Tag: Ps5
News Xbox Wants To Know If You Like The PS5's Controller Features
Surveys are being sent out
Like the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, there's been a lot of praise given to the PlayStation 5's Wireless DualSense controller so far, which not only includes a revamped design, but a selection of new features as well. And now, according to a user on Reddit, Microsoft is sending out surveys to select Xbox users asking...
News IKEA Creates Xbox Series X & PS5 Cutouts For Measuring With
Just to make sure they fit
It was back in September that Microsoft decided to unleash paper placeholders for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on the public, and now IKEA is reportedly doing the same thing with in-store mock-ups. As you can see in the image below, the retailer has created full-sized versions of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation...
News Former Microsoft CEO Reportedly Gifts NBA Players With PS5s
Interesting choice, Ballmer!
Before Satya Nadella took over the job of Microsoft's chief executive officer back in 2014, American businessman Steve Ballmer had held the role since all the way back in 2000, prior to the launch of the original Xbox. And so, his name conjured up plenty of mentions on social media last night when it was reported that...
News Xbox Aligns With Nintendo And PlayStation In 'Safer Gaming' Commitment
"We can accomplish more when we work toward the same goal"
Microsoft has today unveiled its "shared commitment to safer gaming" in conjunction with Nintendo and PlayStation, where each brand will "continue investing in, evolving, and amplifying our approaches to user safety." Xbox says all players "deserve to have fantastic social gaming...
News Sony Still Seems Confident The Elder Scrolls VI Is Coming To PS5
Well this is awkward...
There's been a lot of talk ever since Microsoft announced its intention to acquire ZeniMax Media, parent company of Bethesda Softworks back in September about whether Bethesda's future games will become exclusive to Xbox moving forward, but apparently Sony doesn't think that'll be the case. In a PlayStation Game of the Year...
News UK Retailer Criticised For Expensive Next-Gen Console Pricing
Even some staff members aren't happy about it
Cast your mind back to a couple of weeks ago, and you might remember a story about UK retailer CEX reselling Xbox Series X consoles at a significantly higher price than the RRP - a practice that has seen the company come under fire from customers and even some staff members according to a new report from...
News Microsoft CEO Is Asked How Xbox Will 'Win The Console War' With PS5
"We are absolutely very, very much focused on gaming"
Microsoft held its 2020 annual shareholders meeting yesterday, and as part of the earnings call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was asked by a shareholder what was "being done to set Xbox apart from the PS5 to win the console war". Obviously the shareholder didn't get the memo, as Xbox boss Phil...
News Phil Spencer Applauds What Sony Did With Its PS5 DualSense Controller
Says innovation is good for the entire industry
We've heard how Phil Spencer is planning to get a PlayStation 5 and thinks Sony has done "a really nice job" with the system, but what does he think about the new DualSense controller and all of its fancy features? In an interview with The Verge last week, he explained how he thought "the specifics"...
News Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Slams Console War Toxicity, Says Sony Isn't An Enemy
"I just really despise it"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been talking to The Verge as part of a massive new interview, giving his thoughts on a wide range of topics including the so-called "console war" between Xbox Series X and PS5. Spencer didn't hold back when asked about his thoughts on this, telling The Verge that if anything was ever going to...
News PlayStation Has 'News To Come' On A Response To Xbox Game Pass
According to boss Jim Ryan
Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan noted back in September that PlayStation wasn't interested in an Xbox Game Pass style model, but it nevertheless looks like the PS5 team has something in the works to combat the immense success of the Xbox subscription service. In a recent interview with Russian...
Feature 10 Things Xbox Series X Does That PS5 Doesn't
The little things matter...
Considering the disastrous launch of the Xbox One back in 2013, we think Microsoft has really has knocked it out of the park with the Xbox Series X, and in our humble opinion, it's got a few tricks up its sleeve which puts it a few steps ahead of the PlayStation 5. We've put our thinking caps on and here are 10 things...
With PS5 faring better in some areas
Digital Foundry has published a comparison between the PS5 and Xbox Series X (and Series S) versions of Assassin's Creed Valhalla today, revealing some "clear" issues with the Series X version in particular. In terms of visuals, there's pretty much nothing between the two consoles - they both run at a dynamic...
News Xbox Series X Online Sellers Are Being Robbed, Warns Toronto Police
"Sellers advised to choose meeting areas carefully"
The Xbox Series X and PS5 are in high demand right now, and given the low supply combined with their high costs, it's no surprise that we're getting reports of robberies from people selling the two consoles (and possibly others) online. Specifically, the Toronto Police Operations Twitter account...
