I am not enamoured with the DualShock 4. It’s a decent enough controller, and it’s far better than the controller included with the PlayStation 3, but it could still use some tweaking. One of the most innovative, but severely underused aspects of the current PlayStation controller though is the front touchpad. In the early days of the system, it was …

While not as powerful as the mighty Xbox One X (or a decent mid-tier PC these days), the PlayStation Pro is still a lovely machine that’s capable of pumping out some pretty impressive graphics. The other thing it pumps out? Lots of hot air, and a heck of a lot of noise thanks to a thermal design that relies a little too much on very loud fans.

If Sony wants the PlayStation Classic to be a winner, they’re going to need to reload the device with better games, titles that speak to the 1990s gaming nerd inside of all of us. We've got a few ideas on that topic.

Very few additional gameplay ideas can serve Tetris well enough to enhance it for fans, but giving it a new visual and audio touch? Well, now we’re on to something. Or at the very least, it’s something that developer Enhance Games has figured out for Tetris Effect.

Hitman 2 launches on November 13 with every stage completed and thrown into one bundle, much to the joy of fans who skipped the first game because of its downloadable nature. An episodic structure that seems to have been the original design goal, according to leaked PSN trophies.

If a mini-console powered by nostalgia could work for Nintendo, then that’s an idea which could certainly work wonders for Sony and the PlayStation brand. The PlayStation Classic is that very idea, realised and given a Sony slap of paint, although of the 20 games that were announced for the system, only five of them were revealed a few months ago. That all changes today, as the holiday season draws closer and Sony looks to generate some buzz on the console and all of the goodies included. And boy oh boy, are there some absolute classic games bundled in with this device.

how much do you hate your PSN ID? Unless you really, really, really hate it, you may not want to make use of the impending name change feature.

Marvel’s Spider-Man is a lovely game. While I didn’t especially like some of the open-world fluff in the webhead’s adventures, or some of that forced stealth nonsense, the game more than ably told its story – while also being a delight to play. Swinging around Insomniac’s condensed, idealised version of Manhattan was an absolute delight – leading many to want to do it all again, even though they’ve played the game to completion, with the Platinum trophy to show for it. The impending New Game Plus would be perfect for that – but unfortunately it’s been slightly delayed.