News & Reviews:   Sony Playstation 5

The year was 2013 when Naughty Dog's video game hit "The Last of Us" came out on the PlayStation (PS) 3. Back then, I was a freshman at a university and I didn't have the luxury to own a gaming console. So I did what every poor man and woman gamer did - binge-watch the campaign story mode on YouTube and call it a day (HAHA). 

Even though I have never played the game, you could tell that it was definitely one of the greatest games ever made and many still consider it as so. Eventually, The Last of Us Remastered came out for the PS4 then it was followed by The Last of Us Part I (PS5 exclusive) which is a faithful remake of the original. However, is this just a cash-grab attempt by Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment?

As most of you already know, the PlayStation 5 (PS5) price tag for both Ultra HD Blu-ray and Digital edition has been increased. The price tag has affected many markets across the globe, including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Canada. The USA is not affected by this.

As the chipset shortage issue continues, so will the PlayStation 5 which is already a hard device to acquire itself. According to Bloomberg, the sources there claimed that Sony is looking to decrease the production figure from 16 million units to around 15 million units for Q1 2022.

In this period, it's a pretty great time to buy video games as a source of entertainment for staying at home. You have the infamous Steam sales, the occasional Switch sales, but it seems that the Sony PlayStation Summer Deals is still ongoing for a longer time. 

Today, Maxis announced that it is offering its Maxis Zerolution to both new and existing subscribers of Maxis Fibre and Maxis Home 4G WiFi with additional gadgets from only RM1 per month. The list of gadgets Smart TVs, tablets, laptops, desktop and gaming monitors, and even a Sony PlayStation 5!

This has been a busy year for Sony's gaming department PlayStation. Not only coping with the PlayStation 5 demand, but it is also reported to be working on bringing some of the popular console titles to mobile soon. The plan is expected to occur by the end of the financial year in March 2022.

Today, Sony Malaysia is bringing in the 6th Sony PlayStation 5 pre-order and it will start tonight from 21 May 2021 at 00.01 AM later. It's a bit odd that the pre-order is still ongoing until this day but here's what you need to know.

Other than Nintendo, another gaming console maker Sony is also facing the chip shortage issue. During a private briefing held by the company for the analysts, the attendees were told that the PlayStation 5 shortages could stretch into next year.

Today, Sony Malaysia just announced that the fifth batch for the PlayStation 5 pre-order. From their Facebook post, the pre-order will commence from 16 April 2021 at 00:01 hours onwards. As usual, the PS5 still costs RM2299.

Ever since the Sony PlayStation 5 launched last year, we read some heartwarming stories of how PS fans been waiting for it. We also read news about how a housewife forced her husband to sell off the PS5, after finding out it wasn't an air purifier. In this latest episode, a Vietnamese player just re-enacted the infamous PlashSpeed scenario by hiring a fake network installer.