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Amazon’s October 6-7 Prime Big Deal Days have triggered early gaming discounts across major retailers. While Amazon focuses on PS5 hardware and accessories, Best Buy is highlighting Nintendo Switch 2 bundles and storage upgrades. PC Gamer and T3 are tracking live deals for retro consoles and handhelds, with prices fluctuating as the sale begins.
Emeteria has released a free demo of its new elemental action-adventure RPG, Fading Echo, for PlayStation 5. The full game costs $19.99 and features a protagonist named One who battles a mysterious force called the Paradox. While the demo is accessible to all PS5 users without a subscription, PS Plus Premium members can also cloud stream the title. Early player reception is generally positive, though Steam users have rated the game higher than PS5 players.
Bandai Namco’s Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve arrives October 2, 2026, marking the first mainline entry in seven years. The game shifts to a first-person perspective, introduces a new 'Cloudly' weather engine, and features the series' largest multiplayer mode, Ace Combat Online, which includes 100-player lobbies and co-op missions. While praised for immersive dogfighting, the title faces scrutiny over its live-service structure, including two-month seasons and a battle pass, amidst industry concerns about sustainability.
Sony’s latest patent suggests the PS5’s DualSense controller could function as a payment device, enabling users to pay via proximity to a linked smartphone with the transaction then reflected on the console—though patents are not guarantees of feature releases and Sony could alter or drop the idea.
Silent Hill: Townfall is a PS5 survival horror from Screen Burn Interactive that leans into a first-person perspective and uses a handheld CRTV to reveal enemies and guide exploration; following Simon Ordell in the fog-shrouded town of St. Amelia (with a playable Zoe segment), the 15-hour campaign gradually introduces mechanics and ramps up tension, blending authentic Silent Hill vibes with influences from Alien: Isolation and Resident Evil, though a handful of late-game puzzles and some labyrinthine areas can be confusing.
Kojima says Physint’s PS5 release and whether it will use Sony’s Decima engine are still undecided as Xbox support and new tech influence development; OD: Knock is being built on Unreal Engine 5, suggesting Physint could also switch engines as the project evolves.
A new video compares Stellar Blade on Nintendo Switch 2 and PS5, showing the Switch 2 version aiming for 60 FPS but with occasional dips and notable changes to lighting, shadows, reflections, and water; the eShop demo is out, the edition includes crossover DLC with NieR:Automata and Nikke, and the Switch 2 release is set for November 5, 2026, with final tweaks possible to the visuals before launch.
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.
Dragami Games and Nada Holdings revealed Lollipop Chainsaw 2 Back2Back, a new entry in the zombie-hunting hack-and-slash series, headed for PlayStation 5 in 2027. Hajime Tabata (Final Fantasy XV) is directing via JP Universe, with Masahiro Yuki writing and NekoshowguN contributing as the original-design collaborator. Footage was shown at Tokyo Game Show, following the 2024 remaster Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP and ongoing IP developments with Warner Bros. support.
A cross‑platform test finds Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter looks and runs best on PC Steam and PS5 (with PS5 Pro benefits and a 120fps mode via VRR); Switch 2 and Switch 1 ports lag behind, with Switch 2 Edition feeling rushed. Handhelds like Steam Deck and ROG Ally deliver solid portable visuals with upscaling. For TV play, PC or PS5 is the preferred option, while portable players should lean toward Steam Deck/ROG Ally; the Switch 2 edition remains the weakest link.
Sony's PS5 system software update 26.06-14.00.00 adds Top 10 and Trending Now widgets to show regional popular games and surging multiplayer modes, plus a Welcome Hub refresh with these widgets. It also adds a 'Display Who’s Speaking' option in Control Center to show who’s talking in party chats and enables Enhanced PSSR Image Quality by default for PS5 Pro. This is the first time Sony surfaces popularity data beyond the Store top sellers to aid discovery, though the exact update cadence and regional availability are still being rolled out.
A drama-filled chapter in the PS5 hacking scene ends with TheFlow quitting after Jordy used AI tools to independently discover a hypervisor exploit and report it to Sony via HackerOne; TheFlow had been working on a Linux-based PS5 mod to run GTA 6-era titles on newer PS5s, but Sony’s impending firmware patch and the disclosure fallout have left the future of the PS5 Linux port uncertain and GTA 6-related plans in flux.
PS5 Linux project founder Andy Nguyen announced he’s stepping away from PS5 modding, blaming a new wave of AI-assisted hacks and “slop kiddies” who reportedly found the last hypervisor bug and reported it to Sony. He had hoped to finish PS5 Pro support and enable GTA VI compatibility, but now says his work is “all down the sink.” The PS5 Linux Loader remains on GitHub under GPLv3, though ongoing PS5 Pro work isn’t reflected in the repo at the time of writing.
Sony's PS5 system update 26.06-14.00.00, released Sept 16, enables Enhanced PSSR Image Quality by default for PS5 Pro, adds a voice-chat speaker indicator, introduces the Community Activity widget in the Welcome Hub with Trending Now and Top 10 views, and includes broader stability improvements plus regional changes like Bluetooth rest mode controls and HDMI Device Link adjustments.
The article breaks down Marvel’s Wolverine’s playtime: roughly 20–25 hours for the main story with collectibles, up to about 30 hours on higher difficulties when chasing everything, and around 17 hours on easier runs if you skip collectibles. It confirms 30 main missions, notes you can replay missions via Nightmare Trials, and mentions the adventure spans multiple locales like Canada and Japan.