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PS5 PS4 New Games March 4 2024

We’re into a new month, and the list of new PS5 and PS4 games due to be released during the week beginning March 4, 2024, has gotten bigger. There are plenty of different genres to occupy all types of gamers, but the highlights of the week are the latest installment in the WWE 2K franchise and the third game in the Outlast series, which finally makes the jump to consoles.

All PS5 and PS4 March 4 to 10, 2024 game release dates

Here are all of the PS5 and PS4 games currently set to be released throughout the week of March 4 to 10, 2024.

PS5 Games

  • Classified: France ’44 (March 5)
  • Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (March 5)
  • Juicy Realm (March 5)
  • Mediterranea Inferno (March 5)
  • The Outlast Trials (March 5)
  • Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties: Definitive Edition (March 5)
  • 10 Seconds to Win! (March 6)
  • Cat and Ghostly Road (March 6)
  • Hex Gambit: Respawned (March 6)
  • Reveil (March 6)
  • ABRISS – build to destroy (March 7)
  • As Dusk Falls (March 7)
  • Manic Maniacs (March 7)
  • Mortal Fight: Lethal Revenge (March 7)
  • OVRDARK: A Do Not Open Story (March 7)
  • Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator (March 7)
  • Top Racer Collection (March 7)
  • Akka Arrh (March 8)
  • Ancient Weapon Holly (March 8)
  • DateJournal (March 8)
  • Dreamland Solitaire: Dragon’s Fury (March 8)
  • In Celebration of Violence (March 8)
  • Stilt (March 8)
  • System Critical 2 (March 8)
  • Unicorn Overlord (March 8)
  • WWE 2K24 (March 8)

PS4 Games

  • Expeditions: A MudRunner Game (March 5)
  • Juicy Realm (March 5)
  • Mediterranea Inferno (March 5)
  • The Outlast Trials (March 5)
  • Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties: Definitive Edition (March 5)
  • 10 Seconds to Win! (March 6)
  • Cat and Ghostly Road (March 6)
  • Hex Gambit: Respawned (March 6)
  • Reveil (March 6)
  • As Dusk Falls (March 7)
  • Manic Maniacs (March 7)
  • Mortal Fight: Lethal Revenge (March 7)
  • New Star GP (March 7)
  • Top Racer Collection (March 7)
  • Ancient Weapon Holly (March 8)
  • DateJournal (March 8)
  • Unicorn Overlord (March 8)
  • WWE 2K24 (March 8)

A total of 26 games are coming to PS5 this week, while PS4 players get a shorter list of 18 titles. The biggest of them all is WWE 2K24, which is available at the end of the week. However, those who purchase the Deluxe or 40 Years of WrestleMania Editions can get access to the game three days earlier on March 5.

The Outlast Trials, the prequel to the first two games, dumps up to four players in the middle of a horrifying Cold War experiment as they fight to survive. If you fancy something a bit more sedate, As Dusk Falls brings the story of two families whose trajectories collide in the Arizona desert to PS5 and PS4. Elsewhere, there is the tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord, or new off-road adventure Expeditions: A MudRunner Game.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Review PS5 FF7

It’s time to get out of Midgar. If you’re a fan of the original Final Fantasy 7, you know that game finally opens up in second half of the first disc, with Cloud and the gang setting off into the wider world of Gaia in pursuit of Sephiroth. As such, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a tougher game to make as it comes with a lot of expectations, more content to recreate, and a lot of build-up from the ending of FF7 Remake. Square Enix has reinterpreted and refreshed all of the enemies, environments, and plot points while adding new, modern elements that still treat the original game with respect. The amount of work that has gone into FF7 Rebirth is truly staggering, and though several parts of the game feel stretched out and encumbered, it follows through on its potential.

The next world

This review will be purposefully vague on the storyline of FF7 Remake and FF7 Rebirth to keep spoilers to a minimum, though anyone who has played through the original game will more or less know what happens. FF7 Rebirth, as a direct sequel to FF7 Remake, comes with several lingering plot threads that are addressed throughout the story. A recap video of the events in the first game is available in the main menu in case you need a refresher.

