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Some of the new PlayStation Plus’ full-game trials are as long as five hours

The all-new PlayStation Plus just launched in Asia, which has been giving users around the world a bit more insight into individual aspects of the service.

First, it was PS Plus’ inferior emulation, and now, it’s some extra clarity on how game trials work. Essentially, those subscribed to PS Plus Premium ($21.99 CAD/month, $59.99/three months, $139.99/12 months) can get full-game, timed-limited trials for select games, which vary depending on the title.

Interestingly, PlayStation and its partners have given consideration to the fact that some games are bigger than others and are offering longer demos accordingly. For example, as spotted by Twitter user PSVortex, Horizon Forbidden West and Cyberpunk 2077 have five-hour trials, versus the two-hour demos offered for Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection and WWE 2K22.

This makes sense considering Horizon and Cyberpunk are both open-world games that take dozens of hours to complete. It’s currently unclear, though, if five hours is the max amount of time PS Plus trials will ever offer. On the flip side, all games over a certain price point (going forward, not retroactively) are reportedly required by Sony to offer a demo.

To further entice players, PlayStation is also allowing you retain all trophy and save game progress from the trial, so you can pick up where you left off should you buy the game.

The new PlayStation Plus is set to launch on June 13th in North America. More information can be found here.

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Via: Eurogamer

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PlayStation’s big ‘Days of Play’ sale starts May 25, save on games, controllers and more

Since 2017, PlayStation has been running a major ‘Days of Play’ promotion every year, offering significant discounts on games, accessories and other products.

Now, the company has outlined its plans for Days of Play 2022, which will run from May 25th to June 8th. It’s important to note that specific sale prices have yet to be confirmed, so we’ll update this story once they’ve been revealed.

Read on for a highlight of the deals:

PlayStation Store games

  • Call of Duty: Vanguard — Cross-Gen Edition (PS4/PS5)
  • Deathloop (PS5)
  • Diablo II: Resurrected (PS4/PS5)
  • Disco Elysium: Final Cut (PS4/PS5)
  • Dying Light 2 Staying Human (PS4/PS5)
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (PS5)
  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS4/PS5)
  • Life is Strange: True Colors (PS4/PS5)
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Deluxe Edition (PS4/PS5)
  • Nioh 2 Remastered — The Complete Edition (PS4/PS5)
  • Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS4/PS5)
  • Sonic Colors: Ultimate (PS4/PS5)
  • Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (PS5)
  • WWE 2K22 (PS4/PS5)

Accessories

PlayStation says the PS5’s controllers will be on sale. Exact savings hasn’t been specificed, but the company confirmed that the White, Midnight Black, Cosmic Red, Starlight Blue, Nova Pink, and Galactic Purple variants will be discounted. The controllers will be on sale at “select retailers globally” — we’ve reached out to PlayStation for confirmation on Canadian availability.

Merch

The PlayStation Gear Store, which sells t-shirts and other PlayStation-branded merch, will also have some discounts:

  • On May 25th — spend over $50 and receive a free insulated beverage sleeve
  • On May 26th — buy two God of War items and get a third free
  • On May 27th — “5 under $5” PlayStation Shapes (for that 24-hour period only)

More information on this year’s Days of Play sale can be found here.

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New PlayStation Plus running inferior versions of classic PlayStation games

One of the big selling points of Sony’s all-new PlayStation Plus is that it offers retro games from the original PlayStation, as well as the PS2, PSP and PS3 eras.

However, following the expanded service’s launch in Japan, users have discovered that inferior versions of PS1 games are what’s actually being emulated.

As first spotted by random PS Plus subscribers and later confirmed by VideoGamesChronicle, games like Ape Escape are based on their “PAL” versions. PAL refers to a video format used in Europe and Australia that runs at 50Hz compared to the 60Hz offered in the “NTSC” versions in Canada and the U.S. The PAL versions suffered from slower speeds, reduced video quality and, in some cases, intrusive borders at the top and bottom of the screen. These issues will likely be even more pronounced now for many users, as TVs in the ’90s at least ran at 50Hz, while the refresh rate on modern displays is higher.

See the below video for how Ape Escape fares on both NTSC and PAL:

Interestingly, though, this issue doesn’t apply to every game in the PS Plus catalogue. While Ape Escape, Worms World Party and Worms Armageddon are the PAL versions, other titles, including Tekken 2, Syphon Filter and Abe’s Oddysee, are based on the NTSC versions.

In any event, this isn’t the first time that PlayStation has used the PAL versions for emulation. The company’s much-maligned PlayStation Classic also featured the PAL versions of games when it launched in 2018.

