All articles tagged with #ps5
tinyBuild announced The Lift, a supernatural handyman sim from Fantastic Signals that blends busywork tasks (cleaning goo, repairing devices, realigning satellites) with immersive storytelling. Players explore a ruined Institute via a lift that acts as their base, unlocking new tools as they progress through a Metroidvania-style layout. The game is coming to PS5 (and other consoles) with a 2027 release window.
A new gameplay trailer for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse hints at a sharp, whip-centric PS5 revival that stays true to the series' roots, with bold visuals, fluid animation, and satisfying combat, plus secret chambers and hidden items; Motion Twin promises a return-to-form, 2026 PS5 release.
Pearl Abyss released Crimson Desert patch 1.03 for PS5, delivering a slew of QoL and bug fixes: improved Greymane and Pailune camps, expanded farm areas, a new Weapon Display option, and a Fast Forward Speed control; quest and NPC issues are ironed out, Abyss puzzles and combat feel smoother with updated lock-on and new Kliff ability Focused Aerial Roll plus related Damiane/Oongka tweaks; UI, maps, and loading screens see improvements, plus new music tracks. The update also brings broader stability and performance fixes across platforms and adds advanced graphics options (PS5 Enhanced Raytracing; Pro models get PSSR Sharpness; PC gains XeSS options) as part of ongoing enhancements.
HoYoverse will partner with MAPPA to produce a Honkai: Star Rail anime led by Death Parade’s Yuzuru Tachikawa. The teaser emphasizes Kafka as the series’ highlight, but the project is described as a concept trailer, so it remains unconfirmed how far it’ll go.
After Artemis II's Moon mission, Push Square flags 10 PS5/PS4 space-themed games to scratch the spaceflight itch: Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition, No Man's Sky (with PSVR2 support), Star Trucker, Heavenly Bodies, Dead Space, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Elite Dangerous, Starfield, Star Wars Outlaws, and Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector. The lineup ranges from realistic spaceflight sims and large-scale exploration to open-world adventures and narrative RPGs, offering co-op thrills and immersive experiences for fans of space exploration.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve for PS5 is shaping up to be the series’ most ambitious entry, featuring upgraded visuals with cloud tech and Unreal Engine Lumen, a shift to first-person storytelling, more approachable tutorials, a training mode, and the biggest online component yet alongside the main campaign.
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam is slated for a 2026 release on PS5 and PC (Steam), joining Switch as multiplatform Puzzle adventure with enhanced puzzles, a full world map, updated movement, new companions, 3D cutscenes, Switch 2 mouse support, a coin radar mode, and expanded language support.
Level-5 confirms Professor Layton’s PS5 debut in 2026 with Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, a simultaneous worldwide release also headed to Switch 2, Switch, and PC, featuring PS5 mouse support, 3D cutscenes, improved movement, and new companions.
PlayStation Store is giving Graveyard Keeper away for free on PS4 and PS5 through April 13 (no PS Plus required); the 2019 indie cemetery-management sim from Lazy Bear Games and tinyBuild normally costs $20, is playable on PS5 via backward compatibility, and a sequel was announced for release this year.
LEVEL-5 announced Snack World: Reloaded, a remake of Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl – Gold, for PS5, Switch 2, and PC (Steam). Release date hasn’t been revealed. The remake features significantly updated graphics, gameplay, controls, and story, plus a new mode that lets players experience the story from Chup’s perspective, making it feel almost like a brand-new title.
TinyBuild and Fantastic Signals announced The Lift, a first-person narrative-driven handyman sim, coming to PS5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam in 2027 after a delay from 2026; players renovate a massive research facility, repair a variety of devices, and use the Lift as a mobile base while uncovering the incident’s mystery.
Sony’s April 2026 PS5 UI update is a server-side rollout (no download required) and isn’t available to all players yet. The change broadens the top navigation from two tabs to multiple icon-based tabs—PS Store, PS Plus, Games, Library, and Media—navigable with L1/R1, and adds no themes or other features. Rollout is staggered by region, with wider availability to come; reports of a beta test are incorrect, and Sony will announce when the update reaches more players.
Warhammer Survivors, a fast-paced roguelite by Auroch Digital (made with Warhammer and poncle), will launch in 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch alongside its PC version, featuring iconic champions from Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar and an arsenal of familiar weapons for frenetic battles across two universes.
A discussion sparked by a PS5 trophy article shows gamers debating the trophy system, with many calling for options to disable trophies, hide or delete games from trophy lists, sort alphabetically, and search within trophies, plus requests for clearer 100%/Platinum highlighting and UI improvements; opinions are mixed, with some favoring Xbox-style achievements or leaderboards while others want to remove or greatly curb trophy clutter and notifications.
Sony is beta-testing a redesigned PS5 home menu with a top ribbon navigable by L1/R1 to switch between Games, Library, Media Apps, PS Plus, and the PS Store, shifting emphasis toward games and trimming clutter; rollout date for all users is not yet announced.