Category: Gaming

Is Ghost Of Yōtei the only big Sony game for Christmas? (Sony Interactive Entertainment) As Sony projects a decline in PlayStation 5 console sales over the next year, the company is hoping software will pick up the slack. Sony’s first-party line-up for the PlayStation 5 has been an increasing disappointment over the past five years, with standouts like Returnal and Astro Bot, but too few new releases and too many remasters and failed live service experiments. The lack of first-party … Continue reading “Sony to increase first party games output as PS5 sales continue to fall”

GTA 6 – this art might make a good statue (Rockstar Games) The Wednesday letters page tries to imagine what the PS6 launch line-up will look like, as one reader is glad about the wait between Persona sequels. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Early accessSo, I see Doom: The Dark Ages is another of these games where you can pay for a collector’s edition to play it a few days early. I’m not sure what difference … Continue reading “Games Inbox: What will the GTA 6 collector’s edition be like?”

You gotta be quick! (Nintendo) New stock of the Nintendo Switch 2 has arrived in the UK, with two separate retailers now offering bundles of the game at normal prices. The Nintendo Switch 2 launches worldwide on June 5 but from the first moment pre-orders opened stock hasn’t stayed available anywhere for more than a few minutes. That’s probably not going to change until much later in the year and since there’s never any forewarning, all anyone can really do … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order still live in the UK with exclusive camera bundle”

Persona 5: The Phantom X – there’s too much red for it to be Persona 6 (Atlus) Atlus has confirmed that a new Persona title will be unveiled on Thursday but despite what fans hope it’s almost certainly not Persona 6. Persona 5 will be 10 years old next year. In that time there’s been innumerable spin-offs, as well as a remake of Persona 3 and rumours that Persona 4 will be getting the same treatment. What there hasn’t been … Continue reading “New Persona annoucement due this week but prepare for disappointment”

Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered – Aloy will return (Sony Interactive Entertainment) Sony is planning to launch the PS6 with a new Horizon game, as the latest rumours suggest that a Horizon Online spin-off is still on the way. Back in 2022, when Horizon Forbidden West was released on PlayStation 4 and 5, everything seemed to be going perfectly normally for Sony. The PlayStation 5 was selling well, they had lots of new first party games released or announced, and everything … Continue reading “Horizon Zero Dawn 3 scheduled for 2027 as a cross-gen PS6 game claims rumour”

It costs a lot for everyone (Nintendo) Despite its high cost, Nintendo could be making as little as £3 on each Switch 2 console sold, suggesting they literally couldn’t make the new hardware any cheaper. Nobody has been in the games business longer than Nintendo and while they’ve had their ups and downs, to put it mildly, they’ve never really been in any financial trouble, since they have vast reserves of cash (which prevents them from being taken over by … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch 2 could be being sold at a loss claim analysts”

The Nintendo Switch has had quite a life (Nintendo) As the Nintendo Switch 2 release date looms what are the best games for the original Switch and are they still worth playing? There is a very good chance that the Nintendo Switch will end up as the best-selling video game console of all time, and that will be an accolade that is well deserved. Regardless of whether you agree about it being the best console ever made it has a … Continue reading “The 20 exclusive games that made Nintendo Switch the best console ever”

GTA 6 – not everyone’s a fan (Rockstar Games) The Tuesday letters page is surprised to learn that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been a hit, as one reader worries about the negative effects of GTA 6. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Minority opinionWith all this discussion of GTA 6 I really feel like the odd one out, because I’ve never really liked any of them. I recognised GTA 3 as an important breakthrough for open … Continue reading “Games Inbox: Is it weird to not like GTA games?”

Niko Bellic’s time to shine? (Rockstar) A next gen version GTA 4 is in development for PS5 and Xbox, according to a well known insider, ahead of a planned re-release of Max Payne 3. While we have a long wait for GTA 6, following its delay to May 26 next year, Rockstar might be planning to release another entry in the series in 2025. Rockstar has released several remasters over recent years, including the original Red Dead Redemption and the … Continue reading “GTA 4 remaster coming to PS5 this year claims insider”

Is GTA 6 good or bad for the industry? (Rockstar) Rockstar’s newly announced launch date for GTA 6 has led to panicked meetings at other studios, as they try to dodge its blast zone. You may have already heard, but after originally being slated for autumn 2025, Rockstar has pushed back the launch of GTA 6 to May 26, 2026. We already knew publishers were trying to avoid the game’s release date, with the likes of Ghost of Yōtei and … Continue reading “GTA 6 release date sparks panic as rival companies fear new delay”