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Best answer: Yes and no. It depends on which games you’re playing and if you’re playing those games on PlayStation Now. The general rule of thumb is that you’ll need PS Plus to play online multiplayer unless the game is free-to-play.

Which games can I play online without PS Plus?

Only free-to-play games can be played online without PlayStation Plus. Thankfully, plenty of the most popular games today, like Genshin Impact, Fortnite, Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, and more, are free-to-play. You can access these games so long as you have an internet connection.

Do I need PS Plus to play online games in PS Now?

No. Oddly enough, any game in PlayStation Now can be played online without an active PlayStation Plus membership. You can think of this as an extra perk of a PS Now subscription. However, if you want to transfer your PS Now game saves from console over to PC for whatever reason, you will need a PS Plus membership to do so.

When will PS Plus stop becoming a requirement f…

Looking like a solid lineup this month.

What you need to know

May’s free games on PlayStation Plus are Battlefield 5, Wreckfest, and Stranded Deep.
Wreckfest is available for free on PS5 while Battlefield and Stranded Deep are free on PS4.
Both Battlefield 5 and Stranded Deep can still be played on PS5 through backward compatibility.

Sony’s revealed next month’s PlayStation Plus lineup and it’s headlined by Battlefield 5, the last mainline entry in the long-running series back from 2018. It’s joined by Wreckfest: Drive Hard, Die Last on PS5 and Stranded Deep. All of the games will be available for free for PS plus members until May 31.

While Battlefield 5 is a well-known title, you may be unfamiliar with Wreckfest and Stranded Deep. Wreckfest is a demolition derby racing game that support online multiplayer with up to 24 players. Stranded Deep is an open-world survival game that sees your plane crash into the Pacific Ocean, leaving you stranded among the animals and elements….

Best answer: No. Sony has not stated which internal SSDs will be compatible just yet, and the PS5 does not support expanded internal storage at the moment. Only buy an external SSD if you’re looking to store PS5 games or store and play your backward-compatible PS4 games.

What’s the difference between an SSD and HDD?

To make it as simple as possible: SSDs are much faster, usually smaller, and cost more than HDDs. SSDs use flash storage to read and write information, while HDDs have mechanical parts that physically read and write information.

If you look at the PS5 vs. PS4 Pro, which uses an HDD, the PS5 is lightning fast in comparison.

Should I buy an internal or external SSD?

When Sony approves expanded storage for PS5, you should definitely buy an internal SSD. There’s a dedicated slot for one next to its fan and across from the disc drive after you take off the white plate. The problem is that Sony has not confirmed what will be compatible with it yet. As of right now, you can…

Best answer: PlayStation Plus is a premium subscription service that grants access to online multiplayer, 100GB of cloud storage, free games, and offers exclusive discounts. PlayStation Now is similar to Netflix in that it delivers access to over 800 games that can be streamed or downloaded on-demand.

What Does PlayStation Plus offer?

PlayStation Plus is essentially the equivalent of Xbox Live Gold. It offers access to online multiplayer in all games that have it, though free-to-play games don’t require PlayStation Plus for their multiplayer portions. PlayStation Plus also dishes out a few free games each month to subscribers along with exclusive discounts on games, 100GB of cloud storage, Game Help, Share Play, and the PlayStation Plus Collection.

This is the best way to enhance your PlayStation experience on PS4 and PS5. Should you decide to cancel your subscription for whatever reason, you lose access to the above benefits.

What does PlayStation Now offer?

PlayStation Now is …

Looks like a new benefit for PS Plus members.

What you need to know

A logo for something called “PlayStation Plus Video Pass” popped up on Sony’s official Polish website.
The description read that it’s a trial service available from April 21, 2021 through April 21, 2022.
The description also notes that it’s available to PS Plus members in Poland, but it’s unclear if there is a global rollout of some kind.

VGC discovered a logo for something called the PlayStation Plus Video Pass was published on Sony’s official Polish website. Though it has since been removed, the premature reveal indicates that some type of video service could be making its way into the subscription for members.

Before being removed, a description read: “A new benefit available for a limited time on PlayStation Plus… PS Plus Video Pass is a trial service active 22.04.21 – 22.04.22. The subscription benefit is available to PS Plus users in Poland.”

