You won't see Sony anywhere during E3 2019. The Japanese company has decided that it'll skip the annual trade show next year. It'll be the first time history that Sony's PlayStation brand doesn't make an appearance. Since 1995 when the trade show began, Sony and the PlayStation brand have always been participants. The PlayStation brand remained a strong presence for more than two...
It’s important that we constantly know what #teens think is cool. How else are we, the adults, who definitely aren’t old but are just really busy lately but still want to be plugged in, going to know what we should think is cool? Google, in an ongoing effort to have all of the data on earth, commissioned and published a report given the amazing title of “It’s lit: A guide to what teens...
The Sony PlayStation launched in North America on Sept. 9, 1995, making today its 20th anniversary. When I look back over the years at all the video game consoles, each of them has special memories and games I just love jumping back into in playing, but the PlayStation stands out the most. The impact of 3D on my brain? The string of timeless JRPGs? The affordability of CDs? Importing...
Before Sony got into the console game, they had a couple interesting almost-was situations that led to the company ultimately pursuing their own console, now a huge part of their business. At one point, Sony and Nintendo were partnered up working on the SNES-CD and even showed the original Play Station (with the space) at CES. Eventually, Nintendo decided not to move ahead with that,...
How much do you love Final Fantasy VII? A lot of people claim to practically want to marry the game, but then there are people who go the extra mile to wink that love in Square Enix’s direction. Godiva chocolates and a Hallmark card aren’t going to win you any favors over this clever modder. MakoMod has gone that extra step by transforming his PlayStation into Final Fantasy VII’s...
Turtle Rock Studio's Evolve launches tomorrow, making it one of the first major games of 2015 to see a release. The highly-anticipated first-person shooter will allow you to team up with three of your closest friends and take down the odd man out of your little clique. Suddenly, being "that guy" has a whole new meaning now that it comes with the benefits of controlling a giant monster...
Oh Japan. Don't ever go changing on me, please. While it might have hit a bit of a creative snag in development on the console scene recently, the gaming audience still knows and loves what the country does best: explicit Japanese video games. Sony recently polled 10,000 Sony PlayStation fans about their favorite games throughout the course of the brand's 20 year lifespan. As you can...
Someone has a 20th birthday in the coming month! I'm looking at you, PlayStation! Sony has released a brand new video covering 20 years of PlayStation games called "Thanks for Loving Games," as if I couldn't get any more nostalgic than I've been feeling these days. The PlayStation released in Japan on Dec. 3, 1994 with the intentions of shaking up the power structure of the video game...
Sony has been all hearts and flowers over its aging rival Nintendo these last few months because of the audience it brings into the fold. Sony Worldwide President Shuhei Yoshida believes it is vital to the success of the industry, and now PlayStation UK General Manager Fergal Gara has been joining in to sing the same tune. In an interview with Trusted Review, Gara makes it clear how...
While you still won't be able to pop your old discs into your PlayStation 4, it looks like more of your old favorites will be appearing on the platform soon, according to a report from one anonymous tipper. Eurogamer writes that "a well-placed source working with Sony's streaming service reveals that only PlayStation 3 titles are currently scheduled to use the 'gameplay over IP' cloud...