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By Sean Fallon - November 18, 2019 07:55 am EST Share 0 Comments 0 When it comes to deals on 1-Year PlayStation Plus memberships, we're used to seeing deals around $40 pop up at several points during the year - most notably during Black Friday / Cyber Monday. However, the deal that Amazon ran in the wee hours of the morning today, November 18th, was the best that we've ever seen. Indeed, Amazon was selling digital 12-Month PlayStation Plus memberships right here for only $24.88, and they sold out in the blink of an eye. Keep tabs on on that link though, because stock turnaround on these digital memberships is usually pretty quick, and there's a small chance that the deal might return when replenished (which could happen as early as today). You might also want to keep tabs on this Walmart link in case the deal returns and they price match (that's unlikely, but you never know). Keep in mind that these memberships are stackable, so if the deal does return it would … [Read more...] about Amazon Offered PlayStation Plus 12-Month Memberships for Only $25

By Rollin Bishop - November 18, 2019 10:52 am EST Share 0 Comments 0 A new look at the PlayStation 5's controller comes courtesy of a filing that's surfaced online from a Japanese patent website, and while it more or less matches up with previous descriptions of the upcoming controller, it's still something else entirely to eyeball a bunch of patent images. That includes, but is not limited to, the seeming reveal that the PlayStation 4 controller's light bar is totally gone. Notably, the patent also appears to feature slightly smaller analog sticks than the DualShock 4, larger triggers, and a USB-C port. Otherwise, it looks very much like the current controllers PlayStation uses with the PlayStation 4. This matches an earlier report that the PlayStation 5 controller basically looks like the DualShock 4 with a few tweaks. "One of our goals with the next generation is to deepen the feeling of immersion when you play games," Jim Ryan, President and CEO of SIE … [Read more...] about New PlayStation 5 Controller Patent Reveals One Big Change

By Rollin Bishop - October 8, 2019 10:18 am EDT Share 1 Comments 1 As revealed earlier today, the PlayStation 5 is officially the PlayStation 5, and it's set to launch during next year's holiday season. While these are the big takeaways from the announcements, another major reveal came in the form of a preview of sorts of whatever they end up calling the PlayStation 5's controller. In many ways, these seem to take the DualShock 4 and push it to new heights. Now, we haven't actually seen the PlayStation 5's controller. But as part of today's reveals, Wired published a big exclusive on the upcoming video game console, and that includes a section about their time with a prototype controller which -- in their own words -- looks quite a bit like the DualShock 4. And the PlayStation.Blog has also shared some new details on the controllers, which do not seem to have an official name quite yet. PlayStation 5's new controller will feature haptic technology and will … [Read more...] about PlayStation 5 Controller Details Revealed

By Tanner Dedmon - October 1, 2019 12:09 pm EDT Share 0 Comments 0 It looks as though Sony may be finding an answer to Xbox’s Cortana and other voice-activated assistants through something called “PlayStation Assist,” according to some new patents which were recently spotted. This PlayStation Assist assistant would respond to players’ requests and answer them accordingly by helping out in-game or providing more information about a topic. Details are slim regarding PlayStation Assist with only info in the patent filings to go off of, but it certainly looks like a feature that’d be planned for the PlayStation 5 if not sooner. The patent was spotted by games industry analyst Daniel Ahmad who shared the tweet below with a brief description of what PlayStation Assist looks to be alongside some images to help illustrate how it’ll work. PlayStation Assist users would utilize the assistant by speaking to it with a phrase … [Read more...] about Sony Patent Suggests the PlayStation 5 Could Have an AI-Powered Voice Assistant

By Charlie Ridgely - October 8, 2019 08:52 am EDT Share 2 Comments 2 There has been a lot of talk and rumors surrounding the eventual launch of Sony's next generation PlayStation console but nothing very concrete for players to hang their hats on. That changed on Tuesday morning when the company made things official, announcing the launch of the highly-anticipated PlayStation 5 in Q4 2020. There had been some theories floating around that the new console could be the first in its line to drop the numbering from its title, going instead for a different type of branding strategy altogether. However, that won't be the case, as Sony is keeping the number trend going, at least one more time. In the initial announcement for the upcoming console, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that the console would officially be called PlayStation 5. Of course, that means that everyone will continue to use the PS shorthand and refer to this … [Read more...] about The PlayStation 5 Is Officially Called the PlayStation 5