Articles by Jennifer Locke

The world may be on fire but at least the PS5 is finally here to distract you.

Sony is launching its most ambitious console to date on Nov. 12, 2020 with the PS5. The company dominated last generation with the PS4 and silenced naysayers who said that console gaming was dead. After selling upwards of 112 million units over the last seven years, Sony hopes to replicate its success with the PlayStation 5, which has already shattered pre-sales of its predecessor in a fraction of the time. If you’re looking to buy a PS5, just be aware that the demand is immense right now, and it could be a while before you’re able to find one in stock.

Because I have only had a week with the PS5 and there are certain areas that I’m not allowed to talk about until launch — the media section, entertainment apps, the integrated PlayStation Store, and the PS Plus section — this review will be more of a review in-progress that I update with my thoughts along the way. The aforementioned sections are still…

The app is rolling out later today with native PS Store integration and more.

What you need to know

Sony is launching an updated PlayStation app that’s been redesigned to enhance your experiences on PS4 and PS5.
It includes new features like voice chat and native PS Store integration.
The app is rolling out on Android and iOS devices later today.

The PlayStation app is about to get a lot better ahead of the launch of the PS5. The updated app, rolling out later today on Android and iOS was redesigned to “enhance your gaming experiences on PS4 and PS5,” according to Sony.

If you want the updated app on your phone, you’ll need to be running iOS 12.2 or later or Android 6.0 or later. It can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play for free. You will need a PlayStation Network account to access the app.

This is great news for anyone who was wondering when the aging app would be updated. With the PS5 release on the horizon, more people will be looking for ways to conveni…

Holy pre-orders, Batman! That’s a lot of PS5s.

What you need to know

Sony CEO Jim Ryan has stated that demand for the PS5 is “very, very considerable.”
The PS5 has pre-sold in 12 hours what the PS4 sold in 12 weeks in the United States.
You can buy a PS5 now ahead of its release on November 12, 2020 for $499 or $399 depending on which model you purchase.

It’s going to be very difficult finding a PS5 this holiday season. According to Sony CEO Jim Ryan (via Reuters), the PS5 pre-sold as many units in 12 hours as the PS4 did in 12 weeks in the United States. Now that’s impressive. Ryan also indicated that this “very considerable” demand will affect PS5 stock at major retailers.

“It may well be that not everybody who wants to buy a PS5 on launch day will be able to find one,” said Ryan. He assured that the company is “working as hard as we ever can” to increase supply for holiday shoppers.

Aside from the PS5, Ryan also spoke about PlayStation’s first-party studios, stating that th…

Sony still hasn’t clarified the steps needed to take to redeem the adapter.

We’re just a couple of short weeks away from the launch of the PS5, and even though your current PSVR will be compatible, it remains to be seen when you’ll actually be able to hook it up. Sony confirmed previously that using a PSVR on PS5 would require a camera adapter, but so far, the company has yet to reveal how to actually redeem it. They say it’s going to be free for PSVR users, after all.

Speaking with UploadVR, a Sony representative confirmed that the adapter will not be shipped with the console in the box and that people will have to place an order to receive one separately. Judging from this statement, it appears that people may be able to fill out an online order or form of some kind through PlayStation. I’d wager that you’ll need to provide your PSVR’s serial number to register it with the company before redeeming the camera adapter.

Because the new upgraded camera for PS5 can’t be used to track…

Start brushing up on your accents.

Get ready to travel across the pond because Watch Dogs: Legion players are going to London. The open-world hacking game is set to let you play as anyone as you recruit resistance fighters against the surveillance state that has taken over. Ahead of its launch on October 29, we’ve gathered everything you’ll need to know about this latest adventure in the series.

Post-Brexit

Watch Dogs: Legion

$60 at Amazon
$60 at Best Buy
$50 at Walmart

Save all of London

Ubisoft is taking us to post-Brexit London with Watch Dogs: Legion. Play as anyone and recruit resistance fighters to join DedSec. The fight begins soon in October ahead of the next generation of consoles.

Jump to:

What is Watch Dogs: Legion?
What is the story so far?
DedSec goes to London
Watch Dogs: Legion Characters
Watch Dogs: Legion Gameplay
Watch Dogs: Legion Post-launch content
Watch Dogs: Legion Release date

What is Watch Dogs: Legion?

