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PS5 Will Get Variable Refresh Rate in Update This Week
By Andrew E. Freedman published
PS5 is finally getting VRR via an update being added this week. Some games will be patched for support, but you can turn it on with any game.
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Sony Launches Three PlayStation Plus Tiers to Counter Xbox Game Pass
By Brandon Hill published
Sony will now offer PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra and PlayStation Plus Premium.
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Seagate Preps SMR HDDs for PlayStation 5: Up to 5TB of Capacity
By Anton Shilov published
Seagate's new Game Drives for PS4 and PS5 start in two minutes, offer up to 140MB/s.
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Sony Extends PlayStation 4 Production to Battle PlayStation 5 Shortages
By Anton Shilov published
Sony to keep producing PlayStation 4 throughout 2022.
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Sony Is Finally Selling Black and Colorful PS5 Faceplates
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Sony is releasing five PS5 faceplates in new colors, including a much-desired black, as official accessories.
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Core i9-12900K AVX-512 Support Delivers Big Gains for PS3 Emulation
By Aaron Klotz published
If you use the Open-Source PS3 Emulator, enabling AVX-512 on Alder Lake can improve performance a lot compared to Rocket Lake.
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Sony Cuts PlayStation 5 Sales Estimates as Production Slows
By Francisco Pires published
The PS5 might become even harder to find.
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Sony Is Letting People Register to Buy a PS5 Directly in November
By Aaron Klotz published
Coming this November, Sony will allow for people to attempt to buy PlayStation 5 consoles directly from it, bypassing scalpers during shortages.
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