It should be noted, however, that PlayStation hasn’t confirmed the full list of retro games for PS Plus in North America. It’s not uncommon for services like this to have catalogues that vary slightly per region, so it’s possible that some titles that will be offered here will be both different and based on their NTSC versions.

For now, these are the confirmed original PlayStation games:

  • 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
  • Mr. Driller | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
  • Syphon Filter | Bend Studio, Original PlayStation
  • Tekken 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
  • Worms World Party | Team 17, Original PlayStation
  • Worms Armageddon | Team17, Original PlayStation

The full list of confirmed PS Plus games so far can be found here.

The expanded service is set to launch in Canada and the U.S. on June 13th. A full breakdown of pricing and membership tiers is available here.

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Rumoured The Last of Us PS5 remake to release this holiday: report

The long-rumoured PlayStation 5 remake of The Last of Us could release before the end of 2022.

On the latest episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast, VentureBeat reporter Jeff Grubb — a credible source of gaming leaks — said he’s heard that the remake is dropping this holiday. This lines up with what writer Tom Henderson, another reputable gaming insider, tweeted in January.

We first heard about the remake in April 2021 from Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier, arguably the go-to journalist for behind-the-scenes games reporting. In a larger piece about PlayStation’s “obsession with blockbusters,” Schreier noted that the company was developing a remake of its beloved The Last of Us game for the PS5. He added that the yet-to-be-confirmed remake will feature the overhauled gameplay mechanics introduced in The Last of Us Part II, which include the ability to jump, go prone, dodge and more. Presumably, the remake will also have all of the technical bells and whistles you’d expect from a PS5 game.

Naughty Dog, the developer behind both The Last of Us titles, is said to be working on the remake. Adding credence to all of these reports was the fact that a Naughty Dog quality assurance tester had mentioned last month that they were working on an “unannounced remake project” on a since-updated LinkedIn page.

The Last of Us originally launched on the PS3 in 2013, with a PS4 remaster dropping the following year. Set in post-apocalyptic America, the action-adventure game follows a grizzled smuggler named Joel as he escorts a teenager, Ellie, on an important mission.

Notably, PlayStation still hasn’t actually said anything about The Last of Us remake. And on a broader level, we don’t actually know any of the company’s plans for first-party games this year, outside of the undated God of War: Ragnarok. (Third-party developer Square Enix is releasing Forspoken as a timed PS5 exclusive in October.)

What we do know, however, is that Naughty Dog has multiple projects in the works. On top of this yet-to-be-confirmed The Last of Us remake, the American developer has been toiling away at a multiplayer experience for The Last of Us, which was originally set to be included with The Last of Us Part II but was ultimately removed. The company is also reportedly making a new fantasy game, which would be its first new IP since The Last of Us.

Outside of games, PlayStation has been working with HBO on a live-action The Last of Us series, which is currently filming in Calgary. Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) star as Joel and Ellie, while Neil Druckmann, Naughty Dog’s vice president and the co-writer/director of both The Last of Us games, has developed the series alongside Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin. The series will premiere in 2023.

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Source: Kinda Funny Gamescast

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PlayStation’s Extended Play sale offers up to 70 percent off nearly 700 games

PlayStation’s ongoing ‘Extended Play’ sale offers up to 70 percent off on hundreds of PS4 and PS5 games.

See below for some of the most notable deals:

  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Deluxe Edition (PS4 and PS5) — $39.99 (regularly $99.99)
  • Deathloop Deluxe Edition (PS5) — $53.24 (regularly $106.49)
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition (PS4 and PS5) — $40.19 (regularly $66.99)
  • Far Cry 6 Deluxe Edition (PS4 and PS5) — $49.99 (regularly $99.99)
  • Life is Strange Remastered Collection (PS4) — $34.76 (regularly $53.49)
  • Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PS4) — $31.99 (regularly $79.99)
  • NBA 2K22 Cross-Gen Digital Bundle (PS4 and PS5) — $30.88 (regularly $106.49)
  • Rainbow Six Extraction Deluxe Edition (PS4 and PS5) — $32.49 (regularly $64.99)
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Complete Edition (PS4) — $13.99 (regularly $69.99)

The Extended Play sale ends on May 25th. The full list of deals can be found here.

It’s worth noting that the ‘Deal of the Week’ also runs until May 25th and offers 25 percent off the meme-worthy Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. 

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Sony releases gamer dictionary so you can brush up on your PlayStation A-Zs

Sony has released a gamer dictionary for PlayStation players, with over 100 video game-related terms.

Dubbed the ‘PlayStation Ultimate list of popular, gaming-related terms,’ Sony gives a run-through of some of the more commonly used phrases across the gaming community.

The kneejerk reaction is to expect a number of early 2000s phrases like “Noob.” However, Sony actually managed to create something more than that. The list features a comprehensive list of phrases that may help someone who feels overwhelmed when discussing games.