New cutscenes, conversations, and side quests alter the original plotline enough that it still feels like a fresh take, while the general framework has mostly been kept intact. Revisiting all of the familiar story beats, while listening to modern orchestrations of familiar tunes, is delightfully nostalgic. The party worries about Cloud’s memory, Barret and Tifa want to take down Shinra, Red XIII wishes to return home, and Aerith hopes to learn more about her past. Short scenes involving another character are mainly spliced between chapters, lending an air of mystery on the overarching timeline. It’s not until the latter half of the game that events more significantly deviate from the source material, introducing various elements to the lore that weren’t there before.

The majority of the side quests and protorelic missions spread throughout each region of the world provide opportunities for the party to interact with new characters as well as NPCs from FF7 Remake. Completing these tasks, along with choosing specific dialogue options, also adds relationships points between Cloud and one of the party members. This impacts and provides more options for a particular cutscene later in the game — a mechanic which FF7 fans will recognize. The game doesn’t shy away from adding tongue-in-cheek humor either, especially when it comes to Red XIII riding chocobos and getting mad when humans treat him like a pet.

However, FF7 Rebirth has some trouble sticking the landing, particularly in the last third of the story. How some characters are integrated into the party feels like a missed opportunity and it’s done in an awkwardly deliberate way. Also, the ending reveals a lot of information, but it’s told in a tangled, murky, erratic sequence of events. While it tries to be intriguing by raising as many questions as it answers, it sacrifices clarity for the sake of complex plot structure.

Reforged in battle

Much of the real-time combat system from FF7 Remake has been carried over with a few additional mechanics like synergy skills and abilities. Hitting enemies with basic attacks builds the ATB meter and segments of this gauge can be used to cast spells, use items, and perform character abilities. Enemies also have a stun meter that builds quickly if you’re able to pressure them, typically done by exploiting their elemental weakness or evading their strikes with proper timing. Once it’s full, they become staggered for a long time during which any damage dealt is multiplied.

Each party member has different strengths, so changing which character you control during battle can be strategically useful. In fact, the story has numerous sections that force your group to split up, so you will want to be well-versed with how each character works anyway. Out of the starting party, Cloud and Tifa are strong at dealing single-target damage, Barret and Aerith have long-range attacks, and Red XIII has a multi-hit spinning attack that builds stagger and ATB quickly. 

In addition, each party member has access to limit breaks as well as a synergy meter that increases every time ATB is used. This fuels powerful synergy abilities that can give two members temporarily larger ATB meters, access to higher limit break levels, or unlimited MP for a short time. Meanwhile, synergy skills can be used freely and which ones you can use depends on your current party makeup.

FF7 Rebirth provides many opportunities for character progression beyond basic leveling. Obtaining a wide variety of materia and giving them AP from battles is vital, making materia slots on weapons and armor crucial for keeping pace with enemies and bosses in the long run. Every new weapon you find allows a character to learn an ability from it permanently, and various accessories you can purchase or craft from materials can increase base stats and grant immunities to status effects. Also tracked is Party XP earned by defeating story bosses and completing minor world intel objectives on the map. As this increases in level, your party will unlock new options on their skill trees that can be learned by spending skill points. 

The main weakness of the combat system is that it’s finicky on occasion. Evading homing attacks, particularly the swallow ability from land worms, is more difficult than it should be. Figuring out limit levels is tricky too since you have to learn the appropriate skill synergies on the skill tree and then track limit level increases on your own in battle. Since using items takes one ATB charge, using them in battle is a rough call when abilities and spells tend to be better options. It’s not until you earn the Item Economizer materia or have Mist potions on hand that using one is worth the action economy.

Overlapping audio is an occasional problem as well. As you explore a town, you’ll sometimes walk around a crowd of NPCs and all of them begin talking at the same time to the point that you can barely make out what they’re saying. In fiend battles on the map, a new AI character named MAI will interrupt the fight by spewing out facts about the enemy. It’s supposed to be helpful, but alongside the intense music and special effects, her dialogue is a distraction that you can’t turn off. 

