PS5 Community Picks: 007 First Light, Clair Obscur Lead This Weekend’s Playlist

Push Square has published its latest weekly reader check-in, “What Are You Playing This Weekend? – Issue 640,” with the site’s editorial team and its community sharing exactly what’s loaded on their PS5s and PS4s heading into the weekend. According to Push Square editor Sammy Barker, the lineup ranges from decade-old classics being replayed on original hardware to brand-new 2026 releases still sitting unopened on disc.

It’s a recurring feature on the site, but this week’s list stands out for how many staff members admitted to sitting on a backlog of major titles they simply haven’t started yet. That’s a familiar feeling for anyone juggling a packed release calendar against a limited number of weekend hours, and it says something about how crowded 2026’s PS5 schedule has become.

007 First Light, Clair Obscur and Indiana Jones Finally Get Their Turn

Push Square writer Graham Banas told readers he’s finally cracking open his backlog this weekend, naming 007 First Light, Clair Obscur, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle as the three contenders. Notably, Banas pointed out he owns physical disc copies of all three, adding, “What a novel concept. Hope Sony keeps doing that.”

That comment lands at an interesting moment for PlayStation owners. Sony has previously confirmed that physical game reprints will continue on PS5 even after the platform’s disc-drive cutoff further down the line, so Banas’s preference for owning a tangible copy over a digital license isn’t just nostalgia — it reflects a genuine ongoing debate among PS5 players about preservation and resale value.

BioShock 2 and Empulse on Aaron Bayne’s Radar

Elsewhere on the Push Square team, Aaron Bayne said he’s still working through BioShock 2 at a slow pace but may branch out into Empulse over the weekend. Pairing a long-running replay of a PS3-era classic with a fresh, smaller-scale release is a pattern that shows up repeatedly across the site’s reader comments too, with several commenters juggling one big RPG alongside a shorter palate-cleanser.

For PlayStation fans in New Zealand and Australia, weekend timing matters here since BioShock 2 remains backwards compatible on PS5 via disc or digital purchase, making it an easy pick-up for anyone revisiting the Rapture-set series without needing new hardware.

Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry Sets Up Next Week’s Black Flag Resynced Launch

Push Square’s Jamie O’Neill said he’s using the weekend to revisit Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry as protagonist Adéwalé, timed deliberately ahead of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Resynced release. O’Neill noted that plenty of the community are gearing up to sail the “resynced” Caribbean as Edward Kenway once that title launches next Thursday, making Freedom Cry a fitting warm-up act.

It’s a smart bit of scheduling for anyone who owns the original Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag season pass content, since Freedom Cry can typically be finished in a single extended sitting before the bigger remaster arrives.

Sammy Barker Gives Forza Horizon 5 a Cautious Verdict

Editor Sammy Barker revealed he started Forza Horizon 5 this week, calling it fun so far but admitting it “hasn’t exactly blown me away yet.” Barker said he isn’t sure what he expected from the open-world racer but plans to keep playing regardless, a fairly measured take from someone who has covered PlayStation and its surrounding ecosystem for more than 15 years.

Barker’s comment is a reminder that even well-regarded, long-running franchises can land differently depending on when a player picks them up, especially for those coming to a series’ latest entry without prior history with earlier Horizon games.

Readers Add Dark Souls Remastered, Reanimal and Granblue Fantasy Relink

Beyond the editorial picks, Push Square’s comment section filled out the rest of the weekend’s PS5 and PS4 activity. Commenter Zuljaras said they’re attempting a sorcerer build in Dark Souls Remastered while also playing Reanimal on PS5, and another reader known as Onearmbandit described a tough New Game Plus run through Grounded, struggling against the game’s Infected Broodmother boss fight.

Another commenter, 4fold, raised a broader point about difficulty options in Granblue Fantasy Relink, arguing that built-in damage-reduction “accessibility” settings can undercut the sense of progression in a levelling-focused JRPG. It’s the kind of design debate that regularly surfaces whenever action RPGs bundle in adjustable difficulty sliders, and it shows the community engaging with more than just what they’re playing — but how those games are built.

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