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Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 528: Raiders of the lost Arc

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Hey, everybody! Sid, Tim, and Kristen are back this week to discuss this week’s State of Play Japan, which focuses on the Japanese and Asian markets, the thrill of going topside in Arc Raiders, and all the games the team has been playing and looking forward to. This episode also includes an interview with Miles Leslie, Associate Creative Director, Treyarch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Stuff We Talked About

  • Next week’s releases:
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | PS5, PS4 (out today)
    • Where Winds Meet | PS5 (out today)
    • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl | PS5
    • SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide | PS5
    • One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | PS5

  • State of Play Japan — This week‘s State of Play Japan highlighted our studios in the Japanese and Asian markets. Some of the biggest announcements included:
    • MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls – Second closed beta coming December 5
    • Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake revealed
    • Gran Turismo 7 – Power Pack DLC announced
    • Octopath Traveler 0 – Demo available now, full game out December 4
    • 27″ Gaming Monitor with DualSense Charging Hook coming to U.S. and Japan
    • Elden Ring Nightreign – The Forsaken Hollows DLC coming December 4

  • Lumines Arise developer interview — Enhance Games shares tips to help you master this visually stimulating puzzler, along with delving into the game’s design philosophy. Out now on PS5 w/ optional PSVR2 mode.

  • PlayStation Plus Game Catalog November
    • Extra and Premium
      • Grand Theft Auto V | PS5, PS4 
      • Pacific Drive | PS5
      • Still Wakes the Deep | PS5
      • Insurgency: Sandstorm | PS5, PS4
      • Thank Goodness You’re Here! | PS5, PS4
      • The Talos Principle 2 | PS5
      • Monster Jam Showdown | PS5, PS4
      • MotoGP 25 | PS5, PS4
      • Red Dead Redemption | PS5, PS4Grand Theft Auto V | PS5, PS4 
      • Pacific Drive | PS5
      • Still Wakes the Deep | PS5
      • Insurgency: Sandstorm | PS5, PS4
      • Thank Goodness You’re Here! | PS5, PS4
      • The Talos Principle 2 | PS5
      • Monster Jam Showdown | PS5, PS4
      • MotoGP 25 | PS5, PS4
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Share of the Week: It Happens On PS5

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This week marks PS5’s fifth anniversary! To celebrate, we asked you to share unforgettable moments from the last five years using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here’s this week’s highlights:

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Dande_Lion55 shares the iconic fight between Kratos and Thor in God of War Ragnarōk

PattyGnand shares pixel-level celebration in Astro Bot

FrameCaptureVP shares Ellie swinging an axe through the shadows in The Last of Us Part II Remastered

ibis_monk shares Aloy taking to the skies in Horizon Forbidden West

secondcapture shares an epic armor set in Demon’s Souls

sorathluna shares Higgs playing his battle guitar atop a pillar with a gigantic BT in the background

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme, or be inspired by other great games featuring Photo Mode. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?

THEME: Side Quests
SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on November 19, 2025 

Next week, we’re headed on a side quest. Share moments that transpire when you venture off the golden path in the game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Wuthering Waves Version 2.8 introduces the Chronorift Metropolis

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Hello, Rovers. Happy to see you again. This time, I’ll walk you through the latest updates of Wuthering Waves Version 2.8. In Version 2.8 To the City Set in Amber, set to launch on November 20, Rover will be joined by a new Resonator companion, Chisa, on a journey to the enigmatic fallen city, the Chronorift Metropolis — Honami. There, abnormal frequencies abound, and the loop of time awaits someone to set it free. Expect new stories, characters, locations, optimizations, and more content.

New main quest: Step into the fallen city in the looping crisis Honami

After the Rinascita arc concluded, Rover returned to the Black Shores and learned that they had unexpectedly captured a completely new frequency. During the Black Shores’ continued investigation, they found a rift leading to an unknown Sonoro Sphere. Rover will enter the mysterious Chronorift Metropolis through the Sonoro entrance.

The Chronorift Metropolis was once a thriving commercial hub, previously known as Honami City. But decades ago, it was destroyed by the Lament and permanently sealed within a Sonoro Sphere, eventually becoming what we see today. The once-bustling skyscrapers are now covered in overgrowth. Seawater has flooded lowlands and roads. But the Lament that brought ruin to this city never truly vanished. It still lingers in the city, sometimes giving rise to unstable anomalies.

