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Two PlayStation 5 development kits were seemingly spotted on eBay, before swiftly being removed from the online marketplace.

The DFI-T1000AA and DFI-D1000AA models were originally spotted by Twitter user @iDCx1337 (below) who claims that the latter actually lasted a few hours on the site before being taken down. For those unfamiliar with the two models, the DFI-T1000AA test kit closely resembles Sony’s retail release model whilst the DFI-D1000AA console is closer to that of a V-shaped space-age hand dryer – although we’ll leave it up to you to decide which model is aesthetically superior.

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According to screenshots, the DFI-D1000AA model listed on eBay accumulated an auction price of €2,850, (approximately $3,376 USD) after 12 bids on the listing. Perhaps it was hopeful of the seller to think that they would make it through the 9 days and 16 hours that the kits were set to be on auction for. Included within the listing were two fully blacked-out Dualsense controllers.

Though it is unclear who initiated the takedown request for the dev kits or which rules were broken in them being listed on eBay, it is possible that it could have been made by Sony.

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This isn’t the first time this week that not-for-sale PS5 hardware didn’t make it into consumer hands. IGN reported on some McDonald’s-themed PS5 controllers making the rounds online. A statement from McDonald’s Australia confirmed that images of the custom controller had been provided to the media “in error” and that the design was merely a mock-up not intended for release, let alone one that they’d need to consult Sony about.

For other PlayStation 5 hardware news, you can check out this piece about the recent addition of M.2 SSD beta support for the console. Meanwhile, if you’re currently in the market for a PS5 then you can read this uplifting article reporting that Sony says it has secured enough components to hit its goal of selling over 22 million PS5s by the end of its current fiscal year.

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Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

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Night School Studio has announced that the sequel to its 2016 release, Oxenfree, is also now coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 soon. Oxenfree II: Lost Signals was revealed back in April during Nintendo’s indie showcase.

The developer shared some new details regarding the game’s story. The main character is Riley Poverly who was born and raised in Camena to a veteran father and absent mother. She moved away from Camena the first chance she got and has since been bouncing between cities and jobs in order to find some direction in her life. However, a recent change has led her back to her hometown to take an entry-level job as an environmental researcher.

The last few months in Camena have seen some unnaturally occurring electromagnetic waves disrupting electrical and radio equipment throughout the town. This has affected the daily lives of its citizens, including TVs randomly turning on and off, stations unable to transmit signals, and planes losing their radar. Riley’s new job is to explore various areas, plant radio transmitters, and then report back the data they collect.

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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is launching on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch sometime this year.

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Sony has reportedly expressed a desire to focus on console-quality AAA titles for PlayStation VR 2, rather than continuing the VR experience style of games seen on the original PSVR.

YouTube channel PSVR Without Parole reports that Sony recently held a private event for potential PSVR 2 developers, where the company said that it would like to move away from VR experiences and focus on console-quality AAA games. Sony reportedly plans to achieve this by creating “hybrid” games that can be played both in VR and the standard on-screen way, similar to how IO Interactive created the optional VR mode for Hitman 3. The plan would be to allow players to download either the standard or VR version of a game.

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The report notes that nothing was mentioned in regards to backwards compatibility, but that Sony confirmed that it will push for original PSVR games to be remastered for the new hardware.

Beyond Sony’s plans for games, the company also revealed a few more technical specs for its new VR hardware, which is reportedly internally known as ‘NGVR’, or Next-Generation VR. These match information that was previously leaked. The display panel inside the headset has a resolution of 4000×2080 pixels (2000×2040 per eye), and a field of view angle of 110 degrees. This puts it at 10 degrees higher than the original PSVR. The system also apparently is capable of flexible scaling resolution, and will concentrate resources on the player’s area of focus to help reduce strain on the PS5’s available power. Within the headset is also a haptic feedback system designed to both increase immersion and reduce motion sickness.

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The PSVR 2 controllers, which were revealed back in March, will be bundled with the headset. Sony also confirmed that the previously announced finger detection will be analogue, and so capable to sensing how far away your thumb, index, and middle finger are.

PSVR Without Parole claims that Sony will reveal launch details in early 2022. Previous leaks have suggested that the device will launch around Holiday 2022.

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Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer.

Hitman 3‘s latest free DLC has arrived, and it offers up a new twist. The Dartmoor Garden Show takes Agent 47 to the beautiful gardens of a mansion where he’ll track down and whack a series of targets, some of which are decided randomly.

The Dartmoor Garden Show, in the fiction of Hitman 3, is a showcase of the “pinnacle of horticultural excellence from around the world.” It’s also soon to be a crime scene.

The mission takes the form of a three-stage Escalation, and the client and accomplice of the mission are random on your first playthrough. The next two times you play the mission, your target could be different based on factors like who is left alive and the ratings for their gardens.

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The Dartmoor Garden Show is available permanently for people who own Hitman 3, while people playing using the free starter pack version of the game only have access until August 17.

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The Dartmoor Garden Show is part of Hitman 3’s Season of Lust. Developer IO Interactive recently revealed the content roadmap for the season, and it includes more contracts and elusive targets through August.

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