The retro hardware scene has just achieved a remarkable upgrade: Sony's original PlayStation has gone from 2 MB to 16 MB of RAM without changing its processor. A technical feat that reopens unprecedented possibilities for PS1 homebrew, 30 years after the console's release in Japan.
Aug 27, 2026 13 3
At SDCC 2026, Sony officially announced the release date of the spin-off centered around Faye and confirmed that a new chapter featuring Kratos will follow, directly connected to the events of Laufey.
Jul 25, 2026 17 3
Former head of PlayStation Studios, Shuhei Yoshida confesses: in 2009, Sony did have Demon's Souls on the PS3 but didn't believe in it. Result: Dark Souls went to Bandai Namco. An enlightening self-criticism on what Sony understood too late about FromSoftware.
Jul 24, 2026 5 2
An estimate relayed by Notebookcheck calculates the profitability gap between digital sales and physical sales for Sony. This sheds new light on the planned disappearance of discs.
Jul 17, 2026 14 3
While the industry worries about the global DRAM shortage, the retro-hack scene offers the PS1 an unexpected birthday gift: a mod that multiplies its memory by eight, opening the door to ports that were unthinkable until now.
Jul 17, 2026 25 4
