What Do PS Plus’ Changes Mean For Next-Gen?
With February's lineup of free PlayStation Plus games, Sony has marked an important end of an era — moving forward, that lineup will no longer include PS3 and PS Vita games.
Of course, as Sony begins to set the stage for the PS5, our weekly PlayStation show, Beyond! discusses in the video above what that means for the service in the next generation.
As noted in the video above, Sony has committed to focusing on PlayStation Plus' features outside of free games, such as the increase in cloud save storage space.
What Do PS Plus’ Changes Mean For Next-Gen?
With February's lineup of free PlayStation Plus games, Sony has marked an important end of an era — moving forward, that lineup will no longer include PS3 and PS Vita games.
Of course, as Sony begins to set the stage for the PS5, our weekly PlayStation show, Beyond! discusses in the video above what that means for the service in the next generation.
As noted in the video above, Sony has committed to focusing on PlayStation Plus' features outside of free games, such as the increase in cloud save storage space.
The Outer Worlds Won’t Be As Long as Some People Think
The Outer Worlds, developed by Knights of the Old Republic II and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment, won’t be nearly as long as some fans are hypothesizing.
In an interview with GameInformer, co-directors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky discuss fan expectations for the game, and while they strongly feel it’s an awesome game fans will want to play, they want people to know it’s more of a “reactive RPG” than a sprawling open-world.
"People think it’s more of an open-sandbox of a game, like 'oh, they’re gonna be able to go anywhere on any of the planets'... no...” said Cain. "People are speculating, like, hundreds of hours of gameplay... and no."
The Outer Worlds Won’t Be As Long as Some People Think
The Outer Worlds, developed by Knights of the Old Republic II and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment, won’t be nearly as long as some fans are hypothesizing.
In an interview with GameInformer, co-directors Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky discuss fan expectations for the game, and while they strongly feel it’s an awesome game fans will want to play, they want people to know it’s more of a “reactive RPG” than a sprawling open-world.
"People think it’s more of an open-sandbox of a game, like 'oh, they’re gonna be able to go anywhere on any of the planets'... no...” said Cain. "People are speculating, like, hundreds of hours of gameplay... and no."
Every TV Show That Was Canceled or Ended in 2019
This list contains shows whose networks made their cancellation announcements in 2019. Series like HBO's Game of Thrones and USA's Mr. Robot made their respective decisions before 2019.
We're keeping a running tally on all of the TV shows that have been canceled or announced to be ending in 2019 so far. The latest shows on the chopping block include Starz's Sweetbitter, Netflix's post-apocalyptic comedy Daybreak, and Hulu's Runaways, which is the latest Marvel TV series to get the ax following the news that all of Marvel's television output will now be produced under Kevin Feige's Marvel Studios banner.
Axiom Verge Crashes on Epic Store Thanks to Missing ‘Steam’ File
The Epic Games Store is giving away a new free game every two weeks just for logging in, the most recent of which is 2015’s metroidvania hit Axiom Verge, but things didn’t go quite according to plan with this one. As reported by PC Gamer, players encountered a consistent crash upon entering a specific area, and it turns that’s because it was missing a file called ‘Steam.xnb’.
The issue has already been fixed, but developer Tom Happ explained on Twitter that it stemmed from how he moved Axiom Verge over from Steam to the Epic Games Store. Happ automatically excluded any game files with the word “Steam” in it to cut down on unnecessary files associated with Valve’s platform, but that inadvertently removed an unrelated sound effect of a burst of steam – like the sound of boiled water, not the store.
Nintendo Has Unannounced Games It Plans to Release This Year
In a recently released Q & A summary, Nintendo revealed it has unannounced games that it plans to release within 2019.
In Nintendo’s Q & A summary for its fiscal year ending March 2019, Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development general manager Shinya Takahashi responded to a question about Nintendo’s process for software development, saying “I have heard some people say we have a tendency towards slow development, but that’s certainly not true in every case. We have titles currently in development that we haven’t announced yet, some of which we’re preparing to release this year, and I don’t anticipate the kind of delays they would be concerned about."
Anthem: 6 Changes We Want to See
The Anthem Demo appears to do a lot of things right. The flying is smooth, the abilities feel devastating and powerful, and the overall gameplay oozes style.
But there are also a few changes we’d love to see in the final game. Let’s dive in.
Faster Movement Speed in The Forge
All too often, games can have a “hub” area where you can accept quests, sell items, fix up your characters, base build, etc. These areas are great, but some of them forcefully slow your character down for, well... who knows why. (Looking at you Red Dead 2). In a game like Anthem – a game that’s wildly about mobility and traversal – it’s odd to not give us the ability to sprint in Fort Tarsis, seemingly for the purpose of sightseeing. Also, why do we start each session in a weird basement while our character looks at their hand? It’d be more effective to start us out near Javelins every time we log in.
The Best Standing Desks
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You’ve heard sitting at a desk all day isn’t great for your health, and maybe now you're finally ready to do something about it by getting a standing desk. You're not alone, as this product category has exploded in popularity recently, so there are a ton of options. But what should you look for? Aside from budgetary considerations, the most important feature to look for in a standing desk is one that is comfortable at your actual height; ergonomics are even more important when you’re standing for extended periods of time.
Everything We Know About PS5
With the beginning of every game console generation comes an implicit question: when will we see the next generation of consoles? With this in mind, we at IGN want to compile all the official information and rumors we know about the next PlayStation, which we’re naturally calling the PS5.
Read on for the information we know to be true about the PS4 successor, as well as the many rumors floating around it, and be sure to come back for updates as more PS5 updates arrive.
PS5: Confirmed Details
So, the good news first — Sony has officially confirmed it’s working on the system to follow the PS4.
In October of 2018, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida confirmed to the Financial Times that the company had begun work on a new console, saying “At this point, what I can say is it’s necessary to have... next-generation hardware.”