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A PlayStation 3 accessory became the main character of autumn 2026, sixteen years after it went on sale. Sony Interactive Entertainment, then still SCE, launched the CECH-ZD1J digital terrestrial recorder kit on March 18, 2010 for US$65 including tax. It is the tuner everyone knows as torne. Late in October, a method for prying that…
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Reports of child accounts that nobody remembers creating showing up in PlayStation Network (PSN) family management have been piling up in Japan and abroad since late October 2026. According to GAME Watch, the reports cluster from October 6 onward, and Sony told the Sankei Shimbun that the matter is under investigation. There has been no…
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We are finally inside the one-week window. The launch trailer for Phantom Blade Zero, the action game flying the kung fu punk banner, is out. Release is October 29, and it lands on PC and PS5. According to the announcement S-GAME put out on October 22, 2026, the official release is 11:00 Japan time on…
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What if Final Fantasy had kept evolving without ever leaving its pixels behind? The new game born from that “what if” finally landed on October 22, 2026. Final Fantasy Resonance is Square Enix’s first HD-2D entry in the series. The standard edition runs US$50, and the Digital Deluxe Edition is US$65. It ships on six…
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PS5 system software update version 26.07-14.20.00 rolled out on October 21, 2026. The official release notes amount to a single line – “we’ve improved the messaging and usability on some screens” – and the file weighs in at roughly 1.2GB. It’s the second update this month, following 26.06-14.10.00 on October 1. Outlets in Japan and…
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On October 15, 2026, Square Enix detailed the online features of Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Kareki no Kuni no Bianca Flora. The reveal covers cross-play online co-op, a seven-tier Master Rank Match, and private matches where you set the rules yourself, plus two modes that need no connection at all: the arena and a roguelike…
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Enshrouded, the open-world survival crafting RPG known in Japan as Enshrouded: Kingdom of the Shroud, hits version 1.0 on PC (Steam) and PS5 simultaneously at 12:00 a.m. Japan time on Friday, October 16, 2026. An Xbox version is slated for spring 2027. It marks a graduation from the Steam Early Access run that began on…
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Ratatan, the rhythm-roguelite action game from Patapon creator Hiroyuki Kotani, launched worldwide in its full release form at 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2026. It is available on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with the Steam version at 4,950 yen (about US$32), the console digital edition at 6,160 yen…
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Tales of Eternia Remaster launched on Thursday, October 15, 2026. It is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch, with the Steam version following the next day, Friday the 16th. The price is 3,960 yen (about US$26) on every platform, tax included, while the digital Deluxe Edition, which bundles…
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Black is coming back to the PS5. On October 13, 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced that the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition Midnight Black Japanese-language model will launch on Thursday, November 19, 2026. The suggested retail price is 55,000 yen (about US$359, converted at 153 yen to the US dollar), and the model number is…
