Tag: Ps5
News Baldur's Gate 3 Will Feature Cross-Saves Between Xbox, PS5 & PC
Great news for BG3 fans
It was officially announced this week that Baldur's Gate 3 would be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2023, and now it's also been confirmed that the Xbox version will support cross-saves with PC and even PlayStation! As mentioned by Larian Studios director of publishing Michael Douse, the reason for this is due...
Talking Point Should Xbox Make A Revised Controller With Haptic Feedback?
Are you jealous of the PS5's features?
Around the launch of the current console generation, there was lots of talk about how Xbox Series X|S and PS5 stacked up against each other - as you'd probably expect. This time around though, one of the main points of differentiation was the controller, especially because Sony was deploying a pretty radical...
News NBA 2K24 Launches This September With Xbox Series X|S & PS5 Crossplay
"Experience the past, present, and future of hoops culture"
We've got a date for NBA 2K24! The latest entry in the series officially launches for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S on September 8th, 2023, with crossplay also confirmed between Xbox Series X|S and PS5. This year's version of the game is highlighted by a brand-new "Mamba...
News Microsoft Is Expecting Two New PS5 Models In The 'Near Future'
Including one later this year for $399.99
Microsoft's upcoming 1TB version of the Xbox Series S may be followed by a "PS5 Slim" at some point later this year, as well as a "PS5 Pro" in the near future - at least according to recent court documents filed by Microsoft. In these documents (which are from Microsoft's battle with the FTC), it's...
News Xbox Is Expecting The 'Next Generation Of Consoles' To Begin In 2028
Five years to go, then!
If you're wondering when a brand-new generation of Xbox consoles will come along, we might have a (rough) answer! According to Microsoft, the current expectation is that the next generation will arrive around the year 2028. This is according to court documents that Microsoft filed as part of the FTC hearing. The date was...
News Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Free DLC Announced For PS5, Paid On Xbox
Hold up
One of the big reveals from yesterday's Ubisoft Forward event was a huge gameplay blowout for the upcoming Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - which now has a release date attached. However, we've been stung a little bit here with some DLC content that's free on PS5 and paid on other platforms. Yep, Ubisoft has detailed the Aranahe Warrior Pack...
Reaction Xbox Needs A New, Reliable Competitor For PS5's 'DualSense Edge'
Giving us the edge
A lot of Xbox fans will be seeing Sony's brand-new, high-end controller doing the rounds in gaming circles at the minute, with PlayStation finally getting into 'Xbox Elite' territory with the 'DualSense Edge'. The Japanese company's new PS5 pad is an impressive-looking bit of kit, building on what Xbox first introduced with the...
News Forspoken Isn't On Xbox Yet, But It'll Still Have Achievements At Launch
Along with various other "Xbox" features
There's been a lot of talk about Square Enix's Forspoken this week over at our sister site Push Square, but unfortunately the action-RPG isn't coming to Xbox at launch — even though it's actually been live on the Xbox Store for ages now. The reason for that is because if you go through the
News The Dev Behind This PS5 Exclusive Is Now Working On Sea Of Thieves
An unexpected voyage
Of all the teams you might expect to be working on Sea Of Thieves, Lucid Games probably isn't one of them! The Destruction AllStars developer announced earlier today that it had partnered with Rare on the "legendary voyage". Destruction AllStars, as you may recall, was a PlayStation 5 exclusive back in 2021, and looking back at...
News The Witcher 3 Xbox Series X Analysis Reveals A Few Differences Compared To PS5 Version
Performance mode is the way to go
One of the latest games that Digital Foundry has been putting through its paces this week is The Witcher 3 Next-Gen for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, and the analysis reveals some interesting differences between the two at launch. Firstly, in terms of the 30FPS quality mode, DF points out that it looks incred
Reaction Will Xbox Follow PlayStation In Raising Console Prices?
Update: Microsoft issues a response
Update: It looks like we've got our answer! Microsoft has issued a statement today to various outlets suggesting that the price of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will remain the same - at least for the forseeable future. Phew! Here's the full quote: “We are constantly evaluating our business to o
Guide Is 'Forspoken' Coming To Xbox? Maybe, But You'll Need To Be Very Patient
Fors-pain
Update (Tue 13th Sep, 2022): We've seen more interest in Forspoken from Xbox fans recently, so we thought we'd republish this guide to provide some extra visibility. The short answer - it might happen, but not for a long time! Original story (Thu 21st Jul, 2022): Thankfully, timed exclusives are becoming less of a thing these days,...
News Xbox Series X|S Has Outsold PS5 In Japan, Again
Similar results came last month
Xbox Series X|S seems to be doing pretty well in Japan, all things considered. While beating out the PS5 for any given period is largely down to supply constraints, the fact that the system is really selling at all over there is a big improvement on last generation. Well, just as it did for a week in May, the console...
News Resident Evil's Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrades Could Be With Us Very Soon
Update: Spotted as "optimised" for Series X|S
Update (Mon 13th Jun): Today's the day for the Capcom showcase (3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm BST), and it looks like the three Resident Evil games are showing as optimised for Xbox Series X and Series S a little early for some people! Let's keep our fingers crossed for a shadow drop later today...
News Xbox Series S Just Outsold Both PS5 Models In Japan
It's been a successful week for Xbox in Japan
2022 has been a good year for Xbox hardware sales. Back in February, Series X|S outsold PS5 in both the US and Europe, having never done so before in the latter region. Now, Xbox Series S has outsold PS5 in Japan for the very first time, and it didn't even need the help of its big brother. This data...
News Digital Foundry Analysis Shows Xbox Offers The Best VRR Experience On Console
As the feature arrives on PS5
VRR, or variable refresh rate, is a feature that often flies under the radar in the console world. Basically, the technology smoothens out visual and gameplay stutters that crop up as a result of varied frame rates. It's been around on Xbox since midway through the last generation — as long as your display supports...
News Xbox Series X|S Outsells PS5 Across Europe In February
Stock struggles continue
Late last week, NPD console sales numbers were revealed, showing that Xbox Series X|S outsold PS5 in the US during February. Well, that trend also spread across the majority of Europe last month, as the Xbox Series X|S outsold PS5 in that region too. For the first time since the new consoles launched, Xbox Series X|S pulled...
News Xbox Series X|S Outsold PS5 In February, Lost Top Spot To Switch
US NPD numbers
Console sales figures are in for the month of February — in the US at least — and it looks like a big month for Xbox. Xbox Series consoles were the 2nd best selling platform of the month, losing out to the ever-popular Nintendo Switch. This means, of course, that last month Xbox Series X|S managed to outsell the PS5 in the US...
News Gamers Warned To 'Choose Console Carefully' By Retailer After Xbox Activision Deal
"Microsoft has bought Activision!"
It's safe to say the Xbox Activision deal has been a bit of a bombshell. If it goes through, it'll change the industry, so much so that Belgian retailer Cora has supposedly been warning customers over which console to buy. As spotted by HazzadorGamin on Twitter, an employee sign was placed right in front of the...
News Don't Worry, Dying Light 2's File Size Isn't Significantly Larger Than PS5
Update: It's not 72GB as first feared
Update: Looks like there was nothing to panic about! Those who have been able to download the base game on Xbox have discovered it's around 34-36GB, and not 72GB as originally reported. There's a chance day one patches may push this figure up (along with any extra content), but there's no sign of this as of yet...
News Xbox Social Media Manager Explores Zeta Halo Using PS5 Controller
"I love the era of gaming we’re in"
A few years ago, playing a Halo game with a PlayStation controller would've felt impossible. In generations gone by, consoles were locked ecosystems with their own distinct games, controllers and services. However, things are changing. With the introduction of Xbox Cloud Gaming, and PC ports of PlayStation...
News Xbox Boss Congratulates PlayStation Exec On The PS5's First Anniversary
Good guy Phil Spencer
It was Xbox's turn to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S this past Wednesday, and now Sony is doing the same thing with the PlayStation 5 today - first released on November 12th, 2020. In a post on Twitter, PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst thanked the fans "for making the first year...
News Bethesda Is Sending The Star Of Deathloop A PS5 So He Can Play His Own Game
The Xbox-owned Bethesda saves the day
You'd think that being part of Deathloop, it would be pretty easy for you to play the game when it launches, right? Apparently not, as Jason Kelley, the voice of protagonist Colt, has been unable to play the game due to the lack of a PlayStation 5 to play it on. Thankfully, the Xbox-owned Bethesda has swooped in...