The recurring Lament has trapped the city in a time loop, resetting and destroying it over and over. The people you see moving about are no longer who they once were. They’re now known as the Left Behind—phantoms repeating the habits of their former lives, reliving the same daily routine. The entire city, along with its Left Behind, is imprisoned within the Sonoro Sphere, cut off completely from the outside world. It’s Rover’s unexpected arrival that brings change to this sealed space.

In Version 2.8, Main Quest Chapter II Act XII Stagnant Dawn on Wastelands and Main Quest Chapter II Act XII Segue Flowing Starlight in the Iris will both become available on November 20. In this iridescent, end-of-days metropolis, break the Lament that engulfs the city.

New Resonators: Chisa & Buling

Long black hair, striking red eyes, and crisp, simple uniform, the mysterious science-minded stop student Chisa will debut in Version 2.8 and unveil the secrets hidden beneath Honami with Rover. Chisa’s Forte is Clipping. Though she arrived in Honami by accident, with her calm, serious nature and exceptional learning abilities, she adapted here quickly and managed to carve out a safe haven in this fallen city with her Forte.

Those giant scissors Chisa wields look heavy, but she handles them with ease. Chisa was born into a tailor’s family, so she could shift their form to suit her needs in different situations. She uses them not only to cut papers into shapes she

Five Years of Play: The Evolution of PlayStation 5

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Five years ago, in November 2020, PlayStation 5 marked a new era of speed, immersion, and creativity. As we celebrate its fifth anniversary, we’re looking back at how PS5 has evolved – year by year – through system software updates, new accessories, and community milestones that continue to redefine play.

2020: The beginning of a new generation

The PS5’s launch in November 2020 redefined what a console could do. Powered by an ultra-high-speed SSD, immersive 3D Audio, and the innovative DualSense wireless controller, PS5 introduced a new generation of immersion never felt before in gaming.

  • Share Screen debuted, allowing players to watch friends’ gameplay in real time via PS5 and later on the PS App. Since launch, Share Screen has been used more than 1.6 billion times, totaling over 900 million hours. Top shared titles include Fortnite, Roblox, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and Grand Theft Auto V.
  • Accessibility has been at the heart of PS5 since day one. The console launched with 11 accessibility features, which has grown to 20 by 2025 – including new additions such as Accessibility Tags and Second Controller for Assistance. One out of every four PS5 users have enabled at least one of these accessibility features.
  • Every PS5 console and accessory features microtextured PlayStation shapes – on DualSense alone, there are 45,674 tiny triangles, circles, crosses, and squares.

2021: Expanding the experience

As the PS5 player base grew, so did the platform’s capabilities. 2021 focused on updates that expanded social connectivity and storage options:

  • The first major PS5 system update added Cross-generation Share Play, enabling PS5 players with PlayStation Plus membership to virtually ‘pass the controller’ to friends using PS4. Since launch, Share Play has been used over 700 million times on PS5.
  • M.2 SSD storage expansion gave players freedom to grow their libraries. The use of an industry-standard M.2 format provided a flexible and cost-efficient way to expand PS5 storage, and the feature has since been adopted by millions of players.
  • We also added the ability to share PS5 game captures through the PlayStation App, resulting in 5.6 billion captures uploaded. Today, nearly half of PlayStation messages are sent from the PS App, with more than 1 billion voice chat sessions taking place through the app.
  • 2021 also introduced PS5’s first color variations – Midnight Black and Cosmic Red, giving players more ways to customize their console and accessories in their favorite color.

2022: More Options, More Ways to Play

In 2022, PS5 evolved further to deliver a richer and more personalized play experience.

  • VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) enhanced visual performance by minimizing visual artifacts for smoother, crisper gameplay. Millions of players have enabled the feature, with 96% of those with VRR-compatible monitors using it regularly.
  • This was also the year P

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for November: Grand Theft Auto V, Pacific Drive, Still Wakes the Deep and more

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This month, dive into the criminal underworld of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V, take a ride through a surreal and wild Pacific Northwest in Pacific Drive, or struggle for survival on an unstable oil rig in Still Wakes the Deep. All these titles and more are available in November’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup*. Meanwhile, Tomb Raider: Anniversary brings Lara’s original adventure to PlayStation Plus Premium. All of these will be available to play November 18.

