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Sony held two back-to-back State of Play broadcasts featuring release dates for Until Dawn 2 and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, plus new footage from Marvel's Wolverine, Ghost of Yotei's new Most Wanted survival mode, Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, and Metro 2039 running on PS5 Pro. The shows also revealed Maneater 2, a sequel to the shark-action game, along with updates on Crimson Desert DLC and Saros.
Tom's Hardware has released a step-by-step guide explaining how to install an M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD in a PlayStation 5 to expand storage capacity in 2026. The guide notes that such upgrades are now essential as AAA games grow larger and Sony moves away from physical discs, and confirms that installation with a compatible drive will not void the console's warranty. It also recommends drives like the WD Black SN850X and Samsung 990 Pro, both rated for sequential speeds above 5,500 MB/s.
Lego has officially unveiled a buildable replica of the original PlayStation console, product number 72306, confirming an earlier online leak. The 1,911-piece kit recreates the console's grey color scheme, includes a plug-in brick controller, and hides two small dioramas referencing Gran Turismo and Ape Escape. It goes on sale October 1 for early access members and October 4 for the general public at $179.99.
Lego revealed a near 1:1 scale replica of the original 1995 PlayStation console during Sony's State of Play livestream, made up of 1,911 pieces and measuring 10.5 inches wide. The set includes a matching controller with working mechanical buttons and hidden mini dioramas based on Ape Escape and Gran Turismo. It launches October 1 for $180.
ArenaNet showed early alpha footage of Guild Wars 3, its first franchise entry built on Unreal Engine 5 and set to launch on PlayStation 5 alongside PC, marking the series' console debut. The game is set before the original Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 chronologically, meaning new players won't need prior series knowledge, and a beta is planned for late 2027.
Rockstar's 27-minute 'Extended Look' at Grand Theft Auto VI premiered on Netflix on August 27 and racked up over 31 million views in four days, topping viewership charts in 87 of 93 countries. The clip also pulled over 20 million views on YouTube after its Netflix exclusivity window ended, while Sensor Tower data showed Netflix's website traffic jumped 125% and mobile app usage rose 50%, briefly crashing the site.
RPCS3 developers publicly criticized Nvidia's unreleased DLSS 5 technology after modders leaked and tested the DLL on games and the PS3 emulator itself, calling the results 'slop' and accusing the industry of using upscaling and frame generation to mask poor optimization. Some users pushed back, arguing that DLSS and FSR frame generation can work alongside optimization efforts, with Reflex helping offset added latency. RPCS3 says it won't adopt such techniques, noting PS3-era games lack the motion-vector data needed for modern temporal upscalers.
Sony will host two consecutive State of Play livestreams on September 3, starting at 9AM ET, streamable on YouTube and Twitch with subtitled options available. The first broadcast covers PlayStation Studios and global partner titles, including an extended look at Final Fantasy 7 Revelation from Square Enix, followed immediately by a Japan-focused stream spotlighting Asian developers.
A self-taught hobbyist attempting to repair joystick modules on PlayStation 4 controllers damaged a circuit board during the process, leaving the controller non-functional after desoldering and resoldering work. The person is already using recommended practices like ventilation, flux, and proper iron tips, but is asking the community for reliable resources to improve their soldering skills and avoid further mistakes.
Netflix's Tudum top 10 for August 24-30 ranked Rockstar's nearly 30-minute GTA VI extended look as the most-watched movie, topping charts in 58 countries with 31.1 million views despite only a six-hour exclusivity deal. After that window closed, Rockstar posted the same footage to YouTube, where it has since drawn over 17.7 million views using a different counting method.
Four gamers sued Sony in a California court, claiming the company violated state law AB 2426 by using terms like 'Buy Now' and 'Confirm Purchase' for digital games without clearly disclosing that customers were only acquiring a revocable license, not ownership. The suit, seeking class action status, cites titles including Resident Evil Requiem and NBA 2K25, arguing buyers overpaid believing they owned the games. Sony has countered that its Terms of Service already clarify that purchases grant a license rather than ownership.
Responding to a June class-action lawsuit in California, Sony argued that consumers cannot reasonably believe that buying a game digitally grants ownership, since the same digital copy can be sold to countless buyers simultaneously, unlike a physical disc. The lawsuit alleges Sony's use of words like 'buy' and 'purchase' at checkout misleads consumers, while burying the true licensing terms in separate agreements they never have to actively acknowledge.