Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Star Wars: Squadrons Top UK Charts on Debut
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Star Wars: Squadrons were the biggest releases of the previous week, with releasing on the same day, and they've performed well in the UK at launch, topping weekly charts for boxed sales (via GamesIndustry). Crash Bandicoot 4 hasn't sold nearly as much as N.Sane Trilogy did at launch back in 2017, having sold 80% fewer physical copies than the collection of remakes. 82% of its sales have been on the PS4.
Trailing by just 1000 copies, Star Wars: Squadrons is in second place, though it hasn't had the most impressive launch from a physical sales perspective, with sales 72% lower than what Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order managed at launch last year. 68% of Squadron's sales have come on the PS4.
Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which was in the No. 1 spot in last week's charts, has fallen to third place, followed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Marvel's Avengers in fourth and fifth places. Meanwhile, Mafia: Definitive Edition and Mafia Trilogy have dropped to the bottom two spots.
You can check out the full top 10 for the week ending October 3 below:
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Marvel's Avengers
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Minecraft (Switch)
- Mafia: Definitive Edition
- Mafia Trilogy
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered Leaks, Reveal Coming Tomorrow
We've been hearing about Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered for a while. It was first leaked back in June, which has been followed in subsequent months by several retailer listings and the game being age rated in South Korea. Now, it seems like the official reveal is around the corner as well.
EA are counting down to a Need for Speed-related reveal, with the countdown ending tomorrow, October 5, at 8 AM PT. with the words "Reignite the Pursuit" written beneath the countdown.
Additionally, Twitter user @Renka_schedule has also leaked the box arts for the game's PS4 and Nintendo Switch version, details on the remaster, and new screenshots, all of which you can view below.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered will apparently have over 6 hours of completely new content, including over 30 challenges. Meanwhile, there will supposedly also be new customization options and new Trophies and Achievements. All the DLC originally released for the base game will also be included. The leak also mentions that the remaster is being developed by Stellar Entertainment, who previously worked on Burnout Paradise Remastered.
We will probably know more tomorrow, once the game has officially been unveiled. Stay tuned for all the details.
PS4/Switch
「Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered」11月6日発売、税込4299円
・全DLC収録済
・約6時間の追加ゲームプレイ（30を超えるチャレンジ含む）、新たなアチーブメント＆車の色など、追加DLCを発売時に全て配信予定
・クロスプラットフォーム マルチプレイ対応#NeedforSpeed #NFS pic.twitter.com/VGAzreyndu
— れんか (@Renka_schedule) October 4, 2020
Xbox Series X / S Will Allow Users to Selectively Uninstall Parts of Games to Free up Storage
Storage space is always something that console players need to keep juggling, especially as sizes of games get larger and larger by the day. The Xbox Series X is going to launch with a 1 TB SSD, of which 802 GB will be usable. But Microsoft are implementing some interesting features that will optimize storage management as well.
Recently, in a podcast while speaking with Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, Xbox's director of program management Jason Ronald talked about one such feature, which will allow Xbox Series X and Series S games to be partially uninstalled. For games that support this feature, players will be able to select particular sections to uninstall, so if you're only playing the multiplayer component, you can go ahead and uninstall the campaign.
It will be up to the developers whether or not they support this feature and offer it to players, but it would be very useful to have- especially on an Xbox Series S, which only has 512 GB of internal storage, all of it obviously won't be usable.
Microsoft have also said that the Xbox Series S implements technology that allows developers to decrease the sizes of their games, should they wish to. Read more on that through here.
Godfall Can't be Played Offline, Requires PS Plus Subscription
Godfall is being billed as a loot-driven action-RPG, a fantasy melee-focused take on the looter shooter genre. Given that premise, clearly, much of its focus is going to be on co-op and online play- but as developers Counterplay Games have confirmed, the game's campaign is entirely playable solo, for those who're looking for a single player experience.
It seems, however, that you will still need to be online if you want to play Godfall, and will need to have a PlayStation Plus subscription. These details have been confirmed by the game's page on the official PlayStation website, where it mentions these under the pre-order button. You can see a screencap below.
Godfall launches for PS5 and PC on November 12. New details were recently revealed on Valorplates, customization, and crafting, and soon after on Weakpoints, Breach meters, and more. Pre-order bonuses for the game and its various editions have also been confirmed.
PS5 Video Shows Real-Time Gameplay from Godfall, Devil May Cry 5, Balan Wonderworld, and More
Japanese media and influencers recently had some solid hands-on time with the PS5, bringing us new images of the console itself, the DualSense controller, and giving impressions on what's being called a very effective cooling system. At the same time, we've also got a pretty solid chunk of gameplay from several titles to look at, all running on a PS5.
Uploaded by YouTuber HikakinGames, the video, which is over 30 minutes long, shows gameplay from Godfall, Astro's Playroom (both of which are launch titles), Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, and Balan Wonderworld. There's a substantial amount of gameplay for all four titles, giving us a clearer idea of what they will look like running on a PS5. Something that's instantly noticeable is how quick the load times see to be. You can watch the whole video below.
The PS5 is out in some regions of the world on November 12, and everywhere else on November 19.
