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Forza Horizon 6 is taking the racing series to Japan for the first time, and now we know exactly when you'll be able to hit the virtual streets of Tokyo. The game will arrive on Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox Cloud on May 19, with an early access period commencing on May 15. That lines up with earlier reports about the release date(s) after an in-game ad supposedly appeared in Forza Horizon 5. The upcoming title will hit PS5 later this year.

Sony's first PlayStation announcement of 2026 is all about color. The new Hyperpop Collection includes colorful neon console covers and controllers that really add a pop of color to a PS5. There are three colors available: techno red, remix green, and rhythm blue (RGB!). All three are very different to the console covers that Sony has shipped for the PS5 so far, and they certainly look like they'd fit in well with RGB lights.

Circana's Mat Piscatella reports that only 1.6 million new consoles were sold last month, including during Black Friday. That's just a few hundred thousand more than the 1995 low of 1.4 million. Perhaps just as surprisingly, the Switch 2 wasn't even the best-selling hardware in November. That honor went to the PS5, a console that's five years old and ended up not benefiting from the expected Grand Theft Auto 6 launch hype this year.

Amazon's Black Friday deals are officially here, and right now you'll find the Minecraft Physical Edition on PS5 for its lowest price ever. It's discounted to just $25 (was $30), so if you haven't yet played the iconic game, this is a great chance to dive in (or snag it as an affordable gift for a friend or family member). The discount doesn't seem like much, but it comes bundled with 3,500 Tokens, which typically cost $20.

Gaming consoles traditionally hold their value for years after launch with manufacturers protecting pricing to maintain premium positioning and avoid devaluing their hardware in consumers' minds. The PS5 finally breaks that pattern in 2025 with genuine Black Friday discounts appearing exclusively on Amazon and marks the first time Sony's flagship console sees meaningful price cuts since its 2020 release.

Relax, we're not back to those supply-chain nightmare days. But this Amazon Black Friday deal on the Slim Digital Edition of the PS5 - a big $100 price cut down to $399 - is moving with alarming speed, so much so that it might not make it to actual Black Friday. If you weren't planning on starting your holiday shopping until Black Friday or even Cyber Monday, you might want to rethink that plan if you want to score a PS5 Digital Edition (Slim).

Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb said in a post on X Sunday that Intergalactic won't get a new trailer at The Game Awards next month. Grubb was responding to PlayStation insider Colin Moriarty, who said he believed the game could show up at the event. Grubb said Intergalactic won't be shown at The Game Awards 2025 and went on to claim that the game won't be out in 2026.

Black Friday isn't technically until November 28, but plenty of early deals are available already, including numerous video game discounts. One of the most unique titles you can pick up for cheap right now is Once Upon a Katamari, which is discounted to $30 (was $40). The quirky roll-'em-up series has been a cult classic for decades, and the latest game in the franchise has earned positive reviews for its new spin on familiar gameplay mechanics.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the God of War franchise, and one of the best ways to celebrate is to grab the latest entry in the long-running series, God of War Ragnarok, which is down to its lowest price yet for Black Friday. You can grab the game for just $20 (was $70) at Amazon, PlayStation Direct, and Walmart for a limited time.

If Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 flew under your radar in 2025, or you just haven't gotten around to playing it yet, now is the perfect time to jump into the sprawling medieval RPG thanks to an early Black Friday deal at Amazon that drops the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 standard edition to just $40 (was $60) and the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Gold Edition to $70 (was $90).

Five years ago, Sony and Microsoft both launched next-gen consoles with very similar PC-based architectures. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (and its less-powerful sibling, the Series S) promised even bigger and more realistic gaming experiences with near PC-quality graphics and responsiveness. We were told that ray tracingthe recreation of realistic lighting, reflections, and shadows in gameswould be worth spending $500 for a new box to plug into our 4K TVs.

Sony and Polyphony Digital are rolling out a huge update for Gran Turismo 7 on December 4 in the form of a paid add-on. The Power Pack DLC for the PlayStation 5 will unlock 50 new races across 20 theme categories, including 24-hour endurance events that Le Mans fans could sink their teeth into. In previous games, the endurance events really took 24 hours to finish, though you could pause and, eventually, save mid-race, allowing you to pick up where you left off.

With the included tool, you can quickly remove the Pro BFG's faceplates to alter the control layout. The modular design allows you to configure the Pro BFG's thumbsticks to match the PlayStation or Xbox layouts (parallel or offset). It also comes with four thumbstick caps, four stick grates, and three D-pad styles: 8-way, 4-way, and the solid square model shown in the promotional images. The module on the right side can be swapped out for the six-button fight pad.

In the latest newsletter, Rhys Ellison reveals that Ghost of Yotei has now hit around 2.5 million copies sold as it finishes up its third week on the market. That means it has sold about another million copies since Alinea published initial sales data a few weeks ago. At the time, Alinea noted that Ghost of Yotei had already earned its development budget back on just the 2nd day of sales.

Luckily, right now, you can grab the console for as low as $374 directly through the PlayStation storefront with the code PS5KLARNA - and it doesn't appear as though you need to use Klarna's payment service to get the discount. The code works with the PS5 Digital Edition and the PS5 Slim with 1TB of storage, bringing the prices down to $374 and $424.99, respectively.

After racking up impressive reviews following its release in July, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is finally getting its first big discount. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers - Day One Edition on PS5 and Xbox Series X is on sale for just $40 (was $50), making this the lowest price we've seen for the action game yet. Along with the game, this version comes with a DLC voucher for additional content.

If you've been waiting for a discount before picking up Hideo Kojima's newest game, your patience has paid off. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has received its first major price cut since launching in June exclusively on PS5. As part of a PlayStation Studios publisher sale ahead of Prime Big Deal Days, Death Stranding 2 is on sale for $50 (was $70) at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and GameStop.

If your PlayStation 5 has started feeling sluggish, freezes mid-game or acts a little weird, clearing the cache might be the quick fix you need. The cache is where your console stores temporary files to keep things running smoothly, but sometimes those files pile up and cause more problems than they solve. Clearing your PS5 cache won't delete your games, saves or settings, but it can clear out the junk data that's slowing things down.

A new firmware update--Version: 25.06-12.02.00--for the PlayStation 5 console has gone live, and unsurprisingly, it doesn't do much. What this new update does is improve the security on your device, but don't expect to see any new major features added to your PS5 once it has been installed. "We've made some security fixes to the system software," reads the very succinct update notes.

This guide explains how to enable Console Sharing and Offline Play on your PS5, along with tips to manage your account and avoid common issues. After all, sharing is caring, and this can be a great way for your squad at home to experience a stack of games at no extra cost, while claiming all the trophies (and the glory) for their own profiles.

Marvel's Wolverine is alive and killing. Four years after it was revealed at PlayStation Showcase, Sony's superhero slasher got a second trailer at the State of Play livestream on Wednesday. Just as it had been reported in the weeks leading up to the event, Insomniac Games unveiled a gory, gritty gameplay trailer for Marvel's Wolverine as the final announcement at State of Play. The Spider-Man developer also confirmed that its next superhero action-adventure title will launch on PS5 in fall 2026.

Sony has announced that its new power-saving feature will launch tomorrow (Sept 17) as part of a bigger PS5 update, and has also revealed which games will support it. In case you don't remember, this new feature is designed to deliberately reduce your console's performance in games to help reduce its total power consumption. It has been in the beta tasting phase but is now being rolled out to everyone.