Gold Saucer-eyed

One of the best parts of FF7 Rebirth is seeing every environment expanded to an incredible degree. The first town of Kalm has beautifully detailed streets and shops, while the opening Grasslands region has green rolling hills, watermills, and trickling streams. Those are merely starters compared to several cities later on, like Cosmo Canyon, Costa Del Sol, and the Gold Saucer, that are even more impressive. The level of detail just in the number of objects that fill each area is incredible. This remains consistent as you progress from one chapter to the next, even as regions become more complex to navigate.

Fortunately, dealing with the rougher terrain is by and large resolved by riding a chocobo. Not only are chocobos faster than walking on foot, but they also make grabbing resources easy and can sniff out hidden treasures on the map. Much of these are materials that can be sold for gil or transmuted into items and equipment. Specific regional versions allow you to reach restricted areas as well, like mountain chocobos being able to climb the side of cliffs. You can locate chocobo stops too that give you a chance to rest and provide another point for fast travel.

On the downside, around half of all the activities on the map amount to busywork. Similar to viewpoints in Assassin’s Creed, activating remnawave towers will reveal locations of nearby points of interest. But finding every tower, life spring, summon sanctuary, fiend battle, moghouse, cache, excavation site, and more is exhausting. The chocobo stealth activity and the Moogle Mischief mini-games are especially burdensome (and the Moogles look more like koala bears for some reason). Even if you aren’t a completionist (like I am), you are encouraged to finish as much as you can to earn Party XP, purchase powerful materia from Chadley, and unlock combat simulator battles.

Otherwise, most of the mini-games are enjoyable side diversions that add a lot of flavor. Queen’s Blood, a three-lane card game that’s similar to Triple Triad from FF8, requires a lot of strategy in placing cards on the field, and there are players in every town that you can challenge. Out of all the activities at the Gold Saucer, chocobo racing is the main attraction and plays very close to Mario Kart. In addition to Chadley’s combat simulations, there are a few other arenas for more intense fights. The piano performance mini-game from the demo appears throughout the journey too. Other mini-games from the original game have been recreated here, including the Shinra Junon parade and Fort Condor. Doing well at all these games awards strong materia, weapons, and accessories, so while many of them are optional, completing them is time well spent.

Completing the main campaign and every world intel mission takes around 100 hours, more so if you decide to tackle optional content that unlocks after you finish the story. Some chapters feel stretched out more than they should be, with some levels that go on for too long and activities that repeat themselves across every region. Tying the more mundane tasks to one of the party members, similar to how side quests are done, would have helped alleviate the tedium.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Final Verdict

Through its expanded story, fantastic graphics, and abundance of side activities, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth vigorously continues the momentum from FF7 Remake. While some parts of the game are too slow or padded for the sake of content, the majority of the experience is a pleasant ride through nostalgia. It will be curious to see how progress, if any, is carried over to the next game, given all the exploration and items that you can obtain here. At any rate, FF7 Rebirth lives up to its promise as a love letter to the original game and solidly sets up the third and final title in the trilogy.

  • Revamped, nostalgic story
  • Detailed environments and reorchestrated music
  • Wealth of side activities and mini-games
  • Red XIII is a beast in combat and plays comic relief
  • Didn't experience any crashes and bugs
  • A few characters are integrated awkwardly
  • Issues with overlapping dialogue
  • Some content is mundane, slow, or padded

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Disclosure: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth PS5 code provided by publisher.

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PS Plus Essential Game for March 2024 Leaked https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/27/ps-plus-essential-game-for-march-2024-leaked/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/27/ps-plus-essential-game-for-march-2024-leaked/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:11:07 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898831 Sony will announce March’s PS Plus Essential games soon, but one of the titles leaked early. According to a report, next month’s free lineup likely includes the martial arts action game Sifu. Sifu may be one of next month’s PS Plus Essential games This news comes from leaker billbil-kun, who shared the news on Twitter […]

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Sifu free on PS Plus in March

Sony will announce March’s PS Plus Essential games soon, but one of the titles leaked early. According to a report, next month’s free lineup likely includes the martial arts action game Sifu.

