Backwards compatibility is a key reason AMD will be the chip manufacturer for Sony’s PlayStation 6 console.
As reported by Reuters, AMD and Intel were the final two contenders in a bidding war to manufacture the computer chip for Sony’s next console.
However, AMD ultimately won the bid – with the need to provide backwards compatibility for previous consoles reportedly a major factor.
Both Sony’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles feature custom AMD CPU and GPU chips, so it makes sense to maintain consistency to ensure compatibility with games from previous generations. This, and the rise of digital ownership, has helped the transition between these consoles.

Eurogamer Newscast: When it costs £700, who exactly is the PS5 Pro for?

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Goichi “Suda51” Suda says game companies are too hung up on how their games perform on Metacritic.
Talking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, Suda said that whilst he will check scores when a game releases – “Sometimes a media outlet has given us zero. That makes me feel shitty – why go that far and give us zero?” – but apart from that, he “tries to avoid Metacritic”.

Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered – Release Date Announcement Trailer

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A fresh PS5 system software update is on the way that adds a new customisable Welcome Hub to the home screen.
The Welcome Hub will be a tab on the home screen – like the store or individual games – which players can customise with widgets for a personalised experience. Essentially, it’s a reworked version of the Explore tab previously only available in the U.S.
Players in the U.S. will receive the Welcome Hub today, with Japan and select countries in Europe following “over the coming weeks”, and then a full worldwide release.

Eurogamer Newscast: When it costs £700, who exactly is the PS5 Pro for?

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Arrowhead Game Studios has detailed the first batch of balance changes and improvements it’s bringing to Helldivers 2 later this month as part of the 60-day improvement plan it recently announced amid a significant player backlash to the sci-fi shooter’s latest major update.

Arrowhead committed to improvements back in August following the launch of Helldivers 2’s Escalation of Freedom update. Despite some welcome headline additions – including new mission objectives and enemies – the update drew significant ire among fans for its controversial balance changes and nerfs. Helldivers 2’s reviews are currently “mostly negative” on Steam.

With player frustration continuing to grow, Arrowhead released a statement acknowledging its update “didn’t hit [its] target”, …

As Dame Shirley Bassey once famously bellowed, “It’s all just a little bit of history repeating”. And so it is with this week’s Epic Games Store giveaway of the Fallout Classic Collection, which Tim Sweeney previously wafted at storeshop visitors in December 2022 and February this year.

For those who didn’t grab it previously, the good news is there’s some neato stuff in the Fallout Classic Collection. You get, for instance, the game that started it all – Black Isle Studios’ original 1997 post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout – plus its 1998 sequel. Both, of course, are bona fide classics, and Eurogamer sang their praises as part of a retrospective back in 2011.

“From the unrelentingly bleak, darkly ironic tone to the novelty of the open-world, post-apocalyptic setti…