PlayStation 4 Pro

Around this time of the year the gaming community runs wild. E3 is right around the corner and with it usually comes the promise of new games and hardware. Last week Shawn Layden put an end to rumors that the PS5 would make an appearance.

It’s the time for turkey, sure — and visits with the in-laws — but this weekend is also all about the deals.

Whether you’re into it or not, Black Friday is very much a “thing” in the UK now. After being spearheaded by larger supermarkets and department stores, Britain has accepted the deal hunting season with open arms. Regardless of how much it can annoy, the gaming scene usually sees some intense reductions.

It’s that time of year: what began as a single day of shopping madness in the US has now spread globally. Here’s the first of our Black Friday Buyer’s Guides, focusing on deals up here in America’s hat.

Gamescom only just wrapped, but you’ll want to set your alerts again. Sony has announced the details on its traditional pre-TGS presser, which kicks off in less than three weeks.

While Sony may not be holding a presser at Gamescom this week, it seems the Japanese giant still has some surprises in store. Case in point: PlayStation Europe is teasing what appears to be a new PS4 console.

Slightly Mad Studios’ Stephen Viljoen reveals Project CARS 2 looks better on the Xbox One X compared to PS4 Pro. The comment comes from an interview the Game Director had with Trusted Reviews earlier this week.

Today is Sony’s turn in the spotlight, as the company gears up for the PlayStation E3 Briefing in a few hours. As always, you’ll be able to watch it here. The main event starts at 1800 local time (0100 UTC), but racing fans will want to tune in earlier.

PlayStation 4 owners may have been pre-occupied with the announcement of the Gran Turismo Sport beta yesterday, but there was more good news out of the Sony camp: the 4.50 software update has been rolled out across the network for all players.

Last week we reported GT Sport would appear at the 2017 Game Developers Conference. The show recently wrapped, bringing us direct impressions from attendees that got to experience GT Sport on PS4 Pro.

While there’s not been a lot of news trickling out about GT Sport as of late (we’ve had our hands full with Project CARS 2 instead), the next Gran Turismo game is confirmed to be featured at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC).

The closed beta for the latest PlayStation 4 update (v4.50) comes with a much-requested feature for PS4 Pro owners. Labeled “Boost Mode”, this feature (when enabled in the settings) allows games that haven’t receive a PS4 Pro compatibility update to now utilize the Pro’s improved hardware for better performance.

A key aspect to running any profitable business is keeping your customers happy and Sony knows all about this when it comes to firmware updates for its highly successful console.

Gran Turismo Sport was playable at the Taipei Game Show this past weekend—on the new PlayStation 4 Pro no less. While the build doesn’t appear to be much different from the one shown at the PlayStation Experience last December, it nonetheless shows us some new aspects of the game.

Big news from Sony: the PS4 family of consoles has crested the 50 million mark, as of December 6, 2016. The milestone came on the back of the brand’s most successful Black Friday yet, and pairs with a software sales figure totalling over 369.6 million.

Confirmed earlier this year just days before E3, and revealed 12 weeks later by Andrew House, Sony’s better-equipped PS4 console with the intent of ushering in a new era has arrived: enter PlayStation 4 Pro.

Sony’s continuing the roll-out for the new PS4 Pro, due to land on shelves across the globe in only a few days. Earlier this week, the PS4 Pro Event in London revealed more news on both the system as well as GT Sport. The next big event has been announced, taking place in the same city we first were shown the system: New York City.

While Gran Turismo Sport may no longer be scheduled for release this month, that hasn’t prevented the veritable explosion of news coming out of the PS4 Pro event in London which came to an end this past Thursday.

With all the new information coming straight from the PS4 Pro Event in Big Ben’s hometown, we’re getting our first real view of GT Sport post-delay announcement. As we learned yesterday, the game will support 4K resolution and HDR via PS4 Pro. Now, some more light has been shone on the exact nature of these specifications.

More details are quickly leaking out of the dedicated PS4 Pro event, held yesterday and today in London, England. For GT Sport, we’ve already heard confirmation that the game will support both 4K (through upscaling) and HDR, as well as the PlayStation VR peripheral. Today, we’ve got our first glimpse at all of the above, coming to us care of Adam ‘Grizwords’ Mathew, Editor of Official PlayStation Magazine Australia.