
PlayStation 5 hits 100 million shipments
Sony has shipped 100 million PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide as of November 10, 2026 — nearly six years after launch.
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Sony has shipped 100 million PlayStation 5 consoles worldwide as of November 10, 2026 — nearly six years after launch.

Sony confirms PS5 sales have reached 100 million units globally as of November 10, 2026 — up 15.8 million year-on-year, but still short of the PS4’s 117 million. GTA VI launches November 19 with PS5 Pro–exclusive features.

Ten new games join the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on November 17, 2026. Death Stranding 2, Hell Let Loose, and Atomfall are among them. Two classics are Premium-only. Catalog titles remain available until Sony removes them.

Shawn Layden, ex-head of PlayStation, argues the next big leap isn’t a faster console — it’s a $300 PS5. The current PS5 Digital Edition costs $599 in the US and Rs 44,990 in India, up $200 from launch.

GTA 6 on PS5 Pro may support 40 FPS via a 120Hz output mode and updated PSSR — but Rockstar hasn’t confirmed any frame rates, and no 60 FPS reference appears in the preload files.

GTA 6’s preloaded files confirm PS5 Pro will run the game with PSSR 2 v13.60—and possibly a 40 FPS mode—but Sony hasn’t announced the console yet.

The Sony A6700 + 70-350mm lens weighs just 1kg and delivers 105–525mm equivalent reach — making it a practical, hike-friendly option for wildlife photographers who prioritize mobility over absolute resolution or low-light headroom.

Sony’s A7R VI launched at $3,499 in the US and ₹2,99,990 in India—$600 more than the A7R V did at launch. Unit sales are down, but operating income rose 3.2%. The A6700 remains Sony’s newest APS-C stills camera, unchanged since 2023.

Sony is offering up to $400 in cash for unused PS5 consoles in the US via Back Market, ahead of GTA 6’s console-only launch. The offer is not available in India. No PC version is announced.

A PlayStation Network account was banned after a user shared leaked Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay footage via the PS App’s messaging feature, according to a Reddit post cited by Notebookcheck.

Sony’s latest PS5 firmware update — version 26.07-14.22.00 — is live worldwide, including India. It’s a 1.267 GB security-only patch released November 2, four days before GTA 6’s November 6 launch. Rockstar has not confirmed the update is required, but community testing suggests GTA 6 won’t run without it.

Sony has announced the Prism Collection, a line of transparent DualSense controllers and PS5 console covers in Flare Orange, Emerald Green and Graphite Gray, launching February 4, 2027.

Sony's INZONE H3 wired gaming headset for PS5, PS4 and PC fell to $68 on Amazon, a 43% discount that matches its all-time low, according to Android Authority and SoundGuys.

A breakdown of the PlayStation 5's custom AMD silicon finds its real-world clock behavior tracks closer to the older Ryzen 5 3600 than the eight-core Ryzen 7 3700X, despite sharing the same Zen 2 architecture.

A PlayStation hacker known as 2tonejordy collected a $50,000 bounty from Sony for reporting a hypervisor exploit, a move the homebrew community says will stop Grand Theft Auto VI from being pirated at launch.

With the PlayStation 5 Pro now priced at $900, a new comparison of AMD desktop chips shows which processor comes closest to matching the console's gaming performance, and which ones beat it outright.

BGR gathered owner complaints about PlayStation 5 Pro add-ons, from cooling fans that won't shut off to media remotes with no backlighting, and found several accessory categories owners regret buying.

Apple TV 4K supports more HDR formats and uses a fraction of the power of a PlayStation 5 for streaming, according to a comparison highlighting why gamers may still want a separate box for movies.

PS5 Pro buyers are recommending Sony's $79 disc drive and DualSense Charging Station as must-have add-ons, while some question whether the $199 DualSense Edge controller earns its premium price.

Sony ranks second worldwide in camera sales behind Canon and holds over 50 percent of the image sensor market, but a Digital Camera World analysis argues the brand still lacks the emotional pull of rivals like Leica or OM System.

Sony's US store is discounting refurbished PlayStation 5 bundles with a second DualSense controller by $40, pushing total prices below new console costs weeks before GTA 6 arrives on November 19.

Amazon has discounted the Sony WH-CH520 wireless on-ear headphones to $38, taking nearly $32 off the regular $69.99 retail price for the 50-hour battery model.

A PS5 jailbreak for firmware 14.10 has been demonstrated—publicly, in video form—by homebrew developer Gezine, just weeks before the confirmed November 19, 2026, release date of GTA 6.

Amazon discounted Sony's WH-CH720N noise-cancelling headphones to $88, down from the original $180 sticker price. The lightweight over-ear model features 35 hours of battery life and multipoint pairing.

Sony WH-CH730N headphones are available now: $99 in the U.K., $179 in the U.S. Tom’s Guide calls them excellent — but says the U.S. price makes them hard to recommend.

A modified PlayStation 5 emulator now runs Bluepoint's Demon's Souls Remake above 60 fps on an RTX 5070, nearing 120 fps when using Nvidia Frame Generation.

Sony Bravia 9 II is live globally — $3,599.99 for the 65-inch model in the US, ₹3,29,990 in India, and £3,499.99 in the UK. It’s the first mass-market TV to use True RGB LED — a mini-LED panel with discrete red, green and blue diodes instead of white LEDs with color filters — and it’s built to challenge OLED on contrast and black levels while smashing brightness records.

Sony's PlayStation Plus October game catalog brings Mafia: The Old Country, Horizon Forbidden West, and classic revival Dino Crisis 2, with the main wave arriving on consoles starting October 20.

Sony has cut off PlayStation Network access for jailbroken PS5 consoles unless they install firmware update 14.10 — released October 1, 2026.

Sony Ult Wear wireless headphones dropped to $130 on Amazon on Wednesday, marking a 48 percent cut on the bass-heavy set featuring active noise cancellation and 30-hour battery life.