Sony has confirmed rumours regarding their interest in acquiring Kadokawa, FromSoftwares parent company. Sonys intent on buying out Kadokawa was first reported on byReuterson the 19th of November. The report claimed to have received a statement from Sony on the prospect of acquiring Kadokawa. We would appreciate it if you would refrain from commenting further. Kadokawa has a massive presence in TV, anime, and streaming among other media in Japan.

The Horizon Zero Dawn seriesis currently titled Horizon, in development at Netflix.

TheVR-focused London Studiois also being shut down for good as a result of these cuts. In Japan, fired employees will have access to a career support program. In the United States, workers will simply be notified of their employment status by Tuesday this week. All employees will receive support including severance benefits, so theres that at least. The release also calls out specific studios impacted by these layoffs. These layoffs also mean that multiple videogame projects in the works at PlayStation Studios have been cancelled....

Image: Sony Sony is getting into the mobile gaming business with spin-offs of its existing franchises. Sonyis officially making moves in the mobile gaming sphere. As of now, the studio has yet to release a game of its own. Plus, they also get mods - such as Kermit the Frog beating New Yorkers up in Spider-Man:

That seemingly narrow enhancement in performance? If youre wanting to have a stand and a disk drive, youll have to shell outeven more money. Suddenly, it feels like buying an Apple rig all over again.

Notably, there wont be any increase of price in the United States whatsoever. Or at least, not enough for them to consider bumping up their prices. Ina new statement,Microsoft confirmed that the prices of its Xbox Series X|S consoles will remain unchanged. Nintendo alsoconfirmedearlier this month that the Nintendo Switch would not get a price hike. Very few countries can provide walk-in customers with a PS5 console as it is.

Sony Interactive Entertainment has released a new update that finally brings themes to thePlayStation 5 sort of. Each theme also comes with its respective consoles sound effects. you could finda full list of all the discounted games here.

It has been a rough week forHelldivers 2,to say the least. Obviously, this move has only added fuel to the fire. CEO Johan Pilestedt wrote onTwitter/Xthat, We are talking solutions with PlayStation, especially for non-PSN countries. In other words, its all up to Sony to undo this blunder. Update:Sony has announced on Twitter/X that it’s rolling back its previously-announced changes to Helldivers 2. Players will no longer have to link their Steam accounts to a PSN account to play the game....

Image: PlayStation Sony is reportedly making a handheld version of the PlayStation 5. As for Nintendo’s next big hardware launch, here’severything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2 so far.

Atsu will be played by Erika Ishii (Dropout,Dragon Age: The Veilguard). Ghost of Yotei launches on the PlayStation 5 sometime in 2025.

Live service games like Apex Legends, Fortnite, and Warframe are also included. What graphical enhancements are available on the PS5 Pro? Sony also boasted that the console also comes with advanced gaming technology like advanced ray tracing and AI-driven upscaling. That will include a 2TB SSD, a DualSense wireless controller and a pre-installed copy of Astros Playroom.

The controller will provide haptic feedback, a key feature available in the DualSense controller. However, they did share some technical specs regarding the franchise’s upcoming VR successor. “[the game] has been designed to push hardware technology, innovation, and gameplay”.

Image: Sony Sony has finally revealed its handheld game-streaming rig, the PlayStation Portal. Sonyhas finally given its long-rumoured portable game-streaming rig a name: the PlayStation Portal. Dont expect this to be Sonys answer tothe Nintendo Switch,though. Youll also get to stream games from your PS5 only if theyre already in your game library. Unsurprisingly,PS VR2 gameswont be supported. Both offer low latency lossless audio using a new kind of wireless tech called PlayStation Link....