News | The Last of Us Remake Officially Announced
During the Summer Game Fest show, The Last of Us remake, called The Last of Us: Part 1, was officially unveiled.
Sony has accidentally confirmed the existence of a remake of The Last of Us called The Last of Us: Part One. This was done through a page on the PlayStation Direct store. The page does not display anything now, but the content can still be read in places such as game forum ResetEra. The game has been rebuilt from the ground up for PlayStation 5, including improved controls, exploration and combat, runs at 60 fps and has improved AI. The game includes both The Last of Us campaign and DLC Left Behind.
The game will be released on September 2 on PlayStation 5. A PC version is also in the works. The game will be available for purchase full-priced.
News | Horizon Call of the Mountain will be shown during State of Play tonight
Sony shows new images of PlayStation VR2 game Horizon Call of the Mountain during the State of Play broadcast tonight.
Sony reports this on Twitter. She previously reported that viewers of the upcoming State of Play could expect a look at PlayStation VR games, but now it is clear that the new Horizon game is one of them. Not surprisingly, it’s the first PS VR2 game Sony has unveiled itself.
Horizon Call of the Mountain was unveiled at CES 2022 early this year. It will be an all-new adventure within the Horizon franchise created especially for PlayStation VR 2. Guerrilla Games, the developer of the Horizon games, is collaborating with Firesprite on the game
Tomorrow: Get a new look at Horizon Call of the Mountain for #PSVR2 during State of Play.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 1, 2022
The show kicks off at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern / 11pm BST: https://t.co/3lqi9H2KNx pic.twitter.com/xUISEgI3xO
News | Some classic games on PlayStation Plus will include Trophies
Some classic games, including Siphon Filter, are getting Trophies on the revamped PlayStation Plus.
Sony developer Bend Studio confirmed this on Twitter. They reported that Siphon Filter will at least contain Trophies when the game becomes available on the new PlayStation Plus. “And yes, you can also unlock Platinum.”
Trophys have been around since 2008 and many of the classic games coming to PS Plus have been released before. So it seems that Sony will equip various games with Trophys, although it is not yet known for which games outside Siphon Filter it will continue.
Incoming From Bend Studio:
— Bend Studio is Hiring! (@BendStudio) May 19, 2022
Agency intel reports that Syphon Filter will include Trophies when it arrives on the all-new PlayStation Plus. pic.twitter.com/YVdMixZxBR
The updated service will be available in the Netherlands from June 22. Sony recently unveiled some of the PlayStation Plus lineup.
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 | Hogwarts Legacy State of Play will air on Thursday
This Thursday, Sony will broadcast a new State of Play livestream revolving around Hogwarts Legacy. The State of Play also includes fourteen minutes of gameplay from the PS5 version
The company has announced that. The State of Play is being developed in partnership with publisher Warner Bros. Games and developer Avalanche Software created and revolves entirely around the upcoming Harry Potter game.
In the State of Play, about fourteen minutes of gameplay from Hogwarts Legacy running on a PlayStation 5 will be shown. The complete broadcast lasts about twenty minutes. The stream can be seen next Thursday, March 17 at 10 p.m. Dutch time via YouTube and Twitch.
Hogwarts Legacy is in development for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One and PC and lets players take on the role of a Hogwarts student. The game is expected to be released sometime this year.
News | Sony unveils PlayStation VR2 design
Sony has revealed the design of the PlayStation VR2 and the 'latest version' of accompanying controllers in several photos.
In line with the PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller, the VR glasses themselves are designed with white and black colors. Sony emphasizes the ‘round’ appearance of the glasses, which should match the controllers well.
The most notable new feature of the goggles is a ventilation system that keeps players’ heads cool. Thanks to an ‘airflow’, which Sony compares to that in the PlayStation 5, lenses of the glasses could not fog up during gameplay.
The glasses are also generally lighter, they should be suitable for different head sizes thanks to an adjustable headband and players can adjust the lenses themselves. This makes it possible to adjust the glasses to the exact distance between the pupils of the user, which improves the experience. The PS VR2 also includes a 3.5mm jack for headphones and vibration motors.
Sony previously revealed the specifications of the PS VR2. For example, the OLED screen of the glasses is 4000 by 2040 pixels (2000 by 2040 per eye) and the field of view is 110 degrees.