“Discover the definitions of some of gaming’s most popular words, terminology and slang phases,” Sony writes in the dictionary. The company continues and actually succeeds in providing useful definitions.

Across the full A-Z list, Sony includes a number of definitions for genre-specific terms. Here, we see details for genres like “ARPGs,” “RPGs,” “CRPGs,” etc. Sony also goes on to provide definitions for terms that many players may think are pretty standard. “Dungeons,” “party,” and skins” are terms many players are probably used to. However, casual gamers or those dipping their toes into specific genres may not have the slightest idea.

The list also includes some terms that are pretty in-depth for players. “Min-max,” “RNG,” “OP,” and “Kiting” are all among those that can really be a headscratcher for those unfamiliar with the terms.

This is a project you’d expect to see come from a group of passionate players within the community. There is some humour here seeing Sony publish this list on the official website. It covers a breadth of terms that are commonly found within gaming but doesn’t necessarily add much in terms of the PlayStation ecosystem or its hardcore player base.

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Source: PlayStation Via: Gamespot

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Sony reveals new colour options for PlayStation 5 faceplates are available in June

Sony has revealed a new line of PlayStation 5 console faceplate colours.

Expanding the current ‘Cosmic Red’ and ‘Midnight Black’ faceplates, players can soon pick up ‘Nova Pink,’ ‘Starlight Blue’ and ‘Galactic Purple’ options. Starting in June, Sony will begin selling the additional “galaxy-inspired” console faceplates in select regions.

The Nova Pink, Starlight Blue, and Galactic Purple faceplates are directly inspired by the DualSense controller colour options available. Slowly but surely, Sony has been adding new colour options to its lineup of PlayStation 5 covers. The introduction of colour variations gives players alternatives to the standard white covers that come with the PlayStation 5.

PlayStation Canada announced that the new faceplates will be available through “select retailers.” We are still waiting to confirm listings and will update this article when more information is available.

Sony says that early access for customers in US, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg through direct.playstation.com begins June 17.

In Canada, the Cosmic Red and Midnight Black PlayStation 5 faceplates cost $69.99. It is safe to assume that the pricing of the new faceplates will match what’s been set by the company.

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Ubisoft+ coming to PlayStation, starting with Ubisoft+ Classics on PlayStation Plus

Ubisoft has announced two services that are soon coming to PlayStation.

The first is Ubisoft+, its Xbox Game Pass-esque subscription that offers access to over 100 games, including day one releases, for $19.99 CAD/month. The service is currently available on PC, Google Stadia and the U.S.-only Amazon Luna, and will come to PlayStation (and Xbox, as previously confirmed) on yet-to-be-confirmed dates.

Additionally, Ubisoft is launching a special version of this service called Ubisoft+ Classics exclusively on PlayStation Plus, and it will include a selection of Ubisoft games on PS4/PS5 at no additional cost. These games include Far Cry 3 Remaster, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, South Park: The Fractured But Whole and The Crew 2.

Ubisoft+ Classics will launch on June 12th in North America alongside the all-new PS Plus and be bundled with the expanded service’s ‘Extra’ and ‘Premium’ tiers.

Prices for Extra:

  • 1 month — $17.99
  • 3 months — $49.99
  • 12 months — $114.99

Prices for Premium:

  • 1 month — $21.99
  • 3 months — $59.99
  • 12 months — $139.99

Ubisoft says the full launch catalogue will include “up to 27” games depending on device and territory and surpass 50 titles by the end of 2022.

For more on the all-new PlayStation Plus, check out the recently revealed first batch of games that are coming to the service’s Extra and Premium tiers.

Source: Ubisoft

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Sony finally unveils first batch of all-new PlayStation Plus games, including PS1 classics

PlayStation has finally offered an official list of some of the games that will be offered through the upcoming expansion of its PlayStation Plus service.

As previously confirmed, the current PS Plus benefits — online multiplayer, a few free monthly games and cloud saves — will remain the same through the ‘PS Plus Essential’ tier. This will still be priced at $69.99 CAD/year.

However, read on for a first look at “some” of the titles that are being offered through the two higher PS Plus tiers.

PlayStation Plus Extra

  • 1 month — $17.99
  • 3 months — $49.99
  • 12 months — $114.99

PS Plus Extra subscribers get a catalogue of “up to 400” first- and third-party PS4 and PS5 games — here are the ones PlayStation has just confirmed. It should be noted that all of the Ubisoft games listed below are part of a new ‘Ubisoft+ Classics’ perk that will be available through PlayStation Plus Extra.

