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As Sony prepares to shut down the PS3 store, RPCS3 devs promise “75% of all PlayStation 3 games are now playable on PC”

"RPCS3 continues to be improved with new features, fixes, and optimisations, bringing it ever closer to preserving the entire PS3 library"

GamesRadar

Xbox is officially so low that it's got ex PlayStation head Shawn Layden rooting for Microsoft to avoid "a world with one dominant player"

"Innovation" and "differentiation" between platforms benefit games as a whole

GamesRadar

'God of War Laufey will be available on disc' — Sony Santa Monica may have hinted at the game's release window with physical announcement

Following PlayStation's announcement that it will retire physical game discs, Sony Santa Monica has confirmed that God of War Laufey will be available on disc.

TechRadar

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PlayStation 6 could outsell Xbox Project Helix by roughly 10 million units before 2030, analysts predict

But "the actual outcome could look very different"

GamesRadar

Xbox's cuts and layoffs don't solve its biggest problem — What will Asha do to solve Microsoft's biggest gaming crisis?

In order to find the next genuine article of growth, Xbox will need to innovate in ways it hasn't seen in decades. Will Xbox CEO Asha Sharma be given the runway to do it?

Windows Central

'Removing discs doesn’t represent progress – it simply removes choice' — The Entertainment Retailers Association denounces Sony's decision to kill physical discs

UK trade organization, Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA), has criticized Sony's decision to end production of physical PlayStation discs.

TechRadar

Former PlayStation Store boss says retail price is "set directly by the publisher" as digital draws ire for being more costly than the physical discs Sony is killing

Gordon Thornton claims this "counters claims of unilateral price fixing"

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Enthusiast reverse-engineers Steam Controller 2 puck, creates DIY 'OpenPuck' that works without Steam Input — custom firmware can emulate Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox controllers

OpenPuck is custom, open-source firmware that can turn a microcontroller into a DIY Steam Controller puck in minutes. You can then use your Steam Controller as a native Xbox, PlayStation or Switch controller without even having Steam open in the background.

Tom’s Hardware

LA man says you should care that PlayStation killed the disc. Then he reveals the 5-step trap: ‘It’s exactly how Netflix happened’

“What are you gaining by having a plastic disc as step one?”

We Got This Covered

'Halo: Campaign Evolved' Has Officially Gone Gold, Says Xbox—What Does This Mean?

Xbox has confirmed that Halo: Campaign Evolved has officially gone gold two weeks ahead of its release.

Player One

"The conversation needs to shift to consumer rights": Amid PlayStation's physical shutdown, analyst clarifies viral remarks about nobody missing disc drives

"This isn't me saying 'Wow I love Sony and they are great for doing this'"

GamesRadar

"Consumers would stop truly owning their video games": Death of PlayStation discs prompts lawmakers and consumer rights groups to push back

"The end of physical discs removes the last place where a PlayStation game could still be bought and sold at a competitive price"

GamesRadar

LA Man explains why PlayStation getting rid of the disc is a trap. Then he breaks down the 5-step plan: ‘$100 games and you’ll own nothing’

Just rent it, what can possibly go wrong?

Destructoid

PlayStation is ditching a $402 million market and destroying consumer "freedoms" by abandoning physical games, says major UK retail association

Everybody loses

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‘Save the disc’ gains momentum as pressure on Sony mounts from consumer groups and politicians

Loud and clear.

Windows Central

Xbox fan successfully sues Microsoft for blocking his entire digital games library — in what could be a huge win for consumer rights

Brazilian Xbox gamer Ordo_Liberal has announced that he recently won a digital library lawsuit against Microsoft for banning his account months after it was hacked, which deleted his entire game library. Here is the full story of how it went down.

GamesRadar

Former PlayStation head tells Xbox to either be a good publisher or make a good platform with exclusives: "Nintendo needs its Mario and its Zelda"

"Those two roads do not converge"

TechRadar

Xbox veteran stresses Sony's all-digital future would compromise game ownership: 'Digital is convenient until someone else decides you’ve had enough'

Sony's plans for an all-digital future aren't going down well with consumers, and certainly aren't with gaming industry figures like this Xbox veteran.

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GTA VI casts a shadow over gaming

The most anticipated release in gaming history could set the tone for a troubled industry

Digital Camera World

Sony scraps physical PlayStation discs, I scrap my PS Plus. A camera manufacturer should know that old tech has a habit of coming back. But old tech isn't Sony's thing…

Sony abandons physical media, but the revival of film, instant cameras, compacts, camcorders and cheap point-and-shoots all prove that ‘dead-and-buried tech’ can make a comeback. But does Sony care?

Player One

'Borderlands' Remake Is Coming From PlayStation, But It Is Not What You Expect, Says Leaker

PlayStation is creating a Borderlands remake, but a leaker has claimed that it will not be what you expect.

Player One

Activision Confirms 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2' Port Supports Crossplay on PS4, PS5

Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 ports support crossplay on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

PC Gamer

Dutch consumer group suing PlayStation argues the end of physical discs just proves its point: 'Sony alone decides what a game costs and even how long you are allowed to use it'

Sony's facing a challenge Steam is better poised to handle.

Destructoid

Sony’s own bank (yes, really) is about to introduce a crypto coin to let you buy PlayStation games

Someone somewhere is happy about this, I guess.

GamesRadar

Former PlayStation boss thinks "we've lost a lot of the variety in games," and we can thank the "rising cost" of new titles for that: "We had so many crazy games on PS1"

Shawn Layden says "if every throw of the dice is triple digit millions, then risk tolerance goes to about zero"

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