Sifu may be one of next month’s PS Plus Essential games

This news comes from leaker billbil-kun, who shared the news on Twitter and Deallabs. While they didn’t have any information to share about the other two games, they believe Sifu will be the main attraction. As with all leaks, this should be taken with a grain of salt. However, billbil-kun has been a reliable source in the past.

Sifu free on PS Plus in March

As for the other titles, fans have speculated on games ranging from Forspoken to God of War: Ragnarok. However, if Sony intends for Sifu to be next month’s headliner, it seems unlikely that the other two will be that high profile. Either way, fans will know for sure when Sony announces the PS Plus March lineup on February 28. Whatever the games end up being, PS Plus Essential subscribers can claim them from March 5 to April 2.

Released in 2022, Sifu is a third-person martial arts beat ‘em up set in contemporary China. Players take the role of the son or daughter of a murdered martial arts master and embark on a quest for revenge against the men responsible. After having their throat cut and being left for dead, a magical talisman revives them. However, it has the side effect of accelerating the protagonist’s age.

This sets the stage for Sifu’s most unique gameplay mechanic. Every time the player-character dies, the talisman ages them up several years. The protagonist gets stronger after each resurrection, letting their strikes deal more damage. However, each revival also reduces maximum health. The talisman also has a limited number of uses, after which point the protagonist loses the ability to revive.

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PS5 and PS4 Releases: Every Game Release Date for Week Beginning February 26, 2024 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/26/ps5-ps4-new-games-february-26-march-3-2024-psvr-2/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/26/ps5-ps4-new-games-february-26-march-3-2024-psvr-2/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:34:42 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898751 The list of new PS5 and PS4 games due to be released during the week beginning February 26, 2024, isn’t very big, but there are still several quality releases. The highlight of the week is the second part of the Final Fantasy VII remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but there is also a game from […]

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PS5 PS4 New Games February 26 2024

The list of new PS5 and PS4 games due to be released during the week beginning February 26, 2024, isn’t very big, but there are still several quality releases. The highlight of the week is the second part of the Final Fantasy VII remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but there is also a game from the Star Wars franchise and the latest version of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

All PS5 and PS4 February 26 to March 3, 2024 game release dates

Here are all of the PS5 and PS4 games currently set to be released throughout the week of February 26 to March 3, 2024.

PS5 Games

  • Beat The Beats VR (February 27)
  • Bio Inc. Redemption (February 27)
  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake (February 28)
  • Dead End City (February 28)
  • Pecaminosa – A Deadly Hand (February 28)
  • Star Wars: Dark Forces (February 28)
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (February 29)
  • Peachy Boy (February 29)
  • PopSlinger (February 29)
  • Tamarak Trail (February 29)
  • Welcome to ParadiZe (February 29)
  • The Mobius Machine (March 1)
  • Rainbow Reactor: Fusion – Remastered (March 1)
  • Ufouria: The Saga 2 (March 1)
  • Unlife (March 1)

PS4 Games

  • The Project Poulet (February 26)
  • Bio Inc. Redemption (February 27)
  • Dead End City (February 28)
  • Pecaminosa – A Deadly Hand (February 28)
  • Star Wars: Dark Forces (February 28)
  • PopSlinger (February 29)
  • Tamarak Trail (February 29)
  • Return of Red Riding Hood Enhanced Edition (March 1)
  • Unlife (March 1)

A total of 15 games are coming to PS5 this week, while PS4 players get a shorter list of just 9 titles. The biggest game of the week is definitely Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and if you haven’t tried it already, there’s a demo available that will reward players with special in-game items that are carried over to the full game.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons was originally released on PS3 in 2013 before making the jump to PS4 in 2015. Now Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is coming to PS5 this week, complete with rebuilt characters and landscapes and a re-recorded soundtrack. The final notable remaster, Star Wars: Dark Forces, is coming to both consoles with 4K resolution, advanced 3D rendering, remade cutscenes, and controller support.