News Dev: Easier To Add 120FPS To Legacy Games On Xbox Series X Than PS5
It's to do with backwards compatibility
We've seen some interesting developments over the past week relating to 120FPS support on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with Xbox One games such as Star Wars: Squadrons and Rocket League announcing that 120FPS options will be coming to those titles for the new Xbox consoles in the near future...
News Xbox Congratulates Sony On The Launch Of The PlayStation 5
"It's a pleasure to game alongside you"
We saw various PlayStation representatives celebrating the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S with Microsoft earlier this week, and now Xbox has responded in turn for the launch of the PS5. Retweeting an old image that originated during the days of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 launch, the...
News Yes, Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Is Planning To Get A PlayStation 5
Console war? What console war?
As always, there's been a lot of chatter throughout the year about an apparent "console war" between Xbox and PlayStation, but Microsoft really doesn't seem too bothered about this with the arrival of the Xbox Series X|S. In fact, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has even confirmed to GameSpot he's planning to get a PlayStation...
News Nintendo, PlayStation Celebrate Xbox Series Launch With Microsoft
The best of friends
Microsoft has been receiving messages of congratulations from across the industry surrounding the release of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, including from Nintendo and PlayStation. Nintendo was the first to make a move, with former head Reggie Fils-Aimé sending his best wishes to Xbox boss Phil Spencer yesterday, followed...
News Xbox Fans Really Aren't Happy About Call Of Duty's 'Sony Advantages'
It's getting a bit ridiculous now
You might remember a couple of weeks ago that Activision and Sony revealed an exclusive "Zombies Onslaught" mode coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on PlayStation, and now more "Sony Advantages" have been revealed, causing Xbox fans to throw criticism at the exclusive partnership once more. This time, these...
News Early PS5 Tests Suggest Xbox Series X Is Faster At Loading Old Games
Quite considerably in some cases
The reviews for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S dropped yesterday (here's ours, in case you missed it!), and today is the turn of Sony's PlayStation 5, which our sister site Push Square has gone into lots of detail about! We'll leave you to go and read up on the details yourself if you're interested, but one of...
News Xbox Boss Suggests PS5 Represents A Heavy Financial Investment
"I see certain platforms going to $70 for games"
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been talking a little more about Microsoft's decision to unleash two next-generation consoles on the world later this month in the form of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. In an interview with Spanish outlet La Vanguardia, Spencer explained that being "price...
Gallery This Is What The Xbox Series X Looks Like Next To The PS5
Real world comparison shots
Out of nowhere, various outlets have been dropping their first unboxings and previews of Sony's PlayStation 5 today, which means the inevitable Xbox Series X vs. PS5 size comparison has arrived! These initial photos come courtesy of The Verge, and show the PS5 to be a significantly bulkier console than the Xbox Series X...
News The Xbox Series X & PS5 Have Wildly Different Ways Of Expanding Storage
Which is more appealing to you?
There's been a lot of talk and lot of comparisons being made between the Xbox Series X and PS5 ever since Sony unveiled a teardown of the latter yesterday, and one of those topics has centred around additional storage. Specifically, we're talking the ability to play next-gen games off that storage, which Xbox offers...
News Yep, Xbox Just Took Another Playful Jab At The PS5's Removable Stand
Update: The tweet has been removed
Update: It looks like Xbox UK has removed the tweet in question! It originally read, "how to switch the Xbox Series X from vertical to horizontal," showing an image of the console simply being turned sideways. Original story: Those Xbox social media accounts are being a bit feisty at the moment! The latest PS5...
News The Xbox Series X Looks Surprisingly Small Next To The PS5
At least, according to these comparisons
The Xbox Series X has been out in the wild for the past week-or-so, with various journalists and influencers getting their hands on the system and testing out its backwards compatible features. Sony hasn't yet done the same with the PS5 on a wide scale (although some Japanese YouTubers have been demoing it...
News Xbox Throws Shade At PS5 Following Spider-Man Upgrade Debacle
Highlighting the benefits of Smart Delivery
We don't know if you've been keeping up with the news in PlayStation world recently, but one of the big talking points over the past 24 hours has been the confusion surrounding Marvel's Spider-Man's upgrade path from PS4 to PS5, and the confirmation that owners of the standard version won't be getting a...
