Meanwhile, the largest petition against the disc cutoff sat beyond 74,000 signatures on the morning of July 4th, closing in on its 75,000 goal.
An unofficial browser port of Half-Life 2 has popped up online, allowing you to play the original campaign without downloading anything. Developed in just three months by Slqnt and 98006, it even features Source console integration for cheats.
This website lets you “buy” all the Steam games you want without spending anything at all. It was primarily made for the dopamine hit, but the Achievements page is quite engaging, too.
An enthusiast is DIYing his own Steam Machine through ancient, lost methods known as cables that turn his existing PC into the perfect couch gaming setup. As expected, the Steam Controller 2 is also involved, alongside Bazzite.
Sony successfully built a PlayStation 1 console that fit inside a controller but had to cancel the project after game studios were unhappy with the royalties they would make from the project.
A Redditor experience the deadly “Red Line of Death” on their Steam Machine, indicating GPU failure. They’ve just been playing for five minutes and then updated the console before experiencing the issue.
Sony is shutting down PSN for PS3 consoles next year, so preservationists are being asked to wake up from their slumber to archive everything before it’s too late.
Microsoft is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical games going back to the Xbox One with digital copies tied to the owner of the physical disc.
Sony will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, as the company embraces an all-digital future.
While Nintendo remains a holdout, this announcement essentially sounds the death knell for physical media in cutting-edge gaming.