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Hi-Fi Rush PS5 Version Gets Release Date https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/21/hi-fi-rush-ps5-version-gets-release-date/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/21/hi-fi-rush-ps5-version-gets-release-date/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:00:49 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898633 After weeks of rumors and reports, Bethesda confirmed on Wednesday that Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush will be coming to PlayStation 5 next month, bringing a former Xbox exclusive to its rival console. Hi-Fi Rush will arrive on PlayStation 5 on March 18, 2024. The release date was confirmed via a video from Bethesda LATAM’s YouTube […]

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Hi-Fi Rush PS5 Version Gets Release Date

After weeks of rumors and reports, Bethesda confirmed on Wednesday that Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush will be coming to PlayStation 5 next month, bringing a former Xbox exclusive to its rival console.

Hi-Fi Rush will arrive on PlayStation 5 on March 18, 2024. The release date was confirmed via a video from Bethesda LATAM’s YouTube channel, which briefly shared a video revealing the news before quickly setting it to private (via The Verge).

The video’s description mentions March 19 as a release date, but the video itself points to March 18 as the official release date. Bethesda has not officially confirmed the release as of yet.

Hi-Fi Rush, three other games joining PS5, Nintendo Switch

News of Hi-Fi Rush coming to PlayStation 5 was first reported earlier this month. After Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer revealed that four Xbox exclusives would be going to other consoles, The Verge reported that the four games set to release on the PlayStation 5 and the Nintendo Switch were Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded.

The report went on to mention that Microsoft is also planning to launch Sea of Thieves on non-Xbox platforms later this year. While a Nintendo Switch release of Pentiment was announced at the publisher’s February Direct, no other titles have been reported to move as of now, but Warren notes other first-party titles are also under consideration.

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Helldivers 2 ‘Never’ Getting PvP https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/20/helldivers-2-never-getting-pvp/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/20/helldivers-2-never-getting-pvp/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:45:55 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898589 The co-op third-person shooter Helldivers 2 is proving to be a massive hit on PlayStation 5 and PC. However, some fans are clamoring for a player-versus-player mode in addition to its cooperative PvE action. Unfortunately for them, the game’s creative director clarified players must look elsewhere for a PvP experience. Helldivers 2’s creative director says […]

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Helldivers 2 will never have PVE

The co-op third-person shooter Helldivers 2 is proving to be a massive hit on PlayStation 5 and PC. However, some fans are clamoring for a player-versus-player mode in addition to its cooperative PvE action.

Unfortunately for them, the game’s creative director clarified players must look elsewhere for a PvP experience.

Helldivers 2’s creative director says there will “never” be a PvP mode

Johan Pilestedt is the CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios and the creative director of Helldivers 2. Fans on Twitter recently asked if the studio could add a PvP mode. However, Pilestedt quickly shot that idea down, arguing that such a mode was bad for the community.

“We’ll ‘never’ add a PvP-mode,” said Pilestedt. “This is to reduce toxic elements from the community.” He added, “We want an environment that’s supportive, fun and where we all are fighting on the same side!”

In a subsequent tweet, Pilestedt denied the accusation that the studio was “scared” of adding PvP to Helldivers 2. Arrowhead simply does not want to invite the kind of toxic fanbases that PvP shooters can develop. Pilestedt sees this toxicity as inevitable in competitive games and wants Helldiver 2 to remain a cooperative experience.

“We make games for people that just want to have a challenging time with friends but in a PvE setting,” he said.

He also rightly pointed out that gamers have plenty of options when it comes to PvP shooters. He suggested that people waiting for a Helldivers 2 head-to-head mode would be better off playing Escape from Tarkov.

Some fans will no doubt be disappointed by Pilestedt’s statements. However, Helldivers 2 is a fantastic PvE game, and maybe that’s all it needs to be.

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PS5 and PS4 Releases: Every Game Release Date for Week Beginning February 19, 2024 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/20/ps5-ps4-new-games-february-19-25-2024-psvr-2/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/20/ps5-ps4-new-games-february-19-25-2024-psvr-2/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:37:36 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898566 After a lot of looting and plundering last week, the list of new PS5 and PS4 games due to be released during the week beginning February 19, 2024, takes a different approach to excitement. The highlights of the week are survival horror game Pacific Drive, tactical RPG King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, and another game in […]

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PS5 PS4 New Games February 19 2024

After a lot of looting and plundering last week, the list of new PS5 and PS4 games due to be released during the week beginning February 19, 2024, takes a different approach to excitement. The highlights of the week are survival horror game Pacific Drive, tactical RPG King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, and another game in the Warhammer 40,000 franchise.