As we announced last week, with the latest system software update for the PlayStation Portal remote player, PlayStation Plus Premium members can now stream select digital PS5 games from their own libraries* — directly on their PS Portal. Thousands of PS5 games support Cloud Streaming, including blockbusters such as Astro Bot, Borderlands 4, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Fortnite, Ghost of Yōtei, Grand Theft Auto V, and Resident Evil 4.

*Digital PS5 games available to stream from your library will vary over time, region, and country.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for November: Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, Pacific Drive, Still Wakes the Deep and more

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Update: Red Dead Redemption will also join PlayStation Plus Game Catalog starting December 2.

This month, dive into the criminal underworld of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V, take a ride through a surreal and wild Pacific Northwest in Pacific Drive, or struggle for survival on an unstable oil rig in Still Wakes the Deep. All these titles and more are available in November’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup*. Meanwhile, Tomb Raider: Anniversary brings Lara’s original adventure to PlayStation Plus Premium. All of these will be available to play November 18.

As we announced last week, with the latest system software update for the PlayStation Portal remote player, PlayStation Plus Premium members can now stream select digital PS5 games from their own libraries* — directly on their PS Portal. Thousands of PS5 games support Cloud Streaming, including blockbusters such as Astro Bot, Borderlands 4, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Fortnite, Ghost of Yōtei, Grand Theft Auto V, and Resident Evil 4.

*Digital PS5 games available to stream from your library will vary over time, region, and country.

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog 

Where Winds Meet: hands-on report

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Ambitious in size and scope, Where Winds Meet’s Wuxia-inspired free-to-play open-world adventure is nearly ready for its PS5 bow. And after spending a lot of time triple-jumping up trees and facing down bandits in the beta, I explored why Everstone Studio’s spin on 10th century China is already turning heads ahead of its November 14 drop.

Incredibly detailed customization tools

After a polished intro which introduced me to the basics, I was thrown into a comprehensive avatar customization suite. Facial options were as deep as tweaking my protagonist’s cheekbones, contours, and jowls. And that’s before I got to their makeup, accessories, dress sense and more.

A beautiful, living world

The staggering sense of possibilities extends to the environment itself. Luscious fields of long grass, towering temples and dim underground caverns which required lighting my path with fire arrows, were all accessible during my first couple of hours – a jaunt through a peaceful village stream with a string of kites flapping in the wind being a particular highlight.

This all takes place with a day to night cycle which changes the ambiance and routines of some of the NPCs I encountered. And if you find yourself closed off from any areas, you c

State of Play Japan November 2025: all announcements

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Today’s special Japan-focused State of Play was packed with content from start to finish. It showcased fresh gameplay from major upcoming titles, brand-new game announcements, confirmed release dates, and more. Missed the livestream or want a quick recap of everything shown? You’re in the right place.

To start, you can watch the full show below. After that, we break down each of the featured games, highlighting key news, sharing some new trailers, and offering extra insights from the developers through a collection of dedicated PlayStation Blog posts.

First look at PlayStation’s 27” Gaming Monitor 

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Since the launch of the PlayStation 5 console, we’ve seen that players enjoy having the flexibility to choose where they play PS5 games – whether it’s in their living room on their big screen TV, in other areas of the home, or outside of the home remotely with PlayStation Portal remote player. In keeping up with these trends, we are pleased to introduce another option for players with our new 27” Gaming Monitor with DualSense Charging Hook – coming to the U.S. and Japan. 

Octopath Traveler 0 demo out today on PS5 and PS4

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Octopath Traveler 0 comes out for PS5 and PS4 on December 4, 2025… but who wants to wait that long? You can start your adventure today in the new free demo!

This generous chunk of game lets you play through the opening prologue, and play through the first chapter of multiple story arcs… or for three hours. Whichever comes first.

And yes – progress does carry over to the full game.

The demo’s not the only thing that’s dropped today – as part of today’s reveal we also released a brand-new trailer that gives you some enticing insight into the game’s brilliant story. Take a look: