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Sony has activated the 'Player's Choice' sale on the PlayStation Store, running from October 7 to October 21, 2026. The promotion features 4,955 items, including games, DLCs, and editions, with discounts ranging from 10% to 90%. Notable deals include 80% off .hack//G.U. Last Recode and 75% off Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Sony appears to be testing wallet-credit offers tied to the purchase of certain PlayStation Store games, with reports of about $10 added to buyers’ PS Wallets after purchasing titles such as The Blood of Dawnwalker and other recent releases. The move may be part of a broader rewards program or a dynamic pricing experiment, and availability seems to vary by user and region.
An unannounced PlayStation rewards initiative appears in the PS Store offering limited-time Wallet Credit deals on select titles, following a previously spotted Wallet Credits app. Sony Interactive Entertainment has not formally announced the program, and it’s unclear whether the offers are US-only or temporary.
PlayStation Store has released Aniimo, a PS5 open-world creature-collecting RPG, for free download. Originally announced for Xbox and PC, it’s now live on PS5 with early strong reception (about 4.27/5 from ~2,000 votes). Set on the continent of Idyll, players capture Aniimo and use their abilities to solve puzzles and battles; cloud streaming via PS Plus Premium is optional but not required.
Pre-orders for the GTA 6-themed PS5 DualSense controller went live, but Sony’s PlayStation Direct site buckled under demand, leaving many in queues or unable to check out; some orders were snagged at Best Buy while others sold out quickly at Walmart/GameStop, and eBay is already flooded with inflated listings up to about $195 for the $85 controller featuring Vice City aesthetics.
Techdirt analyzes Sony’s defense in a California case, arguing that digital PlayStation purchases are licenses rather than ownership and that California law requires clear license disclosures. Sony contends that reasonable consumers understand this, but the author argues many don’t and that DRM and revocable licenses complicate ownership, fueling public backlash over disc-less futures.
In a California lawsuit, Sony contends that reasonable consumers wouldn’t believe they own digital games, insisting purchases are licenses under the Software Product License Agreement; plaintiffs argue the PlayStation Store’s disclosures don’t clearly convey that ownership isn’t granted, though Sony points to existing license language. The filing also argues digital items aren’t finite and thus not owned, a stance aligned with Sony’s broader push to phase out physical media, with some commentary that Nintendo could be the last major player to offer true ownership.
Sony argues in a California court that PlayStation digital games are licenses, not ownership, and that its Terms of Service and the Software Product License Agreement already meet California’s AB 2426 license-disclosure requirements, even as it plans to phase out physical discs in 2028. Plaintiffs say the checkout disclosures are easily missed and not sufficiently clear. The case adds to wider legal scrutiny of PlayStation Store practices in other countries, which could influence how digital ownership is defined across the industry.
Sony has reportedly unilaterally terminated Ternox Games’ PlayStation publishing agreement, forcing the removal of 14 indie titles—including STONKS-9800—from the PlayStation Store by August 23; the developer says they’ve received no explanation and will no longer be able to self-publish on PS. The move comes amid ongoing PS Store crackdowns on shovelware, but Sony has not commented. Ternox plans to pursue PC and Switch physical editions for some titles, and hoped for a PS5 release in 2027, which is now canceled for PlayStation.
Game Freak’s PS5 action RPG Beast of Reincarnation launched on the PS Store with a starting price of $59.99. Critics are mixed, holding a Metacritic average of 73/100 from about 50 reviews, but players are praising it, with a PS Store rating of 4.56/5 from roughly 1,000 verified votes. The post‑apocalyptic Japan-set story follows Emma and her dog Koo as they battle powerful Bosses to capture their powers, suggesting cult‑hit potential.
PS Store pre-order data shows gamers increasingly buy higher-priced editions (e.g., GTA VI Ultimate Edition at $100) across multiple regions, indicating a rising willingness to pay for deluxe packages as digital sales grow and disc production shifts toward a digital-only future.
Kotaku notes PlayStation’s Store Summer Sale discounts a wide range of PS5/PS4 titles to $15 or less, including Control, Resident Evil remakes, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Mortal Kombat 1, Hollow Knight: Silksong and more, with the sale running through August 12.
Sony will shut the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita in select markets later this year and globally by July 2027, ending digital purchases on those devices. The company cites outdated payment processing standards and the need to support modern commerce. It also plans to discontinue physical discs for new PS games from January 2028, hinting that future PlayStation consoles may ship without a disc drive.
Afil Games, a Brazilian studio behind a large catalog of PS4/PS5 titles, says Sony’s recently tightened publishing guidelines have ended their partnership and will remove all its games from the PlayStation Store; the company will pivot to Xbox and Nintendo platforms (Xbox One/Series, Microsoft Store, and Nintendo Switch) with several projects in development.
Sony has removed 933 Afil Games titles from the PlayStation Store as part of a broader crackdown on low-effort shovelware, with Afil confirming the PSN partnership is ending and stating it will focus on Xbox, Microsoft Store, and Nintendo Switch instead.