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Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N04": { "source_id": "N04", "title": "Important notices (United States)", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "publication_date": null, "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/important-notice/", "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/important-notice/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Regional July 2027 notice; PSP commerce July 6 2021; payment and device/transfer limitations; PS Camera adapter notice", "limitations": "Undated living regional notice; individual online services remain separate; not proof of all-world implementation.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H34": { "source_id": "H34", "title": "Bungie Is Joining PlayStation", "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2022-01-31", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/31/bungie-is-joining-playstation/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/01/31/bungie-is-joining-playstation/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Acquisition announcement and stated multiplatform intent, not completion", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N19": { "source_id": "N19", "title": "Variable Refresh Rate support for PS5 is rolling out this week", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2022-04-25", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/04/25/variable-refresh-rate-support-for-ps5-is-rolling-out-this-week/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/04/25/variable-refresh-rate-support-for-ps5-is-rolling-out-this-week/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "VRR rollout window; compatible HDMI 2.1 VRR displays; supported/unsupported-game option", "limitations": "No exact firmware identifier or universal frame-rate improvement established.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H32": { "source_id": "H32", "title": "All-new PlayStation Plus Launches in June with 700+ Games and More Value Than Ever", "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2022-03-29; updated 2022-05-16", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "2022 tier transition, regional Deluxe alternative and streaming distinction", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H25": { "source_id": "H25", "title": "PlayStation VR2 Launches in February at $549.99", "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2022-11-02", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/11/02/playstation-vr2-launches-in-february-at-549-99/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/11/02/playstation-vr2-launches-in-february-at-549-99/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "PS VR2 announced launch date and price, not current requirements on every platform", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N17": { "source_id": "N17", "title": "New look for PS5 console this holiday season", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2023-10-10", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/10/10/new-look-for-ps5-console-this-holiday-season/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "2023 smaller design, both launch variants 1TB; US November 2023 window; historical regional prices; optional drive", "limitations": "Do not project 2023 1TB Digital specification onto CFI-2115 Digital (825GB). Prices historical, not current quotations.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H30": { "source_id": "H30", "title": "2020: PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "publication_date": null, "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/playstation-history/2020-ps5-ps-vr2/", "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/playstation-history/2020-ps5-ps-vr2/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "PS5-era history and Portal’s initial role", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H38": { "source_id": "H38", "title": "Access Controller for PS5 Launches Globally on December 6", "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2023-07-13", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/07/13/access-controller-for-ps5-launches-globally-on-december-6/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/07/13/access-controller-for-ps5-launches-globally-on-december-6/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Announced controller launch and configuration", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N38": { "source_id": "N38", "title": "An Update on The Last of Us Online", "publisher": "Naughty Dog", "publication_date": "2023-12-14", "original_url": "https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/an_update_on_the_last_of_us_online", "retrieved_url": "https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/an_update_on_the_last_of_us_online", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Development stopped; studio explanation of post-launch resource tradeoff", "limitations": "Company explanation, not proof that this was the only possible strategy. 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Disc-free wording must be read with attachable-drive support N12.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N37": { "source_id": "N37", "title": "The Last of Us Part II Remastered coming to PS5 on January 19, 2024", "publisher": "Naughty Dog / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2023-11-17; updated 2023-11-20", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Save import; historical US $10 upgrade; No Return/Lost Levels; disc requirement", "limitations": "Historical price not a current checkout quotation; unfinished Lost Levels are not a separate complete campaign.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H36": { "source_id": "H36", "title": "Difficult News About Our Workforce", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "publication_date": "2024-02-27", "original_url": "https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/difficult-news-about-our-workforce/", "retrieved_url": "https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/difficult-news-about-our-workforce/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Proposed approximately 900 / 8% reductions and management explanation", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N32": { "source_id": "N32", "title": "PS VR2 PC adapter availability", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2024-06-03; updated 2024-08-07", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/03/playstation-vr2-players-can-access-games-on-pc-with-adapter-starting-on-august-7/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/03/playstation-vr2-players-can-access-games-on-pc-with-adapter-starting-on-august-7/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "PC route August 7; adapter/DisplayPort/SteamVR requirements; features absent on PC", "limitations": "Original PC requirements are dated; do not recommend an unsupported OS in 2026 from 2024 specifications.