Sony PSP emulator PPSSPP hits the iOS App Store

Sony has just revealed the PSVR 2 PC adapter, which will allow owners of the PlayStation 5 VR headset to hook it up to a gaming PC and thus have access to SteamVR's vast library of games.

Sony revealed earlier this year that it was working on a way to make the PlayStation VR2 headset compatible with PCs. That's becoming a reality on August 7 when the company releases a PC adapter, which is expected to cost $60.

It’s not unusual for consoles to remain active for a while even after their successors have released, though the cross-gen transitional period has never been long as the one we’re in, which continues on even now, close to four years into the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S’ lives. And though we’re finally seeing fewer and fewer cross-gen releases for major titles (with some notable exceptions), it looks like a large part of the player base itself continues to stick to older hardware.

The PlayStation VR2 has clearly not been the kind of success that Sony may have originally hoped it would be, following which the company has been looking at alternative ways to try and salvage the headset’s position in the market to the extent that it can be salvaged. Interestingly enough, it seems a significant portion of those efforts will be focused on PC support.

PlayStation VR2 has been murdered. The culprit: Astro Bot.

Sony’s already revisited a number of the classics from PS2’s catalogue on PS4, but the emulator was a bit of a disaster and the platform holder eventually pulled support. Following a successful string of PS1 and PSP re-releases, however, the Japanese giant is now bringing more PS2 titles to both the PS5 and PS4 – and it’s utilising a new emulator to boot.

While it’s generally been a smaller story within the overall PlayStation narrative this generation, there’s no doubt Sony has quietly increased its focus on accessories for the PS5. The mix of products available is really good, spanning the official pro controller DualSense Edge, the streaming handheld PS Portal, and various high-quality headphones and ear buds.

There’s a growing sentiment among the gaming enthusiast circles, not necessarily always backed up by fact, that console gaming is collapsing. While it’s true the market is facing issues of spiralling costs and slowing growth, it’s a concern not always rooted in reality. Case in point: Sony’s just announced PS5 is its most profitable generation to date.

Sony's Days of Play sale is well underway, and there are plenty of discounts now live at retail that may well take your fancy.

The logo blast at the start of every game's boot phase has become so homogenous that you're generally better off just scrolling through Twitter for a few seconds before reaching the main menu. Sony tried to inject some personality into each of its first-party titles by personalising the PS Studios logo drop with the characters from the game you're about to play, and it feels like the newly-announced Astro Bot for PS5 is the first time that slice of individuality will actually get a proper smile out of you.

Neil Druckmann, the co-studio head of The Last of Us, Uncharted creator Naughty Dog, has pushed back on comments he supposedly made in a recent Sony interview released alongside this week's Corporate Strategy Meeting. Druckmann is quoted as saying the developer's next first-party title could «redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming», but he says on Twitter he never actually said that. Like, at all.

Soon-to-be PlayStation co-CEO Hermen Hulst says the strategy behind releasing its single-player narrative games on PC is to push future console sales. The thinking goes that getting PC players hooked on some of its marquee tentpole franchises will entice a portion to play future sequels on a PlayStation console.