PS5 price rises are a threat to the gaming industry –even if it's not Sony's fault This situation has no good ending T3 · Mar 30
A Nintendo Switch 2 price hike "could be likely" after PS5's increase, game analysts suggest: "I would be very surprised if the Switch was still $450 in the US at the end of 2026" "Tariff and component costs could force their hand" GamesRadar · Mar 30
AI strikes again as Sony Japan announces it's suspending memory card production If the PS5 price increases weren't enough, Sony Japan has announced that it's suspending orders of its Tough series memory cards. GamesRadar · Mar 30
Rising photographer wins European Student Award with striking series on femininity in the military The Sony World Photography Awards has announced its European Student Award winner, celebrating a standout series exploring femininity and identity in the male-dominated German Armed Forces Digital Camera World · Mar 30
Rewind: Sennheiser headphone uncertainty, new Sony TVs, Dolby Atmos soundbars and more All the latest hi-fi and home cinema news, direct from our experts What Hi-Fi? · Mar 30
Saros aims for bite-sized 30-minute runs, and the cool-off makes you "ready for another", its game designer tells me Big Preview | With permanent progression and shorter runs, Saros is all about bringing bite-sized tension and release to as many players as possible GamesRadar · Mar 29
7 reasons why Saros has me hooked on its eclipse-powered roguelike runs, and why it might be PS5's most impressive release of the year Big Preview | Housemarque has given me plenty of reasons to touch down on Carcosa GamesRadar · Mar 29
Sony could resurrect 12-year-old technology to let you game with just a controller and a phone Finally, all we need is the controller? T3 · Mar 29
I used 3 AI tools to avoid the PS5 Price Hike — here’s what worked and saved me the most money Here's how I used ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity to find the best deal on a PS5 Pro before the April 2, 2026, price hike went into effect Tom’s Guide · Mar 29
3 OLED settings you should've enabled already — they prevent burn-in Learn which settings prevent OLED burn-in and how to enable them on any brand. Tom’s Guide · Mar 29
Buddhist monk says workers struggle to wind down from fast-paced office culture—he shares a 30-second tip to reset your nervous system Toryo Ito, a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk, is bringing ancient mediative practices to professionals all around the world, including staffers at businesses like Meta and Sony. Fortune · Mar 29
Saros' world-altering eclipse "has both a gameplay and narrative purpose" its game designer tells me, and it's already pulling me back into this roguelike Big Preview | Saros lead game designer Abebe Tinari and narrative designer Khalil Osaimi tell me the secrets of this roguelike's mysterious eclipse GamesRadar · Mar 28
Microsoft's Project Helix sounds like it could be better for gamers than the Series X but in a way that is worse for Xbox Is 'anywhere' really where you want to play Xbox? PC Gamer · Mar 28
Microsoft's new gaming boss axed 'This is an Xbox' campaign because 'it didn't feel like Xbox' — Xbox brand undergoes transformation to redefine its identity The "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign was met with severe backlash from pretty much everyone outside Microsoft's top brass. Now, it seems like the brand is course-correcting with new Xbox chief Asha Sharma leading the charge for a rejuvenated Xbox, and personally killing the controversial campaign. Tom’s Hardware · Mar 28
Tom’s Hardware · Mar 28 Sony freezes memory card orders in Japan amid growing storage crisis — the company attributes the cause to ‘shortage of semiconductors’ Sony Japan has announced that it will no longer accept orders for almost its entire lineup of CFexpress and SD memory cards as of March 27.
Tom’s Guide · Mar 28 I tested the $549 AirPods Max vs the $199 Nothing Headphone (a) — and I'm actually surprised I tested the AirPods Max against the Nothing Headphone (a) to see if the scrappy, upstart new brand can go head-to-head with one of the giants.
What Hi-Fi? · Mar 28 Adventures in AV: I'm about to review LG's latest flagship OLED – and I have one big request The LG G5 OLED TV dazzled me in a bad way – here’s hoping it's fixed things for the new one I’m reviewing
Tom’s Guide · Mar 28 I'm a TV expert that loves baseball and these are the 5 settings I change to make MLB games look their best From motion smoothing to picture modes, here are some simple ways to improve your TV's picture quality for Major League Baseball games.
International Business Times UK · Mar 28 PS5 Pro Price Increase Forces Gamers to Pay Up To $150 More—Is Sony Charging Too Much? Sony is increasing prices for its PlayStation 5 consoles, citing global economic pressures and rising component costs. Learn more about the changes and industry reactions.
Player One · Mar 28 Sony's PS5 Lineup Hikes Prices By as Much as $150—Is It Still Because of GPU, RAM Shortage? Sony is raising the prices of the different PlayStation 5 consoles once again, and this time, it could cost up to $150 more.
Barchart · Mar 27 Sony PS5 Price Hikes: Why Raised Prices Could Signal a Red Flag for the Global Economy SONY raised its PS5 prices by $150. Here’s what it means for the Sony stock as well as the global economy.
Digital Camera World · Mar 27 Sony suspends memory cards “due to the global shortage of semiconductors (memory) and other factors" in Japan. Is it a sign the memory crisis is worsening? Worldwide memory crises force Sony to stop deliveries of mainstream memory card lines to Japanese retailers and customers
The Guardian - US · Mar 27 Sony to hike PS5 prices by $100 as AI and Iran war push up memory chip costs Updated prices of PlayStation 5 consoles to go into effect on 2 April as electronics makers face rising cost pressures
What Hi-Fi? · Mar 27 Sony Bravia 3 vs Sony Bravia 5: which is the best value Sony TV? How to get Sony’s famed picture processing at a more affordable price
GamesRadar · Mar 27 PS6 and Xbox Project Helix "will start at a 50% higher price" than PS5 and Xbox Series X, predict analysts following Sony price hike – and $999 "is not impossible" The PS5 Pro is about to cost $900, after all