The announcement was made alongside an update released for The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, which was meant to test the studio’s development pipelines and bring in a few bug fixes. Another update is planned for the game, bringing in larger fixes for performance, gameplay, quests, and changes to the in-game lighting system. The studio is also introducing grenades as an available weapon type, which were curiously missing in the original The Outer Worlds. For a full list of changes introduced by the latest update, check out the patch notes below.

The base game edition of The Outer Worlds is going to be delisted from Steam, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on May 27th. After this date, the only version of the original available to purchase will be Spacer’s Choice Edition, which is currently also available on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG), PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

PS4 and Xbox One players will still have to manually grab all the DLC for The Outer Worlds for their copies of the game to be considered the Spacer’s Choice Edition, however. To help with this, the studio is also introducing pricing adjustments to the base game and DLC, which will be priced at $24.99 and $14.99, respectively.

In the meantime, The Outer Worlds 2 was released on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S in October 2025. Check out our review for more details.

The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition update 2.5.7.0 patch notes:

General

• Companions’ status effects are no longer obstructed by their HP bars.
• Shooting from the Storm Cannon repeatedly at a close target no longer results in severe FPS drops.
• The heat effect coming out of the Unreliable will no longer stack up each time the player arrives in the ship’s proximity.
• When the Font Scaling setting also scales up the UI icons appropriately.
• Fixed “artillery cannon” typo.
• Fixed “Shipping” typo in Fallbrook.
• Players are now able to sleep in either of the two beds when exploring Ash’s old Outpost for ‘Little Memento’ on Monarch.
• Players are now able to manually save while under the ‘Concuss’ status effect throughout the title.
• Fixed an issue with the Super Scoper 3000 zoom where the zoom would not properly display.
• Felix’s book “Systems and Serfdoms” now appears in his room when acquiring it in Roseway town.
• The arrow is now greyed out when there are no more options.
• Status Bar displays all relevant Status Effect icons.
• The workbench now displays ownership of items when navigating through the workbench during gameplay.
• The gate will now load correctly while moving from Rizzo’s Distillation Station to the Bridge.
• The Item repair tutorial will no longer cause a freeze when switching to the inventory tab.
• SAM’s weapons can no longer be taken and equipped by players.
• Environment decorations no longer look the same as items the player can pick up.
• Players no longer become stuck when falling between two crates at the Spaceport.
• The sights are now centered after modding the Hunting Rifle Hyper with a Funtimes Barrel and a Gyro Sight.
• Frey’s Bar Cart no longer disappears from Unreliable after revisiting Relay GB-23.
• Mods have correct VFX when inspecting them in the inventory and then viewing them on the ground.
• The shadows on the cans no longer appear dark when viewing them in the office in Phineas Lab.
• A companion’s armor displays correctly if players wear a different type and modify it in the Workbench during gameplay.
• All aptitudes are correctly shown being applied when selecting them and viewing the summary screen.
• Mods display correctly for tinkered Elite Troop Armor.
• Players will no longer encounter a stuck spot when jumping/crouching into the 2nd floor of the General Store with insufficient Mag-Picks in Edgewater.
• Fixed a typo with the quest beacon text.
• Udom Bedford and Vicar Max will now play correct dialogue when attempting to turn in Phineas for the first time.
• The hacking and picking locks tutorial now triggers correctly when the user has a high lockpick skill during gameplay.
• Players can no longer get stuck when jumping in between a crate and pipe by the fence at the Geothermal Plant.
• Fixed an issue with the state of Anton on the Groundbreaker.
• A Workbench in the Covert Lab correctly unlocks a ‘Point of Interest’ icon when moving near it.

Design

• Players will now receive only one +10 from a Bonus Support perk when the companion is in the party.
• Leveling to multiple of 5 in Player Ship now updates the Companion UI tabs to indicate new Perk point available.
• Extend-O-Sight properly increases to both Effective and Max Range to 25%.
• The Paranoid flaw description has been updated to “Repeatedly getting caught by guards has made you jittery, especially when roaming around Restricted Areas or sneaking.”

