Steam now has 50% more users than PlayStation, and Sony's own decisions might be pushing more players there
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Play Has Many Limits: Recent controversial changes to Sony's business strategy could have a significant impact on PlayStation's future. According to the latest figures, the console business is increasingly becoming a secondary player compared to the much larger PC gaming market. Meanwhile, Steam is generating more revenue than ever, and the worst may still be ahead for PlayStation.
Shawn Layden recently said that bringing PlayStation games to PC was never
Federal Reserve taps Xbox CEO Asha Sharma to lead jobs task force days after Microsoft laid off 3,200 people
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A hot potato: Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been chosen to co-lead a Federal Reserve task force examining productivity and employment. Somewhat ironically, her new advisory role comes only three days after Microsoft unveiled the largest restructuring in Xbox's history, which will eliminate 3,200 positions and immediately put 1,600 people out of work.
The Productivity and Jobs panel is one of five new task
Nvidia's rumored GeForce RTX 5090 SE promises flagship power for $500 less, if you can find one
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Rumor mill: Nvidia is reportedly working on a more affordable variant of the RTX 5090 graphics card for gamers seeking flagship-level performance without paying the premium commanded by the standard model. Tentatively named the GeForce RTX 5090 SE, the new card is expected to slot between the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090, effectively replacing the cancelled RTX 5080 Ti.
SK Hynix raises $26.5 billion in massive US share offering
What just happened? SK Hynix debuted on the NASDAQ stock market on Friday following an investor roadshow that saw stops in Asia, Europe, and the US. The South Korean semiconductor manufacturing company priced its American Depositary Receipts at $149 per, resulting in a haul of roughly $26.5 billion.
According to the BBC, it's the largest ever listing by a foreign
Tiny11 trims Windows 11 down to 8GB, no bloat included
Tiny11 is built from Windows 11 25H2, but strips out Copilot, Teams, OneDrive, and Edge, cutting the install down to about 8GB, while still activating with a normal Windows 10 or 11 key. It's ideal for reviving an older laptop, running in a VM, or setting up a lightweight test machine.
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Ubisoft defends $85 day-one DLC after AC Black Flag Resynced gets review-bombed
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A hot potato: The highly anticipated Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched yesterday. Despite the hype, its Steam user rating debuted as Mostly Negative before moving to Mixed. But apart from several complaints about performance, the biggest issue was the $85 worth of DLC Ubisoft released alongside the game. Now, the company has responded to the outcry.
Black Flag Resynced currently has a Mostly Positive rating on Steam,
Data shows physical PlayStation games can be up to 90% cheaper than their digital versions
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Connecting the dots: One of the primary criticisms of Sony's decision to end the production of new games on physical PlayStation discs in 2028 centers on the likelihood that it will increase the average prices users pay. Recently compiled data from a price tracker illustrates just how much more people migompaht be forced to hand over after switching from retail to digital.
Dutch price tracker Tweakers recently compared the price histories of physical
FCC approves giant mirror satellite designed to beam sunlight to Earth after dark
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WTF?! Remember the California startup that was developing a constellation of satellites with giant Mylar mirrors to beam sunlight back to Earth after dark? Despite the plan generating a slew of controversy, those satellites have passed another hurdle toward becoming a reality after the FCC approved them.
Back in July 2025, Reflect Orbital submitted an application to launch Eärendil-1, a demonstration satellite designed to test whether sunlight
The EU just revived a law that lets Meta and Google scan your messages – critics call it mass surveillance
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In a nutshell: The European Parliament has spent the past several years grappling with whether to allow or compel platform holders to scan everyone's messages for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). A voluntary version of the law was in force from 2021 until April 2026 and was revived this week.
Europe's Parliament voted on Thursday to reinstate legislation that allows companies such as Google, Meta
Redditor's latest fake-drive purchase reveals a 60GB microSD card and weights inside a "16TB SSD"
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WTF?! There are few things more annoying than scammers who sell fake components. However, one Redditor is fighting back against this practice by purchasing suspicious items on eBay, then reporting the sellers when they inevitably turn out to be fakes. The latest find was a claimed 16TB SSD, offered for under $30, that turned out to be a board and a microSD card with some weights crudely glued on