Furthermore, PlayStation VR2 has inside-out tracking, so that a separate camera is not necessary. Thanks to four cameras in the device itself, there is no need for colored LEDs on the device so that you can keep track of where the player is. These cameras also track the controllers. Finally, the helmet with cameras tracks players’ eyes, allowing players to use their eyes to control the camera.
A price and release date for the PlayStation VR 2 have not yet been announced.
News | Sony plants a tree for unlocked Trophy in Horizon Forbidden West
Sony will plant a tree for each specific Trophy unlocked in Horizon Forbidden West.
For the so-called ‘Play and Plant program’, the company works together with the Arbor Day Foundation. It’s about the ‘Reached and Daunt’ Trophy, which players can unlock after about an hour and a half into the game by following the main story. For every player who achieves this Trophy, a tree is planted in deforested areas in the United States.
Specifically, this concerns a number of natural parks, namely Douglas Country Forest in Wisconsin, Sheep Fire Private Lands in California and Torreya State Park in Florida. It is estimated that about 288,000 trees are needed to revive these parks. The promotion is valid until March 25.
Horizon Forbidden West will be available this Friday on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
News | Official Lego Set Based On Horizon Forbidden West Revealed
An official Lego set based on the Tallneck from Horizon Forbidden West has been unveiled.
The set appeared on the German website Promobricks and will cost 79.99 euros. The set should be released on May 22. The set includes the Tallneck, an iconic robot from Horizon Zero Dawn and its upcoming sequel. There is also a Lego doll of main character Aloy, as well as a Watcher. The set is 34 centimeters long and contains a total of 1222 blocks.
Lego has not officially announced the set yet, but since the packaging is shown on Promobricks, it is almost certain that the set is in the making.
Horizon Forbidden West will be released this Friday on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
News | Watch the Ghostwire: Tokyo presentation tonight at 11:00 PM
Tonight at 11:00 PM Dutch time, more of the game will be shown on the PlayStation YouTube channel.
Bethesda’s presentation reveals more Ghostwire: Tokyo gameplay and behind-the-scenes details of the game.
Ghostwire: Tokyo update! See new gameplay and behind-the-scenes details in a special presentation from Bethesda this Thursday at 2pm Pacific: https://t.co/qTfvK9oYdJ pic.twitter.com/GPcTmNQ5A5
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) February 2, 2022
Ghostwire: Tokyo is being developed by Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within. That studio is headed by Shinji Mikami, one of the lead developers and creators of the Resident Evil series, but as far as is known, he did not work on Ghostwire: Tokyo.
Ghostwire: Tokyo will be available on March 25 for PlayStation 5 and PC.
News | Sony aquires Bungie for $3.6 billion
Sony has announced that it' s buying Bungie for $3.6 billion.
The Destiny franchise continues to be multiplatform. Bungie will also continue to have the option to independently choose what their games appear on. They may also continue to publish their own games on platforms of their choice.
“We’ve had a great partnership with Bungie since the inception of the Destiny franchise and couldn’t be happier to welcome them to the PlayStation family,” PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan told Games Industry. “This is an important step in our strategy to bring PlayStation to an even wider audience.”
“With Sony Interactive Entertainment, we’ve found a partner who will unconditionally support us in all that we are and support our vision to spread entertainment across generations, while ensuring the creative independence that is at Bungie’s heart,” reads an article on the Bungie website. “Sony just believes us that game worlds are just the beginning of what our IPs can become. Together we share the dream of nurturing iconic franchises that unite friends across the world, families spanning generations and fans spanning multiple platforms and entertainment forms.”
Bungie was bought by Microsoft in 2000 and developed the first Halo games for the company. In 2007, Bungie announced it was once again an independent studio, after which it made Destiny and Destiny 2. The company struck a deal with Activision Blizzard to release those games, but dropped that deal in 2019. Bungie continues to release updates and expansions for Destiny 2 and is also working on a completely new IP, which is not yet known. Furthermore, it previously announced that it wants to open a new studio in Amsterdam in 2022.
Bungie has limitless potential to unite friends around the world.
— Bungie (@Bungie) January 31, 2022
We have found a partner in PlayStation that shares our dream and is committed to accelerating our creative vision of building generation-spanning entertainment.
Our journey begins today.https://t.co/PLuVn48zdy pic.twitter.com/kAhRbAg3vD
Earlier in January, two other major acquisitions within the gaming industry were announced. Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion and Take-Two to acquire Zynga for $12.7 billion.