Quests

• Sanjar and Zora are now only present inside the OSI Temple if the Player triggers a truce between them to happen.
• Once players agree to get the Radiator parts, regardless of chosen dialog, they can talk to other NPCs about them.
• Solution Vital now updates after killing Captain Irion on Scylla.
• Players can give the NVTUR mech the collected phonographs and complete The Electric Fling quest.
• The ‘Weathered Lockbox’ is now turned in when completing the ‘Little Memento’ quest in Amber Heights.
• The user is able to pick up the phonograph while doing the ‘Electric Fling’ quest.
• Sophia will no longer give the Player “Signal Point in Space” after the Player acquires the targeting module.
• The quest objective ‘Speak to Spencer Woolrich’ no longer remains active if the user speaks to Bellhop Owens and retrieves the security footage first.
• During BOLT with His Name, Huxley will no longer be invisible during the conversation after releasing her from the locked room.

Performance

• FPS Performance improvements:
  • When exploring Fallbrook.
  • When in conversation with Percival Platt.
• Performance has been improved when exploring Roseway, Eridanos, Monarch, Emerald Vale or Gorgon for the first time.
• Player can no longer fall through the ground while walking from islands to the Grand Colonial Hotel.
• Performance has been improved in tutorial area, where first Marauder enemies appear.
• Performance has been improved in Emerald Vale Junkyard POI.
• Framerate will no longer steadily drop as the player is continuously shooting onto any metal surface.

“Players can continue to access and play their purchased games as usual,” said the representative. “A one-time online check is required after purchase to confirm the game’s license, after which no further check-ins are needed.”

The DRM was first noticed last week by YouTuber Lance MacDonald, who started spreading awareness about a supposed 30-day timer on PS4 and PS5 games. This prompted many players to run their own tests by, for example, removing the console’s CMOS batteries or remaining offline despite the timer ticking down. This led to the discovery that setting a PS4 or PS5 as a “primary” console for a PSN account also had no effect on the timer.

ResetEra forum user Andshrew discovered this week that digital copies of PS4 and PS5 games bought after the middle of April get a 30-day timer. On performing the online check within the 30-day limit, the timer is seemingly removed, replaced with a perpetual license. The system is believed to be related to Sony’s 14-day time limit for players who might want refunds on digitally purchased games.

Due to Sony’s silence on the matter, the timer had been considered by many players to be a bug, with some bringing up comparisons to a similar incident that happened back in 2022. The system seems to have been introduced with the March 2026 firmware update for PS5.

In the meantime, a report from last month has indicated that Sony might also be testing out dynamic prices for digital copies of games. Examples of this were discovered in the PlayStation Store listing for Stellar Blade across two accounts, where one was offered the title at a 70 percent discount, while the other was offered a 43 percent discount.

The factors taken into consideration with these dynamic prices remain unknown, but speculation has indicated that the age of a PlayStation account seems to play a key role. Average play time and most-recent login time might also be considered when the PlayStation Store offers a discount.

Testing at the time had indicated that the dynamic pricing system only seems to apply to PS5-exclusive games, at least for now. This would indicate that Sony is simply testing the system out before eventually giving similar options to third-party developers and publishers.

Sony is also likely hard at work on its next-generation console. Rumors have indicated that the PS6 will be around 10 times faster than the PS5 in ray tracing performance, which will result in 3.10 times the frame rate. While a home console and handheld are expected to be announced, there don’t seem to be any plans for a low-priced PS6 “Lite”.

The former was recently embroiled in controversy after director/producer Xia Siyuan was allegedly fired and the core development team dissolved. Digital Bros, the parent company of 505 Games, would then acquire the IP for €4 million, which could explain its inclusion on PlayStation Plus. Regardless, it’s a solid Souls-like action RPG that’s worth a look.

As for Nine Sols, it’s one of the better 2D Metroidvania titles. Launched last year for consoles, it offers a gorgeous art style and music coupled with hard-hitting parry-focused gameplay. You can check out our review for more details, but suffice it to say that it’s well worth your time.

All three titles will be available for subscribers from May 5th to June 1st. You can check out last month’s offerings – which include Lords of the Fallen – here. Of course, this is all in addition to a pretty healthy spread of new titles for Extra and Premium subscribers, including Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered and The Crew Motorfest. Head here for more details.

Krossplay is supported in Quick Play and Online Arcade modes. In the latter, all players can join a hosted room regardless of whether they are on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch. The code system, which was brought in with the previous update, will remain available, making it easier for players to find rooms hosted by their friends, for example.

Another major change in the update is that 2-on-2 matches, available in some of the games part of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, can now also be played online. Previously, the modes were available only for offline play. The games with the mode are Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Arcade), Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES), Mortal Kombat Trilogy (PS1), and Mortal Kombat 4 (Arcade).

PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2 players can now also enable variable refresh rate. While switched off by default, enabling it allows players to experience some of the older games that were meant to be played at different frame rates. This includes non-standard frame rates for the original arcade games, which were made to be played at around 53 Hz.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection was released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2 back in October 2025. For more details, check out our review of its launch version, where we gave it a score of 7 out of 10. For more, also take a look at 15 major details about the game that shouldn’t be ignored.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Krossplay update patch notes:

• Krossplay now enables players across all platforms to play online with other MK fans. PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC gamers can now meet and play in the same online lobbies or Quick Play sessions. (Note: Due to technical limitations, Mortal Kombat Trilogy is not available for online Krossplay matches when playing on original Switch consoles.)
• The 2-on-2 modes featured in Ultimate MK3 (Arcade), Ultimate MK3 (SNES), Mortal Kombat Trilogy (PS1) and Mortal Kombat 4 (Arcade) are now available for online play. These modes are designated with the words “2 on 2” when they are played in online rooms.
• In all supported games, players can select their level before an online match.
• Variable refresh rates (VRR) are now supported for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One X, Xbox One S, Nintendo Switch 2 (handheld mode) and PC.
• Fixed an issue where the minimum connection strength option for rooms was not always working properly.
• Fixed an issue with Kombat Kard where replays could be accidentally erased if unfavorited.
• Updated localization for various languages.
• Added various bug fixes and small improvements.

The X post highlighting the issue points out that recently purchased titles for the PS4 now have a system that verifies their licenses once every thirty days in an effort to ensure the legitimacy of a copy of the game in question. What’s more, the PS5 seems to have it too, although things are a little more subtle on the new console.

What that means is that you’re going to have to connect to the internet at least once every thirty days to keep playing a game that you’ve purchased after March 2026. Older games in your library remain unaffected, and you can keep playing offline once you do get your copy verified. The move has understandably created some confusion among players, a situation further exacerbated by the fact that Sony is yet to offer an official explanation.

IGN’s coverage of the situation draws attention to a similar situation from a while ago, which had a few players locked out of their purchases, thanks to a hardware issue that affected the PlayStation’s clock.

His debut is part of some free DLC that SEGA has lined up for its racer, and he joins Red from Angry Birds and Arle from Puyo Puyo (who’s still pending). Of course, he gets his own vehicle, the Goromaru, themed after his recent trip to Hawaii. There’s quite a bit of fun stuff to mark the occasion, beginning with a Captain Majima Festival that runs from April 30th all the way to May 3rd, which coincides with a Free Weekend to try out all the game has to offer until May 4th.

Additionally, you can grab Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds at a very generous discount until May 7th as part of SEGA’s Golden Week Promotion on Steam. That’s quite a good deal considering that this one was a very capable racer, something we praised in our review.

With all paid DLC characters released, one has to wonder what’s next for the racer, especially with Sega expecting another million sales by the end of the current fiscal year. Even more surprises are seemingly in store, so stay tuned for updates.

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Among the merchandise is a vinyl record set of the original’s beloved soundtrack, a variety of new figurines, as well as plush toys based on various characters, including Tidus, Yuna, Wakka, Lulu, Auron, and others. The merchandise can already be pre-ordered through the official Square Enix e-Store. The set will feature two discs, each with two sides featuring just about all of the most iconic tracks from the RPG, from various boss battle themes to the famous moody opening track, To Zanarkand. The soundtrack can be picked up on July 1st, and is priced at ¥9,350 (roughly $59).

Final Fantasy 10 marked the franchise’s debut on the PS2, and was one of the first showcases of just how much power the (at the time) new console hardware could offer to game developers, thanks to its striking visuals and beautiful pre-rendered cutscenes. It was also the first entry with fully 3D environments, with the previous 3D games—Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9—making use of pre-rendered backgrounds alongside their 3D character models.

The story of Final Fantasy 10 revolves around star blitzball players for the team Zanarkand Abes – Tidus – finding himself transported to an entirely new world, Spira, where the city of Zanarkand is believed to have been destroyed ages ago. With his primary goal of getting back to his own version of Zanarkand, Tidus finds himself accompanying summoner Yuna on her pilgrimage, traveling the world and encountering many of the different cultures it has to offer. Along the way, he also discovers the nature of an entity named Sin, who had previously attacked Zanarkand and continues to terrorize the world of Spira to this day.

While Final Fantasy 10 left behind its predecessors’ active-time battle system, instead opting for a purely turn-based style, it introduced its own twists by bringing in an extensive skill tree—the Sphere Grid—through which players could unlock new abilities and raise the stats of all characters.

