Square Enix director Naoki Hamaguchi, who has led the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy for over a decade, spoke about nearing completion of the project's final installment, Final Fantasy VII Revelation. He described feeling calm rather than stressed as the release approaches, saying his focus made the years pass quickly. The trilogy began with 2020's Final Fantasy VII Remake and continued with 2024's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, both reimagining the 1997 original with altered timelines.
wired.com
· 2026-10-20
A new guide clarifies that the orange light on a PlayStation 5 is a normal indicator rather than a warning sign, while outlining other symptoms that suggest the console needs repair. It identifies overheating and GPU failure as the most common PS5 problems, detailing symptoms like unexpected shutdowns, loud fans, and screen flickering or static.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-19
The PlayStation 3, now 87 million units sold since launch, has lost support from most third-party streaming services, including Crunchyroll in 2022, Plex in 2023 and Netflix in March 2026. Despite this, the console can still be repurposed for tasks like streaming media from a PC, playing Blu-ray discs, ripping CDs, and emulating retro games.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-19
Consumers looking to offload an old PlayStation console have three main options: trading it in at big-box retailers like Best Buy, Amazon or GameStop; selling to buyback services such as Back Market Trade-in; or listing it on marketplaces like Swappa and eBay. Each option trades off convenience against payout, with retailers often paying only in store credit and marketplaces requiring more effort but yielding higher cash returns.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-17
Rockstar Games published the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 on Thursday, featuring a new track from Justice with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. The trailer introduces protagonists Jason, a former soldier with a troubled past, and Lucia, whose phone call sets the story in motion. The game is set to launch Nov. 19 on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-15
Sony has announced that Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West and Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 are joining the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium catalogs. Most titles arrive October 20, with Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 following on October 27. PlayStation Plus plans start at $11 a month and include access to a rotating library of games.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-14
Titanium Court, a roguelite hybrid that blends match-three mechanics, visual novel storytelling and RPG elements, launched on Steam in April and will arrive on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Android and iOS on October 29. The game was developed by AP Thomson and won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-14
A new jailbreak for the PlayStation 5 reportedly allows the console to run software well outside Sony's intended ecosystem, including Nintendo games, physical PS2 discs, PS3 titles, and even the Windows 7 operating system. The development expands on earlier PS5 jailbreaking efforts that unlocked custom firmware and homebrew support.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-14
Xbox has pointed to recent community projects, including jailbroken PlayStation 5 units and a browser port of Halo, as evidence of consumer interest in modding. The company suggests this trend could become a relevant use case for its Project Helix initiative, though specific product plans were not detailed.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-14
Citing sources, GamesBeat reports that Rockstar Games plans to launch Grand Theft Auto 6 on PC in the first quarter of 2027, a few months after its November 19 debut on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. That gap would be far shorter than the roughly 19 months between GTA 5's 2013 console launch and its 2015 PC release.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-13
Bill van Zyll, VP and GM of Nintendo Latin America, told YouTuber Coelho no Japao that Nintendo has no plans to drop physical game releases for the Switch 2. He said the company bases its media strategy on consumer preference and noted the console, now about a year old, still supports both digital and physical formats.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-13
Sony's PlayStation 5 Pro is out of stock on Sony.com and reselling above $1,100 on auction sites, amid anticipation for GTA 6's Nov. 19 launch. Sony reportedly told distributors in September that the console would remain in short supply until 2027, citing market constraints and a global memory and storage component shortage linked to AI infrastructure demand.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-12
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