Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (May 21 - 27)
PlayStation has absolutely dominated headlines this week as its tiered PS Plus service was rolled out in countries across Asia. That meant various details Sony hadn't previously confirmed gradually started to make their way out into the world. Throw in an official briefing on all things PlayStation three days later, and rumors that a PS5 Pro could be here as soon as 2023, and suffice to say we don't blame you for thinking absolutely nothing outside of the Sony bubble happened in gaming this week. Believe it or not, it did, and we'll be recapping all of the biggest PlayStation stories, as well as a few others, below.
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The PS Plus rollout has been somewhat of a mixed bag, both for Sony and its subscribers. Visual enhancements for the classic games included with Premium, good. Asking subscribers to pay back discounts if they want to upgrade from Essential, not so good. That's what some subscribers were claiming they were being asked to do early in the week, and then an email from Sony support appeared to back up those claims. Enter PlayStation with the official word on whether those with stacked subscriptions were effectively being punished for being savvy, and the company claims it was all down to a “technical error”.
As touched upon above, PlayStation news continued to filter through later in the week thanks to a briefing from Jim Ryan. News that half of the studios' new games will be on PC and mobile and PC by 2025, and also that more of its IP is being turned into TV shows. As had already been rumored, God Of War will be turned into a TV show. Joining that list, which already includes Twisted Metal and The Last Of Us, is Horizon Zero Dawn and Gran Turismo.
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