Watch Dogs: Legion is the third en…

This is probably for the best considering it was supposed to cost $70 at launch.

What you need to know

Destruction AllStars is a vehicular combat game that was supposed to release alongside the PS5.
It has now been delayed to February 2021.
Destruction AllStars will be offered as a free PS Plus for two months starting in February.

Just a few weeks before the release of the PS5, Destruction AllStars has been delayed. The Vehicular combat game was supposed to launch on November 12 along with the console, but it has been pushed back a few months until February 2021. While this might sound like bad news, it really isn’t. Sony will now release Destruction AllStars as a free PlayStation Plus title for two months starting in February.

In the announcement, Sony made no mention of COVID or work from home restrictions causing the delay. As for why it’s heading to PS Plus, “Destruction AllStars is a multiplayer game that’s at its best when you’re competing with gamers online from all arou…

Sony is gearing up to release the PS5, its most ambitious console to date.

While development on the PS5 has likely been going on for years, Sony has officially confirmed that it’s in the works and is on its way this year. The PS5 is set to release on November 12 at $499. The PS5 Digital Edition will cost $399 and hit store shelves on the same day.

Coming soon

PS5

$499 at Amazon
$499 at Target
$499 at GameStop

Get your hands on it before it sells out

PS5 is the place to be for exclusives like Spider-Man and Horizon Forbidden West. Get yours before they sell out. The standard PS5 boasts a disc drive so that you can play 4K Blue-ray DVDs and use your physical PS4 games through backward combability. This comes at a higher price tag than the Digital Edition.

All-digital

PS5 Digital Edition

$399 at Amazon
$399 at Target
$399 at GameStop

Get your hands on it before it sells out

Cheaper than the standard PS5 but lacking a disc drive, the PS5 Digital Edition can still del…

Best answer: Game Help on PS5 is a benefit for PlayStation Plus members that allows them to view hints and walkthroughs for certain objectives in some games. It’s unknown how many games will support this feature.

Start stocking up: PlayStation Store Gift Card (From $10 at Amazon)
Get in on next-gen: PlayStation 5 ($499 at Amazon)

What is Game Help on PS5?

Debuting with the PS5, Game Help is set to be a new benefit for PlayStation Plus members. With Game Help, players will be able to view in-game objectives and hints on how to complete them. These hints appear to come in the form of photos and videos that give you tips on what to do. Because they are official game tips, you know you’re getting correct information and they won’t contain potential spoilers.

These hints can be expanded to the entire size of the screen, used in a picture-in-picture mode, or in a side-by-side mode so you can view them while playing. The picture-in-picture and side-by-side views can be moved aroun…

The PS5 is shaping up to be an incredibly powerful console the likes of which we have never seen before.

Sony’s next-generation console, named the PS5, is gracing store shelves this holiday, and the company has revealed some of specs to give fans a taste of just how powerful it will be. The PS5 is looking like quite the machine, in comparison to both the current crop of consoles and the next generation Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S also in the works right now from Microsoft.

The PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition are set to release on November 12 in select countries for $499 and $399, respectively.

Coming soon

PS5

$499 at Amazon
$499 at Target
$499 at GameStop

Get your hands on it before it sells out

PS5 is the place to be for exclusives like Spider-Man and Horizon Forbidden West. Get yours before they sell out. The standard PS5 boasts a disc drive so that you can play 4K Blue-ray DVDs and use your physical PS4 games through backward combability. This comes at a higher price ta…

Hey look! We can all finally stop being all doom and gloom for two seconds.

Remember when people were concerned about backward compatibility on PS5? I know I was for a short time, I even wrote some words on why Sony was doing itself no favors by being cagey about which PS4 games were backward compatible. Despite constant reassurances that an “overwhelming majority” and “approximately 99%” of PS4 games were backward compatible on PS5, it never helped that Sony wouldn’t clarify exactly which games — and more importantly, how many — weren’t… until now.

According to Sony, only ten PS4 games won’t be backward compatible on PS5, and they’re not exactly titles that anyone will lose sleep over. While it’s unclear why these titles won’t make the jump over to PS5, I don’t think too many people will care.

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