News Xbox Series S Could Be Outdated Within A Few Years, Alludes PlayStation Boss
But he respects the "competitive strategy"
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has been conducting various interviews since the PS5 Showcase event earlier this week, including with Japanese site AV Watch in which he spoke about Microsoft's strategy with the Xbox Series S. As translated by Video Games Chronicle, Ryan explained that Sony actually considered...
News Final Fantasy XVI Snapped Up As 'PlayStation Console Exclusive'
Update: Square Enix provides exclusivity statement
Update: Square Enix has commented on Final Fantasy XVI's PS5 exclusivity in a statement to GamesRadar. It doesn't tell us much, but the publisher hasn't denied that it could come to other platforms down the line. "We have no further information on if Final Fantasy 16 will be released o
News Xbox Game Pass Model Wouldn't Make Financial Sense For PS5, Says CEO Jim Ryan
"We just don't see that as sustainable"
Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Jim Ryan has been talking all things PS5 following the price reveal of the system yesterday, including that Sony won't be offering its new first-party releases in an Xbox Game Pass style subscription service any time soon. Ryan elaborated on this while talking...
Reaction Sony Just Boosted The Value Of Xbox Game Pass Even Further
Its first-party titles will cost up to $70 on PS5
PlayStation fans have been hit with a barrage of information today following the latest PS5 Showcase event, including the news that some of Sony's first-party titles are getting a price increase. The company says that select games, such as Demon's Souls, Destruction AllStars, and Marvel's...
News Sony Responds To Xbox With Official PS5 Price Reveal
Xbox Series S remains the lowest-priced next-gen system
Sony has today unveiled the official prices for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, following on from the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X price reveal by Microsoft last week. The PS5 will launch a couple days after the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X on November 12th in some...
News Xbox Series X Has A Big Backwards Compatible Advantage Over PS5, Suggests Ubisoft
Looks like PS1, PS2 and PS3 games won't be supported
Update: Ubisoft has now removed the below message from its website. Make of that what you will! Original story: We all know how hard Microsoft has pushed backwards compatibility in recent years, adding over 600 original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles to the program, as well as confirming that all...
News Xbox Series X Reportedly Expected To Launch Ahead Of PS5 In November
According to numerous sources
According to a report published today by Video Games Chronicle, Microsoft is expected to launch the Xbox Series X ahead of PlayStation 5 in November, but possibly only by a few days-or-so. The outlet says that its development and retail sources have suggested that Xbox will go first, and that Microsoft has told...
News Xbox Boss: Our Approach Isn't About Selling More Consoles Than PS5
"It is a fundamental difference than the traditional console war"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer appeared on the latest episode of Animal Talking recently (you've probably heard about it by now), and gave his thoughts on a wide range of topics during the interview. One of these was Xbox's player-centric focus heading into the next generation, and as part...
News Phil Spencer Praises PS5 Design, Talks 'Quietness' Of The Xbox Series X
'I’m sure Sony had similar goals'
Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently appeared on the Animal Talking show with Gary Whitta, and talked a bit about the differences between the design of the Xbox Series X and PS5. While also discussing the lack of audible noise from the Xbox Series X and how the team had focused on making "a really quiet console,"...
News Sony Is Reportedly 'Moneyhatting' Some Huge Timed Exclusives
According to an industry insider
Update: Imran Khan has since provided additional comments about this on ResetEra: "There isn't a major third party out there Sony failed to approach asking what kind of deals they could work out. Some had content, some had games, some had content and games. It is not like Microsoft was not willing to offer, they...
News Unlike Xbox, PS4 Controllers Won't Work With PS5 Games
Sony unveils peripherals & accessories FAQ
Sony has unveiled a PlayStation 5 guide to compatible PS4 peripherals and accessories today, revealing that unlike Xbox with the Series X, PS4 controllers won't work with PS5 games on the next-gen system. In its blog, Sony explained the reason why it wasn't making this possible: "We believe that PS5...
Random Valve Co-Founder Gabe Newell Prefers Xbox Series X To PS5
You know it makes sense, Gabe
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has said he believes the Xbox Series X is better than the PS5 (via VG247). In an interview on TV show The Project, Newell didn't hesitate when giving his answer. He was then questioned about why he felt the Xbox was better, and simply stated "because it is." Here's what Newell had to say...
News Dev Suggests Xbox 'Cares More About 120FPS Than Sony Does'
"I do the best I can with the engine I have"
Indie developer Dynamic Voltage Games has suggested that Microsoft "seems to care a lot more about 120fps than Sony does," revealing that its upcoming game is exclusively targeting 120fps on Xbox Series X (via Tom's Guide). In a series of tweets, the one-man studio noted that Orphan of the Machine (which...
