PlayStation Implements New PS5 Policy to Combat Scalpers

The PlayStation 5 officially launched in November 2020, but the system has been extremely difficult to locate at retail price. There have been two major contributing factors: the global semiconductor shortage, and resellers. via Technology and News Today https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/playstation-5-sony-new-ps5-policy-japan-scalpers-resellers/

Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles last year

Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles last year Sony shipped 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units worldwide in 2020, as revealed by information published alongside the company’s latest earnings report. The number highlights Sony’s current ability to mass-produce the console, which has been extremely difficult to buy since its launch in November. Continue Reading .… Read More Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 consoles last year

Sony reveals PS5 will play most PS4 games, but some ‘may exhibit errors’

Sony reveals PS5 will play most PS4 games, but some ‘may exhibit errors’ Sony is detailing its PS5 backward compatibility support for playing older PS4 games today. The next-gen PS5 will support more than 4,000 PS4 games on the new PS5 console, a number Sony says is the “overwhelming majority. Continue Reading . . .… Read More Sony reveals PS5 will play most PS4 games, but some ‘may exhibit errors’

Sony will require devs to make future PS4 games compatible with the PS5

Sony will require devs to make future PS4 games compatible with the PS5 This news adds a bit of clarity around Sony’s approach to backward compatibility. The company has said that the “overwhelming majority” of PS4 games — and “almost all of the top 100 PS4 games” — would play on the PS5. Continue reading… Read More Sony will require devs to make future PS4 games compatible with the PS5