PlayStation News: PS6, PS Plus and State of Play

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PSX Online's PlayStation News hub tracks Sony's hardware plans, subscription lineups and showcases, and shows how solid each story is. Every report carries a CONFIRMED, RUMOR or DEBUNKED label, so PS5 owners and anyone planning for a future PS6 can tell official announcements from speculation at a glance.

What you'll find here

PS6 and Hardware

We cover next-generation PlayStation plans, PS5 and PS5 Pro updates, and new accessories, and we keep official statements separate from leaks and supply-chain chatter.

PS Plus Lineups

We report the monthly Essential games and the Extra and Premium catalog additions as Sony announces them, along with the titles leaving the service so you can finish them in time.

State of Play Recaps

We break down every State of Play and major Sony showcase, focusing on the reveals, release dates and trailers that matter.

Clear Reliability Labels

We grade each rumor by its source, from official Sony channels and proven reporters down to dataminers and anonymous accounts, and we update the label when new facts confirm or kill a claim.

Sony ends PlayStation Plus PC app and cloud streaming on December 10

Sony ends PlayStation Plus PC app and cloud streaming on December 10

Sony is shutting down the PlayStation Plus PC app on December 10, 2026, and PC cloud streaming goes with it, according to…
PlayStation 4

PS5 passes 100 million shipped, Sony’s sales data page confirms

Sony has confirmed that the PS5 has passed 100 million consoles shipped worldwide. The figure appears on Sony's Business Data & Sales…
Sony reportedly cancels Fairgames after mixed playtests, Bloomberg says

Sony reportedly cancels Fairgames after mixed playtests, Bloomberg says

Sony has cancelled Fairgames, Haven Studios' long-in-development PS5 live-service heist shooter, according to Bloomberg. The report cites an internal note from PlayStation…
Marathon screenshot

Marathon Symbiosis brings first permanent PvE December 8, with free-to-play week

Bungie has detailed Marathon's Symbiosis update, which launches December 8, 2026 and adds the game's first permanent PvE experience alongside an expanded…
Sony Interactive Entertainment headquarters in San Mateo, California. Photographed on October 6, 2019 by user Coolcaesar. (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

PS5 is now the only major console without digital game gifting, Push Square reports

The PS5 is now the only major console without a direct way to gift digital games, Push Square reports. Nintendo says eShop…
Sony Interactive Entertainment headquarters in San Mateo, California. Photographed on October 6, 2019 by user Coolcaesar. (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

PlayStation Plus adds YouTube Premium and Audible perks, but many can’t claim

PlayStation Plus members in the UK, France and Germany now have a new set of partner perks, including a YouTube Premium trial…
DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake screenshot

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake joins PlayStation Plus Extra on November 17, Sony says

Update, November 10, 2026: Sony has posted the full November 2026 Game Catalog lineup on the PlayStation Blog, a day earlier than…
A photo of PlayStation Portal displaying its screen. On the top left we read "Ready to play" (in Portuguese). (PlayStation Portal)

Midnight Black PlayStation Portal adds built-in storage for future features

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced a new PlayStation Portal model in Midnight Black, and the real change is inside: 64 GB of…
Sony Interactive Entertainment headquarters in San Mateo, California. Photographed on October 6, 2019 by user Coolcaesar. (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Digital Foundry’s Leadbetter claims Sony has RDNA 5 handheld edge, unconfirmed

Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter says Sony has "an exclusive of sorts" on AMD's RDNA 5 graphics for handhelds, which would put the…
Sony headquaters in 2023 (Sony City)

Sony audio patent reportedly hints at PS6 controller haptics beyond DualSense

Insider Gaming reports that Sony has a patent titled "Audio Processing System and Method," which describes identifying in-game sounds, especially enemy sounds,…