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Sony will move forward with its plans to stop making PS5 discs despite backlash

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:41:18 +0000

Sony responded to widespread criticism of its plan to discontinue games on discs in its latest earnings call.

Slow downloads? These tweaks could speed up your router

staff@engadget.com (Adnan Ahmed) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

If your Wi-Fi is a bit sluggish, there are some things you should check before upgrading your router.

Sony says it has secured enough ram for all the PS5s it expects to sell this year

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:43:33 +0000

Whenever computer or gaming hardware is discussed these days, the 'Ramageddon' memory shortage is likely to come up.

God of War Laufey will hit PS5 on February 16

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:36:07 +0000

Venture through the afterlife of the gods while playing as Faye.

PlayStation Network experienced a massive outage

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:29:29 +0000

Players were unable to log into their account, play online or purchase games from the PlayStation Store.

Playstation Plus is saying goodbye to these games in August 2026

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:37:50 +0000

Dead Island 2, Harold Halibut and seven others will be gone soon.

PlayStation FlexStrike wireless fight stick delayed without a firm release date

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:05:38 +0000

Sorry Marvel Tokon fans, PlayStation's FlexStrike fight stick has been delayed.

Sony says it will still make physical discs after 2028, as long as the game came out before then

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:27:08 +0000

Anything released after 2028 will still be digital-only.

PlayStation just struck a hammer blow to game preservation

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Killing game discs is an anti-consumer move that only benefits Sony.

Sony will stop making disc-based PlayStation games starting 2028

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:35:32 +0000

RIP to physical PlayStation discs.

Sony announces major layoffs at Bungie, including most of the Destiny team

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:28:01 +0000

Some devs working on Marathon have also been laid off and studio head Justin Truman has stepped down.

SanDisk's new 8TB PS5 SSD costs more than three times as much as the PS5 Pro

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:00:11 +0000

The highest capacity Optimus GX Pro 850P drive for the PS5 almost tops the $3,000 mark.

A Fable deep dive video shows off the RPG's compelling life sim system

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:02:10 +0000

The delayed Fable reboot is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC on February 23.

Final Fantasy 16 headlines the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog additions for June

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:11:53 +0000

Sony is starting to spread its PS Plus Game Catalog updates throughout the month.

Bungie extends Marathon's open play week amid Deluxe Edition confusion

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:23:02 +0000