The last 24 hours really has been a busy period for debunking next-gen console gossip: after rumours ran wild claiming the Xbox Series X kicked up a huge amount of heat, today the embargo on impressions finally lifted, and we learned that it’s actually a pretty cool device (thanks Windows Central).
But Xbox wasn’t the only company to deal with tin-foil-hat theories, as yesterday some PlayStation users briefly thought their consoles were spying on them – and the internet went wild.
The rumours began when PlayStation users spotted a message informing them that their PlayStation could record their party chat and send it on to Sony. In reality, this was actually the introduction of a PS5 feature allowing you to upload a recording of your party chat to report abusive behaviour, but without further context the message was certainly alarming. So much so that “Sony” quickly began to trend on Twitter, and although Sony later clarified the company wasn’t recording party chat and the feature would launch on PS5, that wasn’t enough to stop the memes.
