Best deals from the PlayStation Winter Sale
PlayStation’s Winter Sale is in full swing and offers gamers a large selection of heavily discounted titles.
Some of the most deeply discounted games include Tekken 7, UFC 4, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Borderlands 3...
Xbox becomes first console to support Discord voice chat
Microsoft's Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One will become the first gaming consoles to support voice chat on popular online communications app Discord.
Xbox principal program manager for player experiences and platforms, Eric Voreis...
Crunchyroll video streaming service slashes prices in South Africa
Sony's anime streaming service Crunchyroll has slashed monthly, and annual subscription prices on its Premium plans in almost 100 countries, including South Africa.
The price adjustments come after the service terminated its...
Sony launches Inzone PC gaming gear brand
Sony Group Corp. is launching a new gaming gear brand called Inzone, trotting out headphones and displays for the PC to try and expand its reach beyond the PlayStation.
The new brand is the Tokyo-based firm’s effort to capture a slice of the...
All the games coming to PlayStation Plus for R179 per month
Sony has published the full library of PS4 and PS5 games that will be available on its new PlayStation Plus monthly gaming subscription service.
The list includes over 400 games from PlayStation's own studios and third-party developers.
God of War: Ragnarok still releasing in 2022 — Report
The highly anticipated PlayStation game God of War Ragnarok is planned for release this November, according to three people familiar with the game’s development, despite reports this week that it had slipped to 2023.
Publisher Sony Group...
Smartphones will beat DSLR cameras within two years — Sony
Smartphone cameras will offer better image quality than professional DSLR and mirrorless cameras by 2024.
That is the view of Sony Semiconductor Solutions president and CEO Terushi Shimizu, as reported by Nikkei Japan.
PlayStation planning to scoop up more game studios and expand PC offering
Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation division will acquire more game studios and increase investment in live services, PC and mobile offerings, its gaming chief said on Thursday.
The company is “not at all finished expanding...
PlayStation Plus library — what South Africa will get for R179 per month
Sony has revealed a long line-up of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games available on its new PlayStation Plus subscriptions.
While the basic PlayStation Plus Essential will function much like the current PlayStation...
South African PlayStation Plus prices and launch date revealed
PlayStation has published the South African pricing for its new PlayStation Plus gaming subscriptions, promising hundreds of PS4 and PS5 games for R179 per month.
Two of the three new plans will offer access to a library of...
Sony and Microsoft want to put ads in PlayStation and Xbox games
Sony Interactive Entertainment plans to offer companies the ability to sell ads in free-to-play games on PlayStation consoles, Business Insider reports.
The publication has learnt Sony has an advertising programme in the pipeline...
PlayStation's revamped game subscription launching in June
Sony has announced that it is revamping its membership services — PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now — by merging them into one subscription.
The new service, also known as PlayStation Plus, will be available from June 2022 in three...
World's biggest anime platform stops free streaming of new episodes in South Africa
Crunchyroll has announced that it would end its ad-supported free streaming service for new releases.
Previously, free users could watch episodes a week after release in Japan. Paid subscribers get new episodes...
PlayStation's project Spartacus — Sony's answer to Game Pass
Sony Group Corp. is preparing to introduce a new video game subscription service for the PlayStation as early as next week, said people familiar with the plans.
The service, which has been in development under the codename Spartacus...
Sony and Nintendo stop shipments to Russia
Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation business and Nintendo Co. have suspended shipments to Russia, joining an exodus of multinational companies withdrawing from the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine.
Tokyo-based Sony said on Thursday that its...
Sony buying Bungie
Sony Group Corp. is purchasing Bungie Inc., the U.S. video game developer behind the popular Destiny and Halo franchises, for $3.6 billion to bolster its stable of game-making studios.
The deal announced on Monday by Sony Interactive Entertainment is the third significant...
Best-selling games of 2021 revealed
Call of Duty: Vanguard was the top-selling video game of 2021 in the US, while the Nintendo Switch dominated gaming hardware sales, according to data from NPD Group.
Despite a slight decline in spending on video game hardware, content, and accessories, 2021...
Sony will keep making the PlayStation 4 this year
Sony Group Corp. will continue producing PlayStation 4 consoles throughout 2022 as it navigates disruptions to the global supply chain that have limited output of its pricier PlayStation 5.
The Japanese conglomerate, whose flagship PS5 console...
Sony PlayStation VR2 details announced
Sony released new details of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 virtual reality gaming kit for the PlayStation 5 during CES 2022.
The company said the PS VR2 Sense Technology combines eye tracking, headset feedback, 3D Audio, and the new VR2 Sense...
Best and most expensive TVs you can buy in South Africa
As video streaming resolution increases, 1080p full HD TVs are no longer enough to experience the best visual fidelity that money can buy.
Companies such as Samsung and LG have made their 8K TVs available to buy in South Africa for those...