It’s unclear if it specifies Poland because it was initial…

PS5 stock is selling out fast so be sure to have your credit card ready.

Looking buy a PS5? Well, so do millions of other people and the stock levels that we’ve seen so far are tight. Every time a retailer puts stock up for sale, it sells out super quickly. The longest we’ve seen them stay in stock is maybe 15 – 20 minutes (usually just a few minutes, though), and that’s at random times, so finding one for yourself can be a difficult task. Sony has warned that it will be hard to find stock throughout the year, but retailers are promising more is coming.

In our PS5 review, we called it a technical marvel with a groundbreaking controller. After spending a few months with it now, it’s nearly impossible to go back to the PS4. Everything about the PS5 is better, and you’ll want to experience it for yourself whenever you get the chance.

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This is great news for game preservation efforts.

What you need to know

Sony announced in March that it had plans to close the PS3, PS Vita, and PSP digital storefronts over the summer.
Following widespread backlash and criticism online, the company has reversed its decision and will continue to operate the PS3 and PS Vita storefronts.
The PSP storefront is still set to close on July 2, 2021.

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has confirmed that the company will not close the PS3 and PS Vita digital storefronts after all. This comes a few weeks after Sony had announced its initial plans to close the PS3, PS Vita, and PSP storefronts this coming summer. After widespread criticism online, that decision has been reversed.

In a post on the PlayStation Blog, Ryan goes on to say that it’s clear the wrong decision was initially made.

When we initially came to the decision to end purchasing support for PS3 and PS Vita, it was born out of a number of factors, including commerce support challe…

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced developers to adapt their work pipelines and finish games from home. This has led to multiple delays.

Last year began with a slew of high-profile game delays, most notably Cyberpunk 2077 and the Final Fantasy 7 Remake, but then COVID-19 struck and and threw the games industry through a loop. Now that we’re into 2021, we’ll only be seeing more delays as developers truly begin to understand the effects of the pandemic on their work pipeline. One of the first major delays to come this year was Hogwarts Legacy, being pushed into 2022.

We’ve compiled a list of every game that have been delayed into 2021 and beyond. Some of these games have been delayed indefinitely while others have release windows or a final release date.

We’ll continually update this list as more games are delayed.

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Back 4 Blood
Deathloop
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Dying Light 2
Far Cry 6
Gotham Knights
Gran Turismo 7
Hogwarts Legacy
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Lego Star War…

Do yourself a favor and download it for free while you can. It’s phenomenal.

It’s easy to say everyone should play a sequel’s predecessor before the sequel releases, but that’s not always the case. There are times where you honestly just don’t need to play the first or second game in a series before you pick up the latest release. While you might be able to hop into Horizon Forbidden West without playing Zero Dawn, I really don’t think you should. And now that it’s going to be free on April 19 through PlayStation’s Play At Home initiative, you have no excuse not to pick it up.

Horizon Zero Dawn still looks immaculate on PS4 and PS5.

Released in 2017, Horizon Zero Dawn still looks immaculate on PS4 and PS5 today. It follows the story of a young woman named Aloy in the 31st century, long after a great cataclysm destroyed civilization. What remained of society regressed into tribes that rarely used technology. Still, remnants of the “Old Ones,” Earth’s previous advanced society, …

A growing list that’s only getting bigger.

Xbox Game Pass for Android is here, and though the service supports over 150 games, only a handful of those support touch controls. The preferred method for playing these games may be to grab one of the best game controllers for Android, but you have the choice to go the old school mobile gaming route and just use the screen of your phone or tablet if you want to.

Every game with touch controls on Xbox Game Pass (xCloud) for Android

Beholder: Complete Edition
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bridge Constructor Portal
Celeste
Dead Cells
Desperados III
Donut Country
Enter the Gungeon
Fractured Minds
Golf With Your Friends
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echos of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
Don’t Starve: Giant Edition
Gears 5 (in testing)
Guacamelee! 2
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Hello Neighbor
Hotshot Racing
HyperDot
Ikenfell
Indivisible
Jetpac Refuelled
Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition
Minecraft Dungeons
Morkredd
Monster Sanc…