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Sony is increasing PS5 prices in the US: Digital Edition jumps from $500 to $600, the standard PS5 with disc from $550 to $650, and the PS5 Pro from $750 to $900, eight months after the last hike. The move comes amid ongoing memory shortages driven by AI-demand for chips and broader component scarcities, suggesting higher prices may persist in the near term.
Rebellion Developments announced Alien Deathstorm, a visceral first-person action horror game set on a remote off-world colony amid a cataclysmic storm. You play as the Combat Engineer tasked with uncovering what silenced the colony and saving survivors as alien threats intensify. It releases for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam and Microsoft Store) in 2027 and will also be available on Game Pass.
Gameloft announces Bluey’s Happy Snaps for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam, Epic Store) with a 2026 launch as a premium title featuring no in-game purchases or online play; physical editions are planned for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and Switch via Bandai Namco, delivering a family-friendly, camera-based sandbox adventure with cooperative local play and real-life activity prompts.
Aniimo, a free-to-play open-world creature-catching RPG, is launching on PS5 alongside Xbox Series, PC (Steam and Microsoft Store), iOS, and Android, with a PAX East 2026 demo; players explore the continent of Idyll, catch Aniimo with Aniipods, Twine with their companions, and take on real-time challenges in a living world.
MSFS 2024 will add free PSVR2 support, launching with Sim Update 5 in April; the VR implementation required redesigning cockpit interactions for PSVR2 Sense controllers and includes rendering optimizations to maintain frame rates, with all 125 aircraft accessible in VR.
Pearl Abyss announced Crimson Desert has sold over 2 million copies worldwide across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, with the game releasing on March 19. The company thanks fans and pledges to listen to community feedback and push for improvements.
According to VGChartz February 2026 Americas hardware estimates, PlayStation 5 was the top-selling console with 339,369 units sold (lifetime 35,592,115), followed by Nintendo Switch 2 with 281,175 units (lifetime 5,953,193), Xbox Series X|S with 100,206 units (lifetime 21,438,764), and Nintendo Switch 1 with 55,706 units (lifetime 58,896,870). For 2026 year-to-date, PS5 led with about 0.58 million units in the Americas, Switch 2 with 0.51 million, Xbox Series X|S with 0.19 million, and Switch 1 with 0.10 million, reflecting ongoing shifts in console popularity.
Mark Cerny confirms that ML-based frame generation via the PSSR/FSR framework is heading to PlayStation platforms, but Sony will not roll out new updates this year. The exact target hardware (PS5 Pro or future generations) and rollout details remain to be discussed in upcoming interviews, with the work tied to Sony-AMD collaboration and Project Amethyst.
Bethesda Game Studios is set to reveal a major Starfield overhaul next week—likely the Terran Armada second expansion—with the update pitched as a substantial enhancement rather than Starfield 2.0; select creators have been given previews, and Todd Howard warns the changes will appeal to current fans more than converting new ones. The reveal comes ahead of Starfield’s PlayStation 5 launch next month, which could broaden the game’s audience and reinvigorate interest after years of slower updates.
PM Studios and Skrollcat Studio announced Hoa 2, a 3D adventure sequel to the hand-painted puzzle-platformer Hoa, coming in 2026 to PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam, featuring a larger world, richer environments, time-shifting puzzles, and new abilities to guide Hoa’s quest.
South of Midnight, Compulsion Games’ award-winning 2025 action-adventure originally on Xbox Series X|S and PC, is coming to PS5 on March 31, 2026, bringing its stop-motion-style cutscenes and Hazel’s weaving powers to PlayStation after winning Games for Impact at The Game Awards 2025, plus a D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Animation and an Annie Award for Best Character Animation.
Capcom moved Pragmata’s release date from April 24 to April 17, 2026, for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC via Steam, with a new trailer showing lunar locales and pre-orders available.
Bandai Namco and Game Studio announced Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC (Steam), shipping July 9 in Japan and July 10 worldwide with Standard, Deluxe, Starter Pack, and Ultimate editions priced from $69.99 to $109.99; features Death Game Mode where death deletes save data, with pre-orders live.
Ubisoft confirms a PS5 remake of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, named Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced. The announcement includes new concept art showing Edward Kenway on a ship, but no release date or further details have been shared yet.
Bloomberg reports Sony is returning to console exclusivity for single‑player games, keeping PS5 (and future PS6) releases off PC while continuing PC launches for online titles; Death Stranding 2 and Kena: Scars of Kosmora will still come to PC, Ghost of Yotei’s PC release was scrapped, and Marvel’s Wolverine is expected to be PS5‑exclusive, a shift motivated by fears PC ports could dull PS5/PS6 sales and amid AI‑chip supply concerns.