All PS5 and PS4 February 19 to 25, 2024 game release dates

Here are all of the PS5 and PS4 games currently set to be released throughout the week of February 19 to 25, 2024.

PS5 Games

  • Pink Pong (February 19)
  • Balatro (February 20)
  • IREM Collection Volume 2 (February 20)
  • The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Anthology (February 20)
  • Qomp2 (February 20)
  • Return to Grace (February 20)
  • TEVI (February 20)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (February 20)
  • A Time Traveller’s Guide To Past Delicacies (February 21)
  • Escape The Glitch (February 21)
  • Froggie – A Retro Platformer (February 21)
  • Slave Zero X (February 21)
  • 502’s Arcade (February 22)
  • Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator (February 22)
  • Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath (February 22)
  • Inkulinati (February 22)
  • King Arthur: Knight’s Tale (February 22)
  • Pacific Drive (February 22)
  • Quadroids (February 22)
  • Ruff Ghanor (February 22)
  • Yohane the Parhelion – NUMAZU in the MIRAGE – (February 22)
  • Operation Serpens (February 23)
  • Promenade (February 23)
  • Strange Horticulture (February 23)
  • Train Chase (February 24)

PS4 Games

  • Pink Pong (February 19)
  • 3in1 Game Collection: Backgammon + Checkers + Mills (February 20)
  • Balatro (February 20)
  • IREM Collection Volume 2 (February 20)
  • Qomp2 (February 20)
  • Return to Grace (February 20)
  • Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (February 20)
  • A Time Traveller’s Guide To Past Delicacies (February 21)
  • Froggie – A Retro Platformer (February 21)
  • Slave Zero X (February 21)
  • 502’s Arcade (February 22)
  • Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator (February 22)
  • Geometric Sniper Z (February 22)
  • Inkulinati (February 22)
  • Quadroids (February 22)
  • Ruff Ghanor (February 22)
  • Creatura (February 23)
  • Flooded (February 23)
  • Instant Death (February 23)
  • My Bakery Empire (February 23)
  • Promenade (February 23)
  • Suika Watermelon Fruits (February 23)

A total of 25 games are coming to PS5 this week, while PS4 players get a slightly shorter list of 22 titles. Both PS5 and PS4 get the delights of Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters, a turn-based tactics game that pits the player’s Grey Knights against the forces of Nurgle as they prevent the release of a plague on the galaxy.

However, most of the highlights can only be found on PS5. Pacific Drive puts its own twist on the survival horror genre as the player’s car plays an important part in surviving the anomalies and hazards of the Olympic Peninsula. Meanwhile, the dark fantasy retelling of Arthurian legend, King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, finally makes its way to console. Finally, there’s The Lost Legends of Redwall: The Scout Anthology, a puzzle adventure game based on Brian Jacques’ Redwall book series.

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Slowing PS5 Sales and Lower Profit Causes Sony to Lose $10 Billion in Value https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/19/sony-loses-billions-slow-ps5-sales-low-profit-playstation/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/19/sony-loses-billions-slow-ps5-sales-low-profit-playstation/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:13:22 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898549 Last week, Sony Group announced that it’s cutting its PS5 sales forecast while highlighting a major problem: its PlayStation division’s operating profit. Despite record revenues, Sony’s gaming business is experiencing low profit margins, leading investors and analysts to express concerns. To make matters worse, the reduced PS5 sales forecast cost Sony $10 billion in stock […]

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PS5 sales and PlayStation profit cause concern

Last week, Sony Group announced that it’s cutting its PS5 sales forecast while highlighting a major problem: its PlayStation division’s operating profit. Despite record revenues, Sony’s gaming business is experiencing low profit margins, leading investors and analysts to express concerns. To make matters worse, the reduced PS5 sales forecast cost Sony $10 billion in stock value.

What’s going on with PS5 sales and PlayStation’s profit?

