Sony has released PlayStation’s ultimate list of popular, gaming-related terms, and while that might conjure up images of someone twice your age explaining what “pwning some noobs” means, it turns out it’s actually incredible useful.
Published as a part of Sony’s “This Month On PlayStation” blog, the list contains well over 100 words and phrases that are all regularly used in gaming spaces. While it does contain more than a few dated phrases (see: “git gud” and “noob-tube”), the list delves into plenty of useful terms as well.
For example, the list might be helpful to those trying to understand certain game design elements or genres, as it explains things such as what it means for a game to be procedurally generated as well as the differences between RPGs, ARPGs, JRPGS, and CPRGs. It also covers quite a few more technical and hardware-driven terms, including haptic feedback, ray-tracing, resolution, frame rate, and more. For those new to certain genres or online gaming, it also explains concepts like “farming,” “min-maxing,” “camping,” and “juggling.” Not sure what it means when your teammates tell you to “pull aggro” or ask you about your loadout? Sony’s dictionary covers that too.
In addition, Sony also has added a few in-game examples to better explain certain terms. For example, the company included a short paragraph on how area-of-effect attacks are used in Elden Ring, writing, “Area-of-effect attacks are frequently used in Elden Ring’s boss design, with terrifying enemies like Godrick the Grafted filling areas of the arena with beds of fire or battering whirlwinds.” The blog also makes mention of Destiny 2’s routinely celebrated endgame content, Final Fantasy’s signature hit-points system, No Man’s Sky’s procedurally generated world, and much more.
In addition to the gaming dictionary, PlayStation also published articles on the making of Returnal’s Selene Vassos and the best strategy games on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The making of Selene article comes shortly after developer Housemarque implemented campaign co-op into Returnal. For GameSpot’s take on what PlayStation games you gotta play, check out our lists covering the best titles on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
Source: Gamespot
