Sony announced the redesigned “slim” PS5 model yesterday, which releases in November 2023 in the US and Canada, with other countries to follow. The new model is 30% smaller in size, 18% lighter compared to the original Digital Edition and 24% lighter compared to the Blu-ray Disc version, but the console is still quite large.
Read More
PlayStation Plus now has three tiers which you can choose from, with the higher-priced tired offering you more free games and additional benefits. If you are a PlayStation Plus Essentials subscriber (the base tier), you can easily upgrade to one of the higher tiers by paying the difference.
Read More
The actual pricing for PlayStation Plus and the different tiers will vary by markets. But as of September 2023, PlayStation Plus Essential costs $79.99 / €72.99 / £59.99 per year. The next level up, PlayStation Plus Extra will cost you $134.99 / €125.99 / £99.99.
Read MoreThe new PlayStation Plus has multiple tiers, each with different benefits. The existing PlayStation Plus is becoming “PlayStation Plus Essential”, keeping the same benefits as the existing version with free games every month. Upgrading to the next tier up means you get access to a catalog of PS4 and PS5 games.
Read MoreThe new PlayStation Plus will launch in most countries where PlayStation Network is available. Here is the launch schedule (in local times):
Sony has released the initial specification of the M.2 SSD that are compatible with the PS5. Although Sony hasn’t released a list of officially supported drives, it has provided information on the supported specification, including physical size and capacity so you can narrow down your options. The PS5 will support up to 4TB M.2 SSDs with minimum of 5,500MB/s sequential read speed.
Read More
The launch of the PS5 has complicated the trophies system across the different PlayStation consoles. Unfortunately, trophies unlocked on the PS5 can only be viewed on the PS5, while the older console vary in what you can see.
Read More
PS5 Error CE-108255-1 usually appears when a game or application has crashed, returning you to the PS5’s Home screen. Unfortunately, it’s a generic error that indicated “an error occurred in the application.”
Read More
PS5 Error CE-108262-9 is one of the errors encountered on the PS5 console when the system recovers from a hard crash – this is where the system shuts down due to a problem.
Read More
The launch model of the PS5 and PS5 Digital Editions come with a 825 GB ultra-fast SSD. However, after formatting and system software, the amount of usable space on the SSD is much lower than this. After formatting and converting from base 10 to base 2, the 825 GB hard drive translates to roughly 768.3 GiB of usable space.
Read More