Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 541: Legendary Run

Email us at [email protected]! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Sid, Kristen, and I are back this week to discuss min/maxing runs in Saros, the music and vibes of Mixtape, and other games that’ve been keeping us busy. We also have a special interview about Ghost of Yōtei Legends endgame raids […]


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Forza Horizon 6 Is Immensely Popular Already, Even In Early Access

Worth paying a premium for?It's well-documented at this point that Microsoft first-party games such as Forza Horizon 6 launch day one for Game Pass on Xbox and PC - yet despite that, some releases still perform very well outside of the subscription service. And, well, that seems to be happening with Playground's new open-world racer, and we're not even out of early access yet.Taking a quick look at SteamDB — the database that tracks sales numbers and player counts for PC titles — Forza Horizon 6 has just surpassed 150,000 concurrent players on the platform. Right now, you have to pay for a whopping £109.99 / $119.99 fee to be able to play the game on Steam, making this an even more impressive feat.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Five Xbox Games Are Set To Be Delisted In May & June 2026

Update: LEGO 2K Drive added to the mix.As the new month begins, it's time once again to look at the delistings for both May and June 2026, and there's actually quite a lot going on even beyond the four games, so bear with us — this might get a little confusing.We'll break it all down for you in a minute, but let's focus on the main delisting first in the form of Battlefield Hardline. EA's 2015 shooter is officially being delisted on May 22nd, but the good news is that it's really cheap on the Xbox Store until the middle of May, so you may as well add it to your Xbox library if you have any interest. Just keep in mind that the servers for the game are being turned off in June, so you're only really buying it for the campaign.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Finally Brings Another Vietnam-Themed FPS To Xbox Next Month

Bring it on!We need more Vietnam-themed FPS games on Xbox, don't we? Honestly, there's tons of WW2, modern and futuristic shooters on the platform, but Vietnam as an era often gets overlooked in comparison. Thankfully, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is going to change that very soon - and the team has just announced an Xbox release date!Yep, the Hell Let Loose series is jumping forward in time to the Vietnam War on June 18th, 2026, and the upcoming sequel is bringing a whole host of era-appropriate environments, weapons and gadgets to Xbox players next month. Here's what Team17 has to say about the upcoming release:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Batman: Arkham Knight Joins Xbox Play Anywhere, And More Major Titles Could Be On Th

Possibly even BG3.We've had another massive legacy addition to the Xbox Play Anywhere program this week! Batman: Arkham Knight, which first released all the way back in 2015, now gives you a free copy on PC if you buy it on console.There have been occasions in the past where this has happened before (such as Hogwarts Legacy), but Xbox Play Anywhere is usually focused on new releases. However, someone on Reddit mentioned a day ago how they'd spotted "invisible" handheld tags on a bunch of games recently, with Batman: Arkham Knight being one of them:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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'Dear Asha...' - Xbox Fan Desperately Wants New CEO To Remove Irrelevant Ads From Da

"Please remove these types of ads off my screen.".Xbox's dashboard ads have long been a bit of a sore point amongst the fanbase. We see complaints about them crop up in waves — especially if a particularly annoying advert keeps appearing for various folks — and today, one particular fan has begun pleading to new boss Asha Sharma to be rid of these irrelevant Xbox adverts.This time, the source of frustration is a new McDonald's ad that's begun appearing on the Xbox home screen - for a Spicy McCrispy, if you must know. This isn't the first time we've seen a dashboard advert for the popular fast food chain, but it's certainly riled this Xbox fan up:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Two New Xbox Controllers Have Leaked, Seemingly Including The Elite Series 3

Surprise!We've been waiting so long for Microsoft to unveil the Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller, and it appears to have leaked accidentally today via a Brazilian regulator, along with a second controller geared around Xbox Cloud Gaming.This is being shared by Tecnoblog (thanks to The Verge for the spot as well), and you can see a look at the Elite Series 3 Controller down below. Note how the bottom contains two apparent scroll wheels:Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Creating Saros: how performance tech and a bad commute brought Arjun Devraj to life

You grip your controller until your thumbs go numb. You’re just gonna go on one more run. Hypnotic waves of colorful bullets fill the screen as you weave through the chaos, locked into an adrenaline-pumped flow state. But beneath that audiovisual and technical excellence, there are narrative reasons to explore the hostile alien world of […]


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Forza Horizon 6 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S

How the Xbox versions stack up.Here we go, everyone! Forza Horizon 6 news is dropping all over the place today (including our review!), and therefore we've finally got some official footage from both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions to share with you.As we often do, we're looking to Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube for this early comparison, which is a channel that does a great job at sharing early looks for the Xbox Series X and S versions of lots of games.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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Xbox Has Just Discounted Another 1000+ Games On The Microsoft Store

As part of two new sales.We've been treated to a couple of big new sales on Xbox today, amounting to over 1000 discounts on the Xbox Store!These are made up of an ID@Xbox Mega Sale and a Publisher Spotlight Series sale, featuring deals for some pretty massive games such as Baldur's Gate 3, Cronos: The New Dawn, Hollow Knight: Silksong and a whole lot more.Read the full article on purexbox.com


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