PS5 Uses DualSense's Lights to Indicate Which Player Number You Are
Thanks to a recent round of hands-on impressions and previous from the Japanese media, there's been quite a bit of PS5 news of late. From seeing new images showing the console's hardware to praise being given for the console's lack of fan noise, there's been quite a lot to keep up with.
Through these same previews, we also learn interesting details about the DualSense controller. 4Gamer recently posted a bunch of images of the controller, and some of these indicate new details. It seems the DualSense will have lights below the touch pad to tell you which player number you are. Meanwhile, the light strips around the touch pad can have various colours, similar to the DualShock 4's light bar- though it doesn't seem to be as prominent here.
You can take a look at all the images in the gallery below.
Interestingly enough, another new detail that's emerged from these menus and also been confirmed by Sony's PR to Japanese media (via @Cheesemeister3k on Twitter) is that the DualSense will now accept the X button to confirm universally. That's always been the case in western markets, but in Japan, X has been cancel while O has been confirm since the PS1 era. I'd imagine this change will not be received well by Japanese audiences, especially since right now Sony doesn't even seem to be providing an option to remap that.
In related news, a recent leak allegedly show's the console's startup UI along with a black DualSense controller. It also seems like the PS5 will have 664 GB of usable internal storage.
PS5 Hardware Shown off in New Hands-on Images
Various Japanese media outlets recently went hands-on with the PS5. New details have emerged from previews and impressions, such as talk about the console's new cooling system. And, of course, along with these previews, we also have new images of the console itself.
All of the images below come from 4Gamer, showing the PS5 from many angles, placed both horizontally and vertically. As we've all been pointing out for a while now, the console does look incredibly bulky. The image that shows a TV screen behind it really does put it into perspective and give a clearer idea of how much space the console is going to take.
You can view all images by clicking on them in the gallery below.
Meanwhile, there have also been a couple of PS5 leaks recently, possibly bringing new details. The console seemingly has 664 GB of usable internal storage, while one leaked video shows the console's user selection screen and a black DualSense controller.
PS5 Cooling Praised for Being Quiet and Effective in New Previews
The PS4 has garnered a bit of a notorious reputation for being an unusually loud console due to its fan, and a much quieter cooling system that many have been hoping will be implemented in the PS5. Sony have suggested in the past that would indeed be the case, and now, a recent round of hands-on previews and impression on the console's hardware by Japanese media seem to confirm that as well.
Dengeki and 4Gamer both recently published previews, and both claim that the PS5 doesn't make any fan noise, and that the cooling system is quiet and effective. (translations via VGC). Both publications say that during their time using the console and playing various games on it (including the likes of Astro's Playroom and Godfall), the console hadn't made any noise at all. Both also claim that the console was cool to the touch and wasn't giving off any noticeable heat.
However, both publications also note that the PS5 itself is quite large in size, and as such, people will have to make sure there's plenty of room to keep a PS5, while also having enough space open around it for the cooling to properly work.
Rumours earlier this year had suggested that Sony had invested in an "unusually expensive" cooling system for the PS5. Based on these reports, it seems that that may have paid off.
There have been some interesting PS5 leaks recently as well. One shows what is supposedly the console's user selection screen and a black DualSense controller, while another seemingly confirms that the PS5 will have 664 GB of usable internal storage.
PS5 Seemingly Has 664 GB of Usable Internal Storage
There's been a flurry of new information on the PS5 recently, and amidst that, some interesting details have come to light. For instance, we probably now have a much clearer idea of exactly what to expect from the PS5's internal storage.
Recently, off-screen photos, allegedly showing bits and pieces of the PS5 UI, emerged on ResetEra. One image in particular, which you can view below, seems to show the exact numbers for the console's internal storage. It looks like the PS5 will have 664 GB of usable internal storage, which means a chunk of the 825 GB of the internal SSD is going to be reserved for system files and the consoles OS.
In comparison, it recently emerged that the Xbox Series X's 1 TB internal SSD would have 802 GB of usable storage.
It also seems like Astro's Playroom will have a file size of 2.4 GB. The platformer will be pre-installed with every PS5.
Recently, another leak showed the console's boot-up and user selection UI, as well as a black DualSense controller.
Alleged PS5 Leak Shows Black DualSense, Boot-up UI
New information has been coming in on the PS5 in droves these last couple of days, both through hands-on previews and leaks. One particular leak, in fact, also shows possible shows us a fraction of the PS5's user interface (which Sony still haven't officially revealed).
The leak in question comes from a Reddit user, who initially claimed to have a PS5, and then published a video in return for money. The video, which you can view below, shows the console booting up, then proceeding to the user selection screen, though doesn't actually show any of the actual UI itself. Interestingly enough, the user in the video can also be clearly seen using a black DualSense controller, which has been spotted before in some leaks, but hasn't been officially confirmed yet.
Some other images of the PS5 have also appeared online, showing the console's base stand – which you can use to place the console both vertically and horizontally – and its white side plates, which seem to be detachable. This is not the first time we've heard that the PS5's side plates are going to be swappable either.
The PS5 launches in some areas of the world on November 12, and everywhere else on November 19. More details on the console are inbound, so stay tuned.