News Watch Dogs: Legion's Latest Patch Is 40GB On Xbox Series X, 3GB On PS5
And it's just a few bug fixes
If you happen to own Watch Dogs: Legion, you might have noticed that yesterday's patch was a whopping 40.2GB on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it'll sting even more to know that the same patch was just 3.2GB on PS5. If you're keeping track, that's well over 10x the size difference on Xbox compared to PlayStation:...
News Horizon Forbidden West's Upgrade Path Has PS5 Buyers Wishing For Xbox's Smart Delivery
"Smart Delivery is how it should be done"
One of the biggest topics of conversation on social media today has centred around Sony's decision to not include a free upgrade for Horizon Forbidden West in its standard or special editions. Instead, players will be forced to drop a hefty sum to receive both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of...
News Xbox Issues Reminder As PS5 Unveils 'Confusing' SSD Expansion Process
Very timely indeed
You might have seen yesterday that Sony unveiled new details about the SSD storage expansion feature for the PS5, with the general consensus being that the list of rules and requirements is pretty confusing for the average user. For example, it's mentioned on the official PlayStation website that you'll need to use an M.2 S
News Psychonauts 2 Will Reportedly Run Better On Xbox Series S Than PS5
There's no native PlayStation version for next-gen
Double Fine's Psychonauts 2 has been getting a bunch of attention today following the release of various hands-on previews, and thanks to one of them, we appear to know the game's performance details for every single platform. Aside from PC, both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have the obvious...
Random Xbox Responds To 'PS5 Is Better' Comments On Social Media
"The best console is the one you enjoy playing"
If you've ever viewed a comment below one of the official Xbox social account posts on either Twitter or Facebook, you might have seen the occasional reply suggesting certain other consoles are better. While it's mostly just fans of these other systems trolling, the company (or at least the person who...
News Phil Spencer Praises PS5 DualSense, Says There's More Work To Do With The Xbox Controller
"I think Sony’s done a nice job..."
With the launch of the PlayStation 5, one of the biggest talking points has been the DualSense controller. It includes unique rumble features through haptic feedback, and has adaptive triggers which can add a new level of immersion to games. It's something many industry professionals have applauded, and Xbox...
News Xbox Series Consoles Outsold PS5 Last Month In The UK, But Not Nintendo Switch
It's all to do with the stock situation
The latest sales figures for April 2021 in the UK have arrived courtesy of GfK Entertainment and GamesIndustry.biz, revealing that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S were the second best-selling consoles of the month. This is reportedly due to "significant drop in PS5 console stock," which actually resulted...
News As Expected, MLB The Show 21 Performs A Little Better On PS5 Than Xbox Series X
But the visuals are "basically identical"
We're still recovering from the shock of MLB The Show 21 not only launching on Xbox for the first time, but also joining Xbox Game Pass, although admittedly it looks like (as expected) the PlayStation 5 version performs the best. This is according to an analysis by the experts over at Digital Foundry, who...
News Following Wreckfest's Free Xbox Series X Patch, It's Now Getting A $10 Upgrade On PS5
Update: A paid upgrade is coming to Xbox as well
Update: THQ Nordic has confirmed that a similar paid upgrade will also follow for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S owners later this year, so at least the option will be there if you want it. Nice to know! Original story: Earlier this month, the destruction-fuelled Xbox Game Pass racer Wreckfest...
News Thanks To Smart Delivery, Marvel's Avengers Is A Much Easier Upgrade On Xbox Than PS5
You've got to love Smart Delivery
We're not here to start a console war with PlayStation or anything, but we have to point out that the new next-gen version of Marvel's Avengers is a much easier upgrade on Xbox Series X|S thanks to Smart Delivery and cloud saves. With Xbox Smart Delivery, all you need to do is download and launch the new version of...
News Xbox's Social Media Team Has No Interest In Fighting With PlayStation
It's a matter of "respect" for the fans
We've seen Xbox boss Phil Spencer discussing on numerous occasions over the past year how much he dislikes the idea of a modern console war between Xbox and PlayStation, and the Xbox social media team is right with him. Speaking as part of a Socialbakers webinar (as highlighted by AList), Steven...
News Hitman 3's Console Version Looks Best On Xbox Series X, Confirms Report
It runs at native 4K on the machine
The fantastic Hitman 3 finally released for Xbox and PlayStation platforms earlier today, and following a Digital Foundry report, it's been revealed that the game's console variant actually boasts the best visuals on Xbox Series X. This is due to the fact that the Xbox Series X renders the game at a native 4K...
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...