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H35": { "source_id": "H35", "title": "An Important Update on Concord", "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2024-09-03", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/03/an-important-update-on-concord/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/03/an-important-update-on-concord/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Announced September 6 shutdown, sales cessation and refunds", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N18": { "source_id": "N18", "title": "PS5 update: Welcome hub, Party Share, personalized 3D audio and adaptive charging", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2024-09-12", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/12/ps5-system-update-adds-welcome-hub-party-share-personalized-3d-audio-profiles-adaptive-controller-charging-and-more/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/12/ps5-system-update-adds-welcome-hub-party-share-personalized-3d-audio-profiles-adaptive-controller-charging-and-more/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Feature rollout and geographic stages; adaptive charging models/accessories", "limitations": "Announcement ties features to a rollout, not a universal same-day activation for all users.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N40": { "source_id": "N40", "title": "An Update from PlayStation Studios", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "publication_date": "2024-10-29", "original_url": "https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-update-from-playstation-studios/", "retrieved_url": "https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-update-from-playstation-studios/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Firewalk and Neon Koi closure decisions; Concord permanently sunset; canceled mobile project", "limitations": "Management rationale is not independent evidence that closures were unavoidable.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H29": { "source_id": "H29", "title": "Welcome PlayStation 5 Pro, the Most Visually Impressive Way to Play Games on PlayStation", "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2024-09-10", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/10/welcome-playstation-5-pro-the-most-visually-impressive-way-to-play-games-on-playstation/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/10/welcome-playstation-5-pro-the-most-visually-impressive-way-to-play-games-on-playstation/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Pro launch configuration, price and stated rendering changes", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N20": { "source_id": "N20", "title": "Audio Focus and return of classic console UI customizations", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2025-04-23", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/04/23/new-ps5-system-software-update-features-audio-focus-and-the-return-of-the-classic-console-ui-customizations/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/04/23/new-ps5-system-software-update-features-audio-focus-and-the-return-of-the-classic-console-ui-customizations/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Rollout begins April 24; four Audio Focus presets; headphones only; classic themes", "limitations": "Article publication differs from rollout start; correspondence to version notes is feature alignment, not explicit version-date assignment.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N21": { "source_id": "N21", "title": "DualSense multi-device pairing and Power Saver: beta announcement with rollout update", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2025-07-23; updated 2025-09-16", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/07/23/new-ps5-system-update-beta-previews-dualsense-wireless-controller-pairing-across-multiple-devices/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/07/23/new-ps5-system-update-beta-previews-dualsense-wireless-controller-pairing-across-multiple-devices/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Global rollout September 17; four controller pairing slots; supported-game Power Saver", "limitations": "July date is beta announcement, not global launch. Future example support at announcement is not verified current title eligibility.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N22": { "source_id": "N22", "title": "Cloud streaming arrives on PlayStation Portal with owned digital PS5 games", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2025-11-05", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/11/05/cloud-streaming-officially-arrives-on-playstation-portal-today-with-new-support-for-digital-ps5-games-in-your-library/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/11/05/cloud-streaming-officially-arrives-on-playstation-portal-today-with-new-support-for-digital-ps5-games-in-your-library/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "November 5 18:00 PT / November 6 02:00 GMT rollout; selected owned PS5 games; Premium; independent of own PS5", "limitations": "Selected games and country/account conditions; does not make PS4 or PS3 cloud-playable on Portal.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N03": { "source_id": "N03", "title": "An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2026-07-01", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playstation-store-for-ps3-and-ps-vita/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playstation-store-for-ps3-and-ps-vita/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Announced Mexico/Honduras/Nicaragua August 2026 PS3 phase; unnamed later regions; July 2027 remainder; redownload statement", "limitations": "Future/elapsed announcement, not observed implementation; Mexico schedule conflicts with N05. Later-2026 countries are not named in the retrieved original.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N05": { "source_id": "N05", "title": "Avisos importantes (México)", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "publication_date": null, "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/es-mx/support/important-notice/", "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/es-mx/support/important-notice/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Mexico-localized notice says July 2027 for PS3 and Vita; current contradiction with N03", "limitations": "Publication/update date not supplied; locality does not establish precedence over the July 1 announcement. No console purchase test.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N09": { "source_id": "N09", "title": "Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2026-07-01", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Announced future new-release disc-production policy; existing/pre-2028 releases distinguished", "limitations": "Future announcement, not completed transition or a technical statement that existing discs stop working. No exact January day inferred.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" } } }