offer different tactical options. The game has a single player and multiplayer mode.
News | Cat game Stray is also coming to PlayStation 4
Stray is also coming to PlayStation 4 next year.
The game was previously announced for PlayStation 5 and Steam, but Annapurna Interactive and developer BlueTwelve Studio announced yesterday that the game is also coming to PlayStation 4.
In Stray, players explore a city full of crazy robots by climbing over rooftops and crawling through small spaces as a cat. Check out a gameplay video below.
Stray originated from a set of gifs of the two founders, who, after good feedback, started working on a full-fledged game. There is no exact release date yet but it’s expected the game should be released sometime in early 2022.
Hardware | PS4 making a lot of noise? This is how you clean it
Do you notice that the PS4 makes a lot of noise while playing? Or is the console no longer working properly? Then you can do two things: sell it or open it once and clean it well inside. There is a good chance that the problem will disappear.
This article explains how to properly open the PlayStation 4 and what you need to know about cleaning. Fortunately, it is not all that difficult, so this job can be done within an hour. Make sure you have the right materials at home and then follow the steps below.
Supplies:
- Compressed air
- Cotton swabs or a (soft) toothbrush
- Possibly isopropyl alcohol if you do a thorough cleaning
- A dry cloth
Philips screwdriver
T8 or T9 Torx screwdriver (for the first PS4 model)
Opening and cleaning PS4
Before we begin, it’s a good idea to make sure the PlayStation 4 (whatever model you have) is actually turned off before unplugging it. This prevents possible damage because a game or app was still open or an external hard drive was connected.
Then clean the openings with some compressed air, about six inches away, such as all USB ports on the front and back. With a cotton swab or clean toothbrush, whether or not dipped in isopropyl alcohol, you can make short work of the stubborn dirt that may be present.
Now it’s time to open up the PlayStation 4 itself. For the old model you need a T8 or T9 Torx screwdriver for that; the top of the Pro and Slim, however, click right off. Clean the inside of the cover with a dry cloth. Now press the center of the fan with your finger and hold it well. Blow the fan clean, at an appropriate distance, with short gusts of wind from the compressed air canister. Do not run the fan as this can cause problems such as a short circuit.
Now use both screwdrivers to loosen the rear part. The metal plate must also be removed. You do that with the Torx screwdrivers. After removing the plate, use the compressed air again (keep the distance) to blow everything clean. You can also use the toothbrush for stubborn dirt, possibly with the help of isopropyl alcohol. You can also use a cotton swab to hold the fan in place so that it doesn’t move when you use compressed air.
After blowing clean, the console should be left alone for about half an hour. After that half hour you can put all the parts back. So keep the screws handy and put them in a place where you can easily find them.
News | Chernobylite is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC in July
The survival horror game Chernobylite will be released in July on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam and GOG.
The game is already playable via Early Access on PC, but the final version should be released in July, as developer The Farm 51 and publisher All In! Games announced. Later in the year, the game should also be released on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Early Access version players will receive a free upgrade to the final version upon launch.
In Chernobylite, players explore the most accurately scanned version of the Exclusion Zone in Chernobyl, the town where the nuclear disaster of the 1980s took place. Players will not only face natural and supernatural threats, but other stalkers as well.