First-party:

  • Alienation | Housemarque, PS4
  • Bloodborne | FromSoftware, PS4
  • Concrete Genie | Pixelopus, PS4
  • Days Gone | Bend Studio, PS4
  • Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition | Housemarque, PS4
  • Death Stranding and 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, 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:

  • Ashen | Annapurna Interactive, PS4
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft, PS4/PS5
  • Batman: Arkham Knight | WB Games, PS4
  • Celeste | Maddy Makes Games, PS4
  • Cities: Skylines | Paradox Interactive, PS4
  • Control: Ultimate Edition | 505 Games, PS4/PS5
  • Dead Cells| Motion Twin, PS4
  • Far Cry 3 Remaster | Ubisoft, PS4
  • Far Cry 4 | Ubisoft, PS4
  • Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition | Square Enix Co. LTD, PS4
  • For Honor | Ubisoft, 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
  • Naruto Shippuden: 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, PS4Soulcalibur VI | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
  • South Park: The Fractured but Whole | Ubisoft, PS4
  • The Artful Escape | Annapurna Interactive, PS4/PS5
  • The Crew 2 | Ubisoft, PS4
  • Tom Clancy’s The Division | Ubisoft, PS4

PlayStation Plus Premium

  • 1 month — $21.99
  • 3 months — $59.99
  • 12 months — $139.99

Premium includes all of the benefits of Essential and Extra, as well as “up to 340” additional games from the PS1, PS2, PSP and PS3 eras. Some games will have “improved frame rates and higher-quality resolution” over their original versions, PlayStation has teased.

For select original PlayStation and PSP classic games, PlayStation says subscribers will have access to a new user interface that allows you to save any time or rewind the game. Additionally, those who have purchased select PS1 or PSP games will be able to redownload them for free, no PS Plus membership required, while other titles will also be available for purchase individually outside of a subscription.

Classic games — Original PlayStation and PSP

First-party

  • 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

  • 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

Classic games — Remasters

First-party

  • 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

  • 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 (original versions, available via streaming)

  • 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 

  • 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

Game trials

Finally, here are some of the titles that will offer free, downloadable full-game trials. PlayStation says most of these will only be available for two hours, although the counter only runs when you are actually in the game. Further, any progress, including earned trophies, will carry over into the full game should you decide to purchase it.

First-party

  • Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection | Naughty Dog, PS5
  • Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla, PS4/PS5

Third-party

  • 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

Going forward, PlayStation says new PS Plus Essential titles (PS4 and PS5) will be added on the first Tuesday of every month — the same as usual. On top of that, new games will be added to the Extra and Premium plans “in the middle of each month.” The exact number of titles will vary per month.

The all-new PlayStation Plus will launch in Canada and the U.S. on June 13th.

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Sony has sold just shy of 20 million PlayStation 5 consoles

Sony has sold 19.3 million PlayStation 5 consoles to date, the company has revealed in its Q4 2021 earnings release.

This is a marked drop from the 3.3 million PS5 units that were sold in the previous quarter, and the 22.4 million PS4s that had been sold at the same point in its lifecycle.

That said, this is in line with what Sony had forecasted last quarter; at the time, the tech giant said it was expecting slower sales in Q4 due to the ongoing chip shortages resulting in constrained supply. On the flip side, Sony says it’s expecting to produce more PS5s going forward as the global chip stock improves.

And while overall PS5 sales were down, Sony is still reporting increased gaming hardware revenue overall, with revenue jumping 9.5 percent year-over-year to reach ¥840 billion ($8.3 billion CAD). What’s more, the company says game sales revenue hit ¥2.7 trillion ($20.7 billion CAD) — a 3.1 percent year-over-year increase.

Looking ahead, Sony says it’s expecting “significant increases” in its Game and Network Services segment for the 2022 fiscal year due to “an expected increase in sales of non-first-party titles.” Conversely, it’s expecting operating income to drop for this segment due to “an expected increase in costs, mainly for game software development at existing studios” and its roughly $4.7 billion CAD acquisition of Destiny maker Bungie.

It’s worth noting, though, that PlayStation hasn’t officially said much regarding what it has planned for the rest of the year. Services-wise, the company is set to launch its expanded PlayStation Plus next month, while God of War: Ragnarok — which Sony recently said is “just not ready to be shown” — is confirmed to release sometime later this year. Otherwise, PlayStation’s first-party slate for this year remains largely unknown, now that the likes of Horizon Forbidden West and Gran Turismo 7 are out.

We may learn more about PlayStation’s plans in the coming weeks. While the Electronics Entertainment Expo has been cancelled this year, Canadian producer Geoff Keighley is putting on a ‘Summer Game Fest’ event on June 9th in its stead to feature reveals from a variety of publishers. It remains to be seen whether PlayStation will be featured in this, although it has a history of making reveals at Keighley’s shows.

Source: Sony