- In an interview, Nick Maguire, the VP of PlayStation global services, confirmed that first-party games will arrive on the subscription on day one.
- The exec added that the company plans on sticking with its approach of adding first-party games after at least 12 months of their release date.
- Maguire also stated that PS Plus is growing faster on the PS5 as compared to the PS4, with first-party titles leading the race.
Releasing first-party titles day and date on Xbox Game Pass has resulted in considerable growth for the subscription service, but PlayStation isn’t keen on adopting that business model anytime soon. A company executive recently confirmed that Sony plans on sticking to its current approach for the PS Plus offering, while also revealing some interesting tidbits about the subscription service.
Details on the subject surfaced via a GameFile interview with the VP of PlayStation global services, Nick Maguire. In it, Maguire reiterated Sony’s ironclad vision for the service: “We’ve sort of stayed true to our strategy across the board, where we’re not looking to put games in day and date.”
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“Our strategy of finding four or five independent day-and-date titles—and using that to complement our strategy of bringing games in when they’re 12, 18 months old or older—that balance for us is working really well across the platform.”
While the statement sums up Sony’s plans for the service, Maguire also spoke on the growth and engagement for PS Plus. According to the exec, PS Plus is growing faster on the PS5 than it did on the PS4, with its most expensive $160/year Premium tier being more popular than its $135/year Extra variant.
Both Sony and Microsoft have been hesitant about sharing subscription figures, meaning this is all we have to go off on to gauge PS Plus’ popularity.
The interview provided another peek behind the curtain in the form of official data from Sony. As it turns out, the most popular PS Plus game this spring (April 1, 2025 – May 28, 2025) has been Dead by Daylight, along with Ghost of Tsushima and God of War Ragnarok making up the top three. In fact, four of the top ten most-played games are first-party titles, meaning the demand for PlayStation Studios content on PS Plus is substantial.
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- Sony and AMD tease a new GPU technology for Sony’s upcoming console, the PS6.
- AMD revealed Radiance Cores, which can free up other components to quickly process shaders and give a performance boost.
- Sony’s Mark Cerny mentioned that the PS6 is coming “in a few years time” and the Radiance Cores will power it.
Mark Cerny, the lead architect of PS5 and PS5 Pro, and Jack Huynh, the SVP and GM of AMD’s computing and graphics group, recently sat down to discuss the future of GPUs and technology for Sony’s upcoming console, aka the PS6.
In a nine-minute-long YouTube video, Huynh introduced AMD’s next-gen RDNA architecture, which uses Radiance Cores that are dedicated to handling ray tracing and path tracing, for future consoles.
Sony and AMD’s New Radiance Cores are a Game Changer
This next-gen GPU technology will be integrated into Sony’s next-gen consoles , which is likely going to start with the PlayStation 6. Also, you can expect to see the same technology in other AMD hardware, including their future desktop GPUs. The Radiance Cores are a new dedicated hardware block designed for unified light transport, handling Ray Tracing and Path Tracing in real time.
The YouTube video goes into detail, revealing that the Radiance Cores take full control of ray traversal and can free up other components to quickly process shaders, instead of spinning so many plates, leading to a boost in performance.
Commenting on the new tech, Cerny said in the video, “Overall, it’s still of course very early days for these technologies, they only exist in simulation right now, but the results are quite promising and I’m really excited about bringing them to a future console [read PS6] in a few years time.”
Other than the Radiance Cores, Mark Cerny and Jack Huynh also spoke about Neural Arrays. This is another groundbreaking tech that teams up a bunch of computing units together, making them share data and process things together like a single focused AI engine , instead of breaking the data down into multiple bite-sized pieces. This way, they can connect the CUs with each shader engine in a smart, efficient way.
As Mark Cerny puts it in the showcase, Neural Arrays will let the console process a large chunk of the screen in one go, making it a game-changer for the next-gen upscaling technology.
Hopefully, this next-gen GPU technology will finally push next-gen consoles to achieve the much-anticipated 4K/ 120 FPS performance on PS6 . Many of the PlayStation 5 games still run at 60 FPS till today, some even getting locked to 30, which is just disheartening as a console owner.
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- A new PlayStation State of Play is reportedly set for late September, with leaks pointing to next week.
- Marvel’s Wolverine is expected to be the main highlight, alongside other 2026 game reveals.
- Possible announcements include GTA VI updates, Phantom Blade 0, the Marathon reboot, and a Metroidvania-style God of War.
State of Play is one of the best ways for Sony to showcase their upcoming releases. Their recent State of Play events have only showcased one game, like 007 First Light, without extensive coverage of other games since June 4. A recent leak has surfaced from a trustworthy source, hinting that a PlayStation State of Play is scheduled for later next week.
A New State of Play Event Leaked for Next Week
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There have been rumors of a new PlayStation State of Play scheduled for the end of September for quite some time. These leaks also mentioned that the upcoming State of Play will feature Marvel’s Wolverine as the main highlight. Now, a prominent leak from @NateTheHate2 (on X), who is a reliable source, has revealed that the State of Play is scheduled for next week.
This State of Play is expected to be stacked with games that are going to be released in 2026. The main highlight of the event will obviously be Marvel’s Wolverine, but we might also see some unexpected announcements. Particularly, GTA VI is always on everyone’s mind. Check our GTA 6 guide if you are also starved for information.
Other than these, expect an announcement for Phantom Blade 0, the new revamped Marathon, and the Metroidvania God of War.
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