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When Amazon has the PS5 in-stock, you’ll want to follow these tips to increase your chances of getting one.

Amazon has PS5 restocks less frequently than other stores, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t keep an eye out for one at the retailer. Since its release in November 2020, the PS5 has been incredibly difficult to find online and in-store. The pandemic certainly through a wrench in production, but it’s also just a popular console. We’ve rounded up a few tips that should help you snag one from Amazon.

Our PS5 review stated that Sony raised the bar with its newest system, creating a console that beats its predecessor in every category and complementing it with an equally impressive controller.

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The best way to ensure you have a smooth checkout is by setting up an Amazon account. If you don’t…

Buying a PS5 can be difficult, but you can make it a lot easier with these tips.

Having trouble keeping up with PS5 restocks? You’re not alone. It seems that the PS5 constantly goes in-stock only to sell out moments later with little warning. Walmart is generally good at staggering its process so that people have multiple chances through the day to buy Sony’s latest console, but it’s never a guarantee. There are a few tips and tricks you can use to make the checkout process faster and improve your chances of snagging a PS5.

Millions of people already have their hands on the console that we said was a technical marvel in our PS5 review. You really don’t want to miss out on all of the fun.

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Create a Walmart account
Keep your credit card info saved
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Best PS5 games to play

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Making sure you have a Walmart account set up makes the checkout process extremely quick. Instead of hastily trying to fill …

A lot of people experienced issues with the PlayStation Network earlier tonight, but it looks like it’s been resolved.

Update 9:17 p.m. ET: PlayStation says the issues have been resolved.

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Sony’s PlayStation Network appears to be down right now.
Players are reporting that they cannot access their games or download new ones.
It’s unclear when these problems will be solved as Sony has not acknowledged the issues.

Sony’s PlayStation Network is having some technical difficulties. Down Detector is showing a huge spike in people reporting issues with PSN, and Sony’s own website acknowledges that just about every PSN service right now isn’t working.

Services affected include account management, gaming and social, the PlayStation Store, and more across the PS Vita, PS3, PS4, PS5, and the web. Separate gaming services like Bethesda, Fortnite, and others have been affected by the issues.

Some users on Reddit have reported that they cannot access their games because…

This seems like the perfect fit if you’ve seen her character on Game of Thrones.

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HBO is adapating The Last of Us for television.
Bella Ramsey, who starred as Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones, is attached to play Ellie.
Despite other reports, Mahershala Ali is not involved.
The series will be written by Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin with Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann executive producing.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that HBO has found its Ellie in its upcoming The Last of Us television series. According to sources, Bella Ramsey, who’s known for her breakout role as Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones, will play Ellie in the series written by Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin. Neil Druckmann of Naughty Dog is executive producing along with Mazin.

Contrary to previous reports from other websites, THR states that Mahershala Ali is not attached to the project, though he was at one point approached for a role.

Ellie grew up quite a bit in The Last of Us Part 2, but it appears…

Everyone’s favorite marsupial is coming to next-gen (current-gen?) consoles really soon.

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Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to next-gen consoles.
It is set to release on PS5 on March 12, 2021, coinciding with the series’ 25th anniversary.
Crash 4 sees Crash and pals travel across dimensions as they work to stop Doctor Nefarious Tropy from destroying the multiverse.

Activision has announced that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to PS5 on March 12, 2021 along with releases on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Nintendo Switch. This year coincides with the franchise’s 25th anniversary, so it’s a fitting celebration for the character.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time released on PS4 and Xbox One in October 2020, the first mainline entry in the series in over twenty years since Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped released in 1998. It’s About Time follows Crash, Coco, Tawna, Dingodile, and Neo Cortex jumping between dimensions to collect the Quantum…

If you’re reading this it may already be too late to order one, but Walmart is giving you several chances.

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The PS5 is in-stock at Walmart right now.
Only online purchases are available. They will not be available in-stores.
The console is set to ship at the beginning of March if you order today.

Sony’s PS5 is going to be in-stock at Walmart starting at 3:30pm ET, so act fast and grab one today. If you missed that chance, you may get another one today at a later time. Walmart’s been one of the most consistent retailers at letting customers now when more consoles will be in-stock, putting up the PS5 in waves at different times so that more people can get a chance to buy one.

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Walmart has restocked the PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition. Sony’s latest and greatest console packs over 10TFLOPS of power with a wicked fast SSD that can load some games near-inst…

There’s potential here that with the right support could be great. Right now it’s just OK.

You’d think a game built for multiplayer would succeed on that front, but Destruction AllStars, a multiplayer game, leaves a lot to be desired.

The vehicular combat title just released onto PlayStation Plus on PS5 as a free game for members and while it seems like the perfect fit for PS Plus, it’s tough to see anyone going out and spending $70 on this game at retail. What’s there is the skeleton of a great game — which can admittedly be built up into something much better — that fails to impress, and it’s a far cry from some of the best PS5 games at the moment.

Jumping into multiplayer, which should be the meat of the game, you’ll see there are only two game modes you can play in a party: Carnado and Stockpile (despite PlayStation saying that Mayhem is playable is teams, it was definitely labelled ‘Solo’ and would not let us join and play it together). The other two modes (yes, there are…

Best answer: Yes, Stadia supports cross-platform play. However, Google has not specified which outside services or devices cross-platform will work with in the future.

Stream to your TV pack: Stadia Premeire Pack ($75 at Google)
Portability: Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 ($385 at Amazon)
Google’s own: Pixel 5 ($700 at Amazon)

What is cross-platform play?

As more services and platforms begin to offer the ability to play games with someone regardless of what system is used, it raises the question: Does Stadia support cross-platform play? For example, when your friend is using the new PlayStation 5, can you play along together using Stadia? Most games on consoles today only allow people to play against others using the same console, but cross-platform play between devices opens up a whole new world for players across the board.

Which devices will support cross-platform play with Stadia?

It’s unknown if Stadia will support cross-play between consoles such as Xbox One X, PlayStation 5, …

The trilogy has been enhanced for PS5 and Xbox Series X to support 4K resolution, HDR, and 60FPS.

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition is set to release on May 14, 2021. BioWare has released a new trailer to mark the occasion.
The game is releasing for last-gen consoles like Xbox One and PS4 but will be enhanced on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S through backward compatibility.
It’s $150 Legendary Collector’s Edition does not come with the game, because of course it doesn’t.

BioWare has announced that the Mass Effect Legendary Edition trilogy remaster will be launching on May 14, 2021 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. But not to worry, it can still be played on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S through backward compatibility. In fact it’s enhanced for these consoles to support 4K resolution, HDR, and 60FPS.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition features improved textures, redone character models, updated UI, and much more. FemShep’s iconic look from Mass Effect 3 has also been …

Sometimes you really don’t want to listen to other players yell.

Destruction AllStars has launched into PlayStation Plus on PS5 and players have already discovered an unfortunate feature… it has voice chat turned on by default, and it blares loudly through the speaker on a DualSense controller. It appears that you can’t turn this off in-game, rather you’ll need to go to the Activities cards and turn it off on a system level. Weird, but doable.

How to mute voice chat in Destruction AllStars on PS5

After you select your character for a multiplayer match, you’ll notice in the top right that it says game voice chat has started.

Press the PS button on your DualSense controller.
Navigate to the voice chat Activity card.
Press Square on your controller to mute the voice chat.

To mute yourself for other players, press the button below the PS button on your DualSense controller, denoted by the muted microphone. It will turn orange when muted.

Enjoy your match in peace and quiet.
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