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"PS5 Will Be My Last Console": After 45 K Votes, 86% of DF Viewers Say Sony Should Reconsider Killing Physical Games
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (624+ words) That's just under 40, 000 people writing in to oppose Sony's plans. Following the news that Sony would kill physical Play Station games from January 2028, we put out a poll on the Digital Foundry You Tube channel asking viewers about their reaction…...
Report: Xbox Disc-to-Digital Feature in Testing, Microsoft "Likely" to Stop Disc Production Too
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (594+ words) Both Sony and Microsoft look ready to drop disc drives from their next-gen consoles. According to Warren, the disc-to-digital feature will work for Xbox Series and Xbox One era games only, meaning original Xbox and Xbox 360 discs that work on…...
June Steam Hardware Survey Results: RAM/SSD Crisis Continues, 1440p Gains on 1080p and Windows 11 Rolls On
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (936+ words) What stories can you find in the data? Valve has released the Steam Hardware and Software Survey results for June 2026, showing how Steam users have evolved over the last month using randomised sampling. While last month saw encouraging results for…...
Review: Lexar SL500 Elite Legends: A Premium Portable SSD with 2 GB/S Speeds
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (612+ words) And competitively priced against its rivals. The drive we're testing today, the SL500, has been hit by the huge increase in flash memory prices that have disrupted the price of the Steam Machine and caused successive increases in the prices of…...
Back to budget: Cherry K33 keyboard and Canyon Gaming Star Raider mouse reviews
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (576+ words) I'm extremely lucky to have worked in a career where I get regular shipments of fancy PC peripherals, from high-end headsets to mechanical keyboards and ultra-light mice. I often write that the budget market has moved on hugely in the…...
Sony Kills Physical PS5 Games, Starting in January 2028: A Gigantic Hint That PS6 Will Be "Adorably All-Digital"
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (753+ words) Including a statement from DF's John Linneman. Sony announced today that it was shutting down production of physical Play Station discs, starting in January 2028, in the biggest hint that we've gotten so far that the Play Station 6 will be an…...
New Linux Support for Zen 6 "Low Power" Cores Lines Up with Previous PS6 Handheld Rumour
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (535+ words) Support for new AMD "Low Power" cores has been added to the Linux kernel. It's rumoured that Sony is working on both a handheld and a home console for the upcoming Play Station 6 generation, so it was with considerable interest…...
DF Weekly: The GTA 6 60fps Debate Returns: Is There a Route Forward on Current-Gen Consoles Like Series X, PS5 or PS5 Pro?
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (595+ words) Or is a 40fps mode for 120 Hz displays the most we can hope for? After all, in that time period, we've seen the release of the impressive "Trailer 2", which provides a more comprehensive view of GTA 6's Leonida setting, a Rockstar…...
Review: Corsair Sabre V2 Pro CF: Is Carbon Fibre Worth a "70 Premium?
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (483+ words) A fascinating ultra-light mouse that sees Corsair on the cutting edge. Bucking the trend for plastic gaming mice, the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro CF is made from a carbon fibre unibody, a unique material choice that comes at a "70 premium versus…...
Will the Steam Machine Age Like Fine Wine? Anti-Cheat, FSR 4, Driver Optimisation, Remote Play and More
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (613+ words) "You can expect continued updates over time", says Valve's Lawrence Yang. I'm quite into competitive shooters like Counter-Strike, Battlefield 6 and Valorant, many of which demand kernel-level anti-cheat software, so I was curious to learn if Valve had made any progress…...