PlayStation has canceled Fairgame$, the Haven Studios shooter first unveiled in 2023. Bloomberg says a recent playtest fell short of Sony’s goals, but Haven will support other studios and no jobs will be cut.

PlayStation France listed PS5 Pro features for GTA 6 before the page was taken down. The listing mentioned two enhancements: - PSSR: AI-powered upscaling for sharper image quality on 4K displays. -Advanced Ray Tracing: Improved reflections, shadows and lighting. The page also mentioned “Atsu’s katana”, which appears to be a copy-and-paste mistake from Ghost of Yōtei. Source:

PlayStation 6 and Xbox Project Helix are set to cost over $1,000, but Sony's cloud gaming patent could make streaming a reliable entry point. 🔗 The patent describes an AI-powered compression technology that reduces the amount of data needed to stream a game. It removes selected portions of each image before transmission, then uses another AI model on the receiving device to reconstruct the missing details. This could reduce bandwidth requirements and latency, potentially making cloud gaming more responsive even with slower internet connections.

PlayStation is getting backlash after releasing a new book celebrating 30 years of PlayStation hardware. PlayStation: The First 30 Years, made with Read-Only Memory, includes previously unseen hardware from the PS1 through PS5, along with insights from PlayStation pioneers such as Ken Kutaragi. The book starts at $125, while a deluxe edition costs $325. It ships in November. why celebrate 30 years of physical gaming while moving away from it?

PlayStation boss Hiroki Totoki says “creativity is for humans, not AI.” Speaking with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, Totoki said AI can be a useful tool for developers but won’t replace people, as creativity remains a human strength. “Of course, I encourage my people to use AI in a certain manner, but we try to protect the rights of rights holders, creators, and artists.” Zelnick added that while AI may not replace developers directly, those who embrace it could replace those who don’t. He also argued that AI relies on existing data, while truly unexpected ideas come from people making original creative choices. Both companies use AI internally, but Take-Two says there is no AI in GTA 6.

PlayStation just paid a security researcher $50,000 for finding and reporting a critical exploit. The researcher, 2tonejordy, reported the issue through Sony’s bug bounty program and received the maximum payout. He even joked that the money could now cover GTA 6. Sony hasn’t revealed what the exploit actually did, so the technical details are still under wraps.