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On Thursday Sony will show us what the next few months of PlayStation 5 will look like, as it's announced that its next State of Play event will air on April 29. We don't know everything the games giant will demo, but we do know it'll focus on upcoming PlayStation 5 software. We also know that a good chunk of the show will be devoted to Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. "State of Play returns this Thursday with riveting new #RatchetPS5 footage and insight from Insomniac Games," PlayStation promised in a Monday tweet. How to watch That's easy: The embedded video is right here. Editors' top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day's most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. Start times The show will air at 2 p.m. PT time and 5 p.m ET. For those living over the pond, that's 10 p.m. GMT Thursday. Australians will watch it in the future, at 7 a.m. AEST. What to expect A good portion of the event will be devoted to Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. Rift … [Read more...] about Sony’s PS5 State of Play event: How to watch, start times and predictions

What just happened? Sony has seemingly pulled out of the DSLR camera market and appears to be focusing its efforts exclusively on mirrorless shooters moving forward. For those paying attention to Sony’s efforts over the past several years, the news isn’t terribly surprising as the company's last DSLR came way back in 2016. Sony Alpha Rumors was the first to report that Sony’s website no longer shows any A-mount cameras. Similarly, retailer B&H lists the Sony Alpha a99 II DSLR as no longer available. A quick check of the Sony A-mount camera list over on Wikipedia reveals that every single model has been discontinued. The company’s final DSLR, the aforementioned a99 II, was announced in 2016. As PetaPixel recounts , it featured a 42.4MP backside-illuminated full-frame Exmor R CMOS sensor with a unique “gapless-on-chip” design to maximize light gathering abilities. Last September, however, Sony announced a new A-mount to E-mount adapter , allowing … [Read more...] about Sony goes all-in on mirrorless, discontinues its last DSLRs

Editor's take: Sony’s PlayStation 5 remains next to impossible to find at retail, but maybe shoes modeled after the new console will prove easier to obtain? On second thought, considering how much sneaker culture has grown in recent years, maybe not. Sony is again partnering with Nike and basketball player Paul George on the new PG 5 PlayStation 5 sneakers. The white and black upper is inspired by the console itself, accented with touches of gray and blue alongside graphics that match the symbols found on the PS5’s DualSense controller. PlayStation 5 designer Yujin Morisawa worked closely with Nike and George on the design of the shoe. This isn’t the first time Sony and Nike have come together on a collaboration of this caliber. Back in 2018, the two created the PG 2 PlayStation Colorway sneakers , which featured a built-in lithium battery to illuminate the PG and PlayStation logos. It doesn’t appear as if the new PG 5s have such functionality. Interested parties … [Read more...] about Sony teams with Nike on PlayStation 5-themed sneakers

In brief: A new report claims that Sony suppliers will start producing the components for a redesigned PlayStation 5 between the second and third quarter of 2022. One of those suppliers is TSMC, which will be responsible for producing the 6nm semi-custom AMD chip that the new PS5 model will feature. The PlayStation 5 has been an outstanding success for Sony. Despite facing supply issues, the PS5 has sold over 7.8M consoles since launch, outselling the PS4 during the same period. With the demand for PS5 consoles hitting record highs, Sony is being forced to find solutions to increase supply. Sony Interactive Entertainment's president Jim Ryan came out publicly to say that the company is ramping the PS5 production to meet demand, which should improve stock during the rest of the year. Other solutions presented by Sony's VP Hiroki Totoki included finding a secondary source of supplies or changing the PS5 design. Although we still haven't heard anything about Sony expanding the … [Read more...] about Sony is working on a PS5 redesign set to start production in 2022

What just happened? Sony has released a short trailer showing off the PS5’s Game Boost feature. Not only does it show snippets of some PS4 games, including Shadow of the Colossus, that are enhanced for the PS5, it also reveals a new Game Boost logo. The PlayStation 5 is backward compatible with most PlayStation 4 games, and Game Boost offers improvements such as higher framerates, resolutions, and HDR support—more so than what the PS4 Pro is capable of. Some of the games that take advantage of the feature include Ghost of Tsushima, Days Gone, and God of War. The end of the video shows Sony’s new Game Boost logo. Presumably, the Japanese firm will add it to the boxes of games that utilize the feature, much like Microsoft does with its Smart Delivery and Optimized for Series X logos. The promo trailer shows off the revamped God of War and Ghost of Tsushima. It also reveals a game that hasn’t yet received an update to enable Game Boost: Shadow of the Colossus. Hopefully, this … [Read more...] about Sony Game Boost trailer suggests more older games will receive PS5 improvements