A free animated The Last of Us Welcome Hub background is already on PS5. Here’s the exact menu path, a system-update tip if it’s missing, and Naughty Dog’s Monday Sep 28 checklist.
Kepler_L2’s NeoGAF posts say both next-gen chips have taped out. We line up the rumored TFLOPS, Zen 6 / RDNA 5 notes, BOM estimates, and a plain owner verdict for anyone eyeing a PS5 Pro or Series X today.
Xbox Free Play Days close Sunday, The Witcher 3 Remastered arrives Tuesday as a free upgrade for existing owners, and PS Plus Extra adds Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Dungeons of Hinterberg, and Sniper Elite: Resistance in the US, UK, and Japan.
USPTO application US20260273403A1, published September 17, outlines a PlayStation controller that can pull payment details from a nearby phone, credit card, or gift card—plus player-ID and multiplayer join flows. It is a patent, not a shipping DualSense feature.
A claim-by-claim read of the PS5-heavy GTA 6 pre-order story: The Verge’s unnamed sources, Matthew Ball’s “matching our share” reply, Sensor Tower’s mid-August 77/23 estimate, and how that lines up with install-base math before the Nov 19 launch.
EA Sports FC 27’s first full review day lands at an NGC Rating of 78 from 12 verified scores. Critics praise Career Mode and manual defending, split hard on The Grounds, and disagree on whether Ultimate Team’s light year justifies another annual buy.
Dataminers say Mythic’s unlock animation is in the latest Xbox PC app and Game Bar, with BaseGame achievement rules that exclude DLC—and a feature flag that is still off.
Deluxe early access opens Sep 28 at 3:00 PM PDT (Sep 29 00:00 CEST). Here’s how Standard, Deluxe, and the Joker collector packs differ on price, extras, and platforms before the Oct 2 launch.
Nintendo’s U.S. Customer Appreciation Sale closes tonight at 8:59 PM PT, Minecraft Dungeons II lands day one on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on Monday, and eight titles leave the Pass on Wednesday.
Monochrome and Good Smile Company launch Ignisphere, a new fantasy IP, with action RPG Dawngazer directed by Takafumi Noma for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam in 2028—plus novels and figures already in the plan. Xbox is not listed.