Currently, Final Fantasy 10 is playable through an HD remaster released on PS4 and PC back in 2016, and Nintendo Switch and Xbox One in 2019. PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2 players can make use of backwards compatibility to enjoy the seminal RPG.

Just a couple of years after the original’s 2001 release, it would get a sequel, dubbed Final Fantasy 10-2. Along with being noteworthy for the fact that it was the first direct sequel released for a mainline Final Fantasy game, 10-2 also focused its story on the events following Final Fantasy 10, with Yuna, Rikku, and newcomer Paine teaming up to once more travel across Spira and potentially even find Tidus. The gameplay went back to the classic active-time battle system, and a new class system was implemented through the introduction of Dress Spheres, using which the three protagonists could switch between a variety of Jobs.

Square Enix confirmed at the Fest’s keynote that the port will receive a one-month early access period to check stability. There’s no limit on playtime in the trial, and best of all, it’s being expanded to include the critically acclaimed Shadowbringers expansion. That’s a hefty amount of content (though there are several restrictions on free players).

Once the free trial is up, you’ll need to pay a monthly subscription, and if you’re an existing player, you’ll receive a 50 percent discount. And while Nintendo Switch Online isn’t required, the former is separate, which could mean a higher base price than other platforms. Time will ultimately tell.

Regardless, if you’ve ever wanted to play Final Fantasy 14 on the go, or add even more to your Switch 2 backlog, then it may be worth checking out later this year. As for Evercold, it’s set to introduce a new raid series, cities, dungeons, a level cap increase (100 to 110) and two new Jobs.

Well, strap in for another one next year, as Square Enix has announced Evercold, a new expansion that brings a new Warrior of Light, called The Wanderer, to the mix. The reveal trailer, showcased below, doesn’t give too much away, but this new hero is a Reaper and is likely to kick off the latest saga with substance and style. There’s a lot to like and The Wanderer looks more than capable of handling whatever the new expansion throws at them.

Details about Evercold are scarce at the time of writing, but we could expect more information about it in the run-up to its release in January 2027. Square Enix has confirmed that there’s going to be a lot of player-friendly content that supports busy lifestyles, and that a new seasonal system is going to make its debut alongside The Wanderer. There’s also an expanded character customization tool to look forward to alongside an Armory update and new combat systems like Reborn and Evolved Modes.

Final Fantasy 14: Evercold is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and PS4. Stay tuned for more details

The Leichtbau 964 is a special car coming to Gran Turismo 7, since it has also been considered by many to be one of the company’s greatest hits, despite only 86 of them ever being made. It was the third generation of the Porsche 911, and while it maintained much of the same silhouette as its predecessors – the 901 and 930 – 80 percent of the components in the 964 had been newly engineered. The car features a 3.6-liter flat-six engine. It can be picked up from Legend Cars.

For the more practical drivers out there, the Renault Twingo ’93 is supposed to represent the A-segment, and can be picked up from Used Cars. The vehicle was originally released as a way for Renault to fill a gap left by the Super 5 being replaced by the Clio in 1990. A hatchback, the Twingo sports a three-door monospace design and runs on a 1.2-liter inline-four engine.

The Yangwang U9 ’24, available through Brand Central, is an electric car that has a motor at each wheel. The BYD luxury performance car runs on the company’s proprietary e⁴ platform, and is capable of outputting at 960 kW (1,286 BHP). Handling is also smooth thanks to the combination of hydraulic and pneumatic systems in its DiSu-X suspension system. In case you needed to be convinced of its horsepower even more, the U9 Xtreme variant was able to pursue a top-speed performance that can be considered record-setting in 2025.

The three new World Circuit events are the Schwarzwald League – Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, the Hypercar Parade – Yas Marina Circuit, and the World Touring Car 900 – Autódromo de Interlagos. The addition of these events marks the start of the new Gran Turismo World Series Season. More details about the full 2026 calendar of the season will be revealed through a broadcast taking place on August 15th.

There is also plenty of new content for players who prefer off-the-track action as well, with the Café getting Extra Menu No. 53: Muscle Cars for those at collector level 55 and above, as well as more options in Scapes to take the car photos of your dreams.

Players looking for a deeper challenge can check out the new Power Pack challenges added to the Power Pack addon, giving players various rewards depending on how many races they complete in a fixed period of time. The rewards will refresh on a weekly basis, and players can check their progress through either the World Map or through an option in the top-right section of the Event Select screen.