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Sony has listed the games that will leave PlayStation Plus soon, and it includes several PlayStation exclusives. The subscription service offers a catalogue of older titles fromPS3,PS4, andPS5. PS3 games can only be played viaSony‘s streaming service, but PS4 and PS5 games can be run natively. The list of available games changes often, mostly due to licensing issues or contracts expiring. It’s far rarer, however, to seePlayStationfirst-party games being removed from the service....

Former SIE president Shuhei Yoshida says he played a part in preventing the first Gran Turismo from being a failure by convincing its creator Kazunori Yamauchi to make the handling less realistic. In an interview withPlayStation Inside, Yoshida was asked if he could recall any great achievements from his career that he was proud of, but that had never been spoken about enough. After briefly noting that he was “really proud to have played a part” in the conception of Journey, Yoshida then told hisGran Turismodevelopment story, which he referred to as “an anecdote that I’ve never told in public before”....

Masahiro Sakurai has dedicated his latest Famitsu column to Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, writing that he thinks the PS4 exclusive is “a remarkable product.” In the column – translated byPushdustinandNokoloc– Sakurai expresses his admiration thatKojima Productionswas able to produce thePS4exclusive in the time span that it did, while building a new company at the same time. “I think thatDeath Strandingis a remarkable product,” Sakurai wrote. “I’ve been playing feverishly until the very end....

Sony is shutting down its PlayStation Stars loyalty scheme, it’s confirmed. Starting today,PlayStationStars will no longer accept new members, and the program will fully end on August 01, 2025. Current PlayStation Stars members can continue to redeem points until that date. However, the ability to earn Digital Collectibles, Points, and level up your status will end on July 20, 2025. “Since launching the program, we’ve learned a lot from evaluating the types of activities our players respond best to, and as a company, we are always evolving with player and industry trends,” said PlayStation’s Grace Chen....

Bethesda has confirmed plans to introduce official mod support for Starfield in 2024. Asked about mod support in an interview withFamitsu, game directorTodd Howardsaid the studio intends to support modding “in a big way” – as it has done with past games including The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. “You will be able to do almost anything, just like in previous works”, Howard said (viaGoogleTranslate). “Mod support will be available next year, but we love it too, so we’ll do it in a big way....

Subnautica 2’s development changes have taken another dramatic twist, as former developers claim they’re launching legal action against publisher Krafton, which has now accused them of “abandoning” the project. Last week,Kraftonshared the surprising news thatUnknown Worlds’s leadership had left the company, including CEO Ted Gill, co-founder and creative director Charlie Cleveland, and co-founder and technical director Max McGuire. No reason was given for the departures, nor statements from the departing leadership, but Krafton claimed that the Unknown Worlds trio had left despite its efforts to keep them involved in the game’s development....

Grasshopper Manufacture’s Goichi Suda has revealed the company has a ten-year plan that includes three original game IPs. Speaking to VGC in a recent interview, the Japanese creator said he could even look to revive some of Grasshopper’s older IPs, or attempt to license “dormant” franchises from other companies, including maybe frequent collaboratorNintendo. Suda – who is more widley recognised by his nickname Suda 51 – is known for his stylish and violent action games including Killer7, No More Heroes and Shadow of the Damned....

The concurrent player count for the Steam version of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has dropped so much since launch that it’s now frequently lower than that of Gotham Knights. After several delays,Warner BrosGamesfinally released Rocksteady’s open-world co-op supervillain game on February 2, but thePCversion’s popularity has waned since its release. Although the game hit a peak concurrent player count of 13,459 the day after its release, that has dropped significantly, to the extent that for the past week the number of concurrent players has never passed 1,000, according toSteamDB....

A retro collection of Tekken games is unlikely, according to series producer Katsuhiro Harada. In an interview withTheGamer, Harada was asked if there was ever a possibility of a compilation consisting of classic Tekken games, much like the numerous retro fighting game collectionsCapcomreleases. Harada replied that he didn’t think there would be an appetite for such a compilation, because in his view early polygonal games have aged much worse than sprite-based games, and people tend to play 3D fighting games for their visual spectacle....

Sony has shown off the first trailer for the next God of War game. God of War: Ragnarokis a direct sequel to the 2018God of Wargame and sees both Kratos and his son Atreus returning. The game is set a few years after the events of the last game, where the freezing winds of Fimbulwinter have come to Midgard. You can watch the trailer via the video embed below: Santa Monica Studio‘s senior community manager Grace Orlady gave a rundown of the game’s plot synopsis on the officialPlayStation Blog....

Bandai Namco will release Katamari Damacy Reroll for PS4 and Xbox One this year. Featuring “enchanting graphics, smooth controls and adjusted difficulty”, the remaster will be available beginning on November 20. Katamari Damacy first released forPS2in 2004 before Reroll released forNintendo SwitchandPCin 2018. “In Katamari Damacy Reroll, the King of All Cosmos accidentally destroyed the stars from the sky,” reads a blurb for the game. “Controla cute little Prince and roll the Katamari to bring the night lights back!...

The Last of Us Part 2 recorded the second-biggest launch month ever for a Sony-published game in the US. That’s according to market research firmNPD Group, which said on Friday thatNaughty Dog’s game only trailed fellowPS4exclusiveMarvel’s Spider-Manin terms of first month dollar sales. However,The Last of Us Part 2was available for just 16 days during NPD’s June 2020 tracking period, whereas Spider-Man was available for 30 days during its September 2018 reporting period....

The PC version of the upcoming remaster of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos will be exclusive to GOG. The game is currently available to wishliston the store page, and is set for release later this year. GOGhas also announced that the original version of the game will also be added to players’ libraries upon purchase of the remaster. It was announced in August thatCroc developer Argonaut Games had been revived, and that Croc would be the first of numerous Argonaut titles set to be brought back....