Sony confirms it will offer free 'Horizon Forbidden West' PS4 upgrades to PS5 after all

Sony planned to make PlayStation 4 gamers purchase another copy of Horizon Forbidden West to upgrade to the PS5 version. But the company was met with heavy criticism for this move, given its original promise that a free upgrade will be available from PS4 to PS5. Sony backtracked and said that those who will buy Horizon Forbidden West on the Play Station 4 would get a PlayStation 4 upgrade for free.

The company is also committing to a US$10 digital upgrade option for the digital and physical versions of PlayStation first-party exclusive cross-gen titles.

Source: The Verge

Sony's PS5 Digital Edition has a smaller, lighter heatsink

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Sony recently released a lighter version of its PlayStation 5 Digital Edition (the disc-less model). And YouTube creator Austin Evans showed a teardown of why it was this way. This console has a smaller, potentially lower-cost heatsink that shaves off 0.66lbs off the machine. As Engadget pointed out, that could raise the overall temperature overall. It might not be a problem, except if you upgrade your SSD and add other improvements into its crowded media cabinet. 

Other changes made include an easier-to-use stand screw and tweaked connections to the Wi-Fi chip. Sony hasn't explained why it made these changes. But Evans speculates it could be a cost-cutting measure that reflects what Sony has learned since the PS5's debut. In the first-quarter earnings briefing, Sony has told its investors that it'll stop selling the disc-based PS5 at a loss, and this new design can make the Digital Edition profitable much sooner.

'Hades' is now available on the Xbox, PlayStation

Following its initial launch on the PC and the Nintendo Switch, Hades is snow available on the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. You can also get it on Xbox Game Pass for the Xbox and PC. According to Supergiant Games, the title targets 60 frames per second at 1080p on the Xbox One and PS4, and it'll run up to 60fps in 4K on the Xbox Series X/S and PS5.

Physical copies of the game get a bonus download for the soundtrack and a 32-page booklet. The Xbox One and Series X versions will be available on the same disk. Both the physical and digital PS4 versions get a free upgrade to the digital PS5 version. Unlike the Switch version, what won't be available on these versions is the ability to transfer saves between the PC and the consoles.

Source: Engadget

Xbox Series X/S & PC exclusive 'The Medium' gets rated for PS5

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The Xbox Series X/S and PC-exclusive title The Medium has just been rated for the PlayStation 5. It receives a Mature 17+ for Blood, Strong Language, and Violence rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board. And the listing shows not just the Xbox platform but the PS5, too.

Koch Media announced a publishing partnership with The Medium's developer Bloober Team earlier this year, and the publisher plans a pre-E3 Koch Primetime Gaming Stream on June 11. So, we might hear more about the game's availability on Sony's console then. As IGN pointed out, it could also drum up excitement for Bloober Team's upcoming project, which it said was working on "another horror IP" with a "very famous publisher." Some of the speculations said it could be a new entry in the Silent Hill franchise.