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Reports Claim PlayStation Digital Games Now Require 30-Day Online Check-Ins

The unverified issue could be a firmware bug that risks new PS4 and PS5 purchases needing regular internet validation.

Valve Rolls Out Steam Deck Performance Graphs and Post-Play Surveys

Saros Confirms PS5 Pro PSSR 2 Support Ahead of April 30 Launch

DLSS 5 Fight Escalates as New Blood Calls for Boycott and Kingdom Come Director Backs the Tech

Tencent Shuts Down TiMi Montréal After Five Years Without a Release

Asha Sharma Takes Over Xbox With 'No Bad AI' Pledge, Recommitment to Console Fans

Valve Warns of Intermittent Steam Deck OLED Stockouts Driven by Memory Shortage

46 House Democrats Press FTC to Review Saudi-Led $55 Billion Take-Private of EA

Nintendo Flags RAM Costs and Tariffs as Risks, Says Switch 2 Supply Is Largely Stable

Id Software Workers Vote to Form Wall-to-Wall CWA Union Recognized by Microsoft

Nexon CEO Says 'Everyone Uses AI' as Developers Push Back, Sweeney Defends Tech

Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble Developers Unionize at Blizzard, Microsoft Recognizes New CWA Unit

Microsoft Shifts Xbox Handheld Strategy to Partner-Built Devices