Despite a higher price tag than what the PS5 launched with, Sony set an ambitious sales target for the console and as of December 31, 2023, the PS5 is slightly behind that target. As a result, Sony cut down its forecast while announcing that it expects PS5 sales to slow down as it enters the latter part of its life cycle.

As reported by CNBC, the news caused Sony’s shares to come tumbling down, wiping billions off of its stock. However, it’s the PlayStation profit margins that are a bigger problem than slowing PS5 sales. Sony acknowledged as much when CFO Hiroki Totoki said that PlayStation needs to improve its profit margins.

“Their [PlayStation’s] revenue on digital sales, add-on-content, digital-downloads are at all time highs, and yet their margins are at decade-lows,” Jeffries’ equity analyst Atul Goyal told CNBC. “This is just not acceptable.” Analyst Serkan Toto pointed out that games like Spider-Man 2 are costing too much to make, resulting in a “significant impact on their gaming margin” despite robust sales.

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Sony Not Releasing New Games From Major Existing IPs Before March 2025 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/14/no-ps5-exclusives-from-existing-major-franchises-soon/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/14/no-ps5-exclusives-from-existing-major-franchises-soon/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:39:59 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898389 Sony Interactive Entertainment has said that it will not be releasing PS5 exclusives from any major existing IPs before March 2025. As a result, the company expects a decrease in software sales as well as a “slight decrease” in first-party software profit. Sony committed to producing “high quality” PS5 exclusives and live service games Hiroki […]

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PS5, PS4 exclusives by PlayStation Studios

Sony Interactive Entertainment has said that it will not be releasing PS5 exclusives from any major existing IPs before March 2025. As a result, the company expects a decrease in software sales as well as a “slight decrease” in first-party software profit.

Sony committed to producing “high quality” PS5 exclusives and live service games

Hiroki Totoki, Sony Group CFO and Sony Interactive Entertainment chairman, has said that the company is committed to producing “high quality” titles and live service games. He added that there are “major projects” in development at present but no major existing first-party franchises are due to receive new installments until at least March 2025.

Beyond previously announced new IP like Concord, it’s not known how many unannounced new IPs Sony has in development and what their release windows are. Sony says that the PS5 has now entered the latter part of its life cycle, and the company foresees a gradual decline in sales.

Speaking of sales, Sony has revised its ambitious forecast of selling 25 million PS5s in the current financial year. With just one quarter to go, the company now hopes to sell a total of 21 million units for the year. This means that at least 4.6 million more PS5s need to be sold before March 31, 2024.

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PS5 Sales Cross Another Milestone But PlayStation Profits Are an Issue https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/14/ps5-sales-update-q3-2023-february-14-2024/ https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/02/14/ps5-sales-update-q3-2023-february-14-2024/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 11:20:46 +0000 https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/?p=898384 Sony Group announced its financial results for Q3 2023 this morning, revealing that PS5 sales have reached nearly 55 million units worldwide. During the last quarter, 8.2 million PS5s were shipped, bringing the lifetime total to 54.8 million units as of December 31, 2023. PS5 sales slightly trailing behind PS4 sales At present, PS5 sales […]

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PS5 sales update

Sony Group announced its financial results for Q3 2023 this morning, revealing that PS5 sales have reached nearly 55 million units worldwide. During the last quarter, 8.2 million PS5s were shipped, bringing the lifetime total to 54.8 million units as of December 31, 2023.

PS5 sales slightly trailing behind PS4 sales

At present, PS5 sales are trailing behind PS4 sales on a time aligned basis by about 2.3 million units. Revenue generated by the PlayStation division set a new record for a third quarter, sitting at $10.2 billion (up 15.87% year-on-year). However, Sony did struggle to maintain an operating profit, which fell a whopping 25.9% year-on-year, highlighting a growing need for Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) to cut its costs.

To that effect, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki (also SIE chairman) has said that he’s looking into PlayStation’s profit margins. He highlighted the need to communicate with the gaming division to adopt a “harmonized” approach going forward, which makes room for overall growth and sustainability without compromising on quality.

“Overall growth and sustainable profitability for increasing margins… how will that translate to these goals? I don’t think people understand that deeply,” Totoki said of SIE. “I think that is the problem of the organization.”

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