News Xbox Boss: Aggressive Console War Talk Is Holding The Industry Back
“We should be driven to help gaming as an industry grow"
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been talking to The Washington Post in a new interview, explaining that he feels people should be spending energy on more important matters than aggressive console war debates. In the interview, Spencer noted that great games should always be applauded regardless...
Poll Which Box Art Do You Prefer, Xbox Series X Or PS5?
Give us your verdict
Sony has just unveiled a first look at PlayStation 5 box art via the PlayStation Blog, while the final Xbox Series X box art appears to have already cropped up at various retailers. You can take a look at both of them in more detail below: So, now that we seemingly have the final box art for both next-gen systems, which do...
Rumour The PS5 Might Bring Back Xbox One's Old Snap Feature
Suggested by a new patent
Sony might be working on a picture-in-picture multitasking feature for PS5, reminiscent of Xbox One's old Snap mode. We're learning this courtesy of a Sony Interactive Entertainment patent published earlier this week (thanks TheGamePost), which outlines a feature that would display a sub-screen of sub-content that differs...
News Xbox Head: Competition With Sony Is Good For Both Companies
"It's nice as a gamer to see both of us out there"
Xbox head Phil Spencer appeared in an interview as part of Gamelab Live 2020 yesterday, in which he was asked about Sony's PS5 event earlier this month, revealing that he was full of admiration for it, but that he also "felt good" after seeing the show from an Xbox perspective. As part of this, he...
News Xbox Boss 'Felt Good' After Watching Sony's PS5 Show
"I think we're in a very good position"
An interview with Xbox head Phil Spencer has been broadcast as part of Gamelab Live 2020, in which he was asked to give his thoughts on Sony's PS5 event that took place earlier this month. First off, Spencer highlighted the "good job" Sony was able to do given the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, and noted...
News Some Timed PS5 Exclusives Could Arrive On Xbox Within A Few Months
But no guarantees
In our Xbox Series X focused roundup of Sony's recent PS5 event, we noted that the show featured 10+ games that were described as "console exclusive for a limited time." And according to PlayStation's Head of Global Marketing and Consumer Experience Eric Lempel, those timed exclusive deals last anywhere from a few months to a...
Talking Point Xbox Fans, How Do You Feel After Sony's PS5 Event?
Has your opinion changed?
You're probably well aware by now that Sony held a PlayStation 5 games reveal event yesterday. You can still watch the full show here at Pure Xbox (we've also got an Xbox Series X focused roundup), and we're interested to know how you feel from an Xbox perspective following the e
Roundup Every Xbox Series X Game Revealed During Sony's PS5 Event
Third-party goodness
Update: We've updated the "timed exclusives" section below with various PS5 games that are described as being "console exclusive for a limited time." Original Story: Sony held a digital event for the PS5 yesterday, which included the reveals of a selection of games coming to Xbox Series X as well. We've already covered plenty...
News Early Comparisons Suggest The Xbox Series X Is Smaller Than The PS5
Based on disc drive size
Fans have already begun creating comparisons between the Xbox Series X and PS5 following the latter's hardware reveal last night, and so far, it looks like the Xbox Series X is significantly smaller. The mock-up you see above (thanks Lucas Liaskos) is based on the size of the disc drives (he says the controllers might not...
Poll Which Design Do You Prefer? Xbox Series X Or PS5?
Make your pick
So, it's finally happened. Sony has revealed the design of the PlayStation 5, which will be released later this year in two variants - a normal version and a "Digital Edition," with no price announced as of yet. Naturally, we have to compare the two. Both the Xbox Series X and PS5 have ditched the flat, boxed designs of the Xbox One...
News Sony Finally Reveals PS5 Design, Two Versions Announced
Will Xbox do the same with Lockhart?
Sony has officially revealed the design of the PlayStation 5 during its digital reveal event. Two different models have been announced - a normal version and a "Digital Edition" without a disc drive. It's an interesting move, given that Xbox is rumoured to be unveiling its cheaper, lesser powered "Lockhart"...
Live PS5 Games Reveal, Xbox Series X Titles Likely To Feature
Sony's digital event
In case you weren't already aware, Sony is hosting a digital event for the PlayStation 5 today focused around games. The company says that it will be sharing a look at titles from studios both larger and smaller, newer and more established - in an event that will last just over an hour. You can watch it live above. We're...
