Only seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 physical copies in the US this year, analyst says | VGC

Sony will no longer be releasing new games on disc from January 2028…

What if the internet stopped working for a day?

For many people, going without the internet even for a few hours is unthinkable. But if it did stop working, the impact might not be what you'd expect.

Report shows 34% of physical PS5 games and 50% of Xbox Series X games do not work fully without a download first

Are consoles following PC's lead?

PlayStation ending production of physical software in 2028

The company claims the move comes as 'the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs.'

Devs aren't "lazy" and game updates aren't guaranteed | Opinion

Where did the demand that every game must be continually updated come from – and is there a way to avoid the friction it causes?

PlayStation 4 re-review, five years in

We look at how Sony’s PS4 platform has evolved since launch

Offline First

We live in a disconnected & battery powered world, but our technology and best practices are a leftover from the always connected & steadily powered past.

Bundle Rosetta for Offline Installer to avoid network dependency · Issue #105 · tilesprivacy/tiles

On new Macs, the Offline Installer prompts to install the Rosetta dependency, which requires an internet connection to download. This defeats the purpose of an offline installer. However, the Roset...

The Future of Gaming Is Subscription

What does it mean to “own” a game?

You can now use Apple Pay to buy games on your PS5

Choose Apple Pay from your TV screen.

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Why old games never die (but new ones do)

It’s well known that video games today are disposable pieces of slop. Modern multiplayer games tend to fall into one of two categories: they’re abandoned after a while and the servers a…

Keep the Internet Open

The FCC has announced plans to roll back policies on net neutrality, and its new head has indicated he has no plan to stop soon. The internet is a public good, and I believe access should be a...

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njms - Ethical anti-design, or designing products that people can't get addicted to.

In the photo above, a Wii Remote is sitting on a table next to an open window. People who grew up playing the Wii might remember it; while playing Wii Sports, the game would give you a pop up window of it with a message politely reminding you that you can always take a break. While it might seem a bit counterintuitive, there's a couple of different reasons why a game would tell you to stop playing. In the case of online, subscription-based games, the company might actually benefit from you logging off every once in a while (don't worry, I'll get to social media eventually). It's not like you're cancelling your subscription, and every second you're online chews up valuable bandwidth. In other games, things like level-grinding, while tempting, might ruin the experience. In a game like Pokémon, for example, if you get your entire team up to level 60 before taking on the Elite Four, you'll win, but not in the most glamorous or satisfying way. The case of the Wii was a bit different. It seemed like Nintendo was aware that their audience was mostly younger children, and they felt the need to intervene when the player spends too much time playing the game out of interest for the player themself (and maybe the appeasement of the parents). That's not the sort of thing we see often anymore, and I always wondered why.

Maps that work without a connection

Cartes.app tiles are now cached by your browser, for a duration of one week, allowing you to view the map while offline. How does it work? Follow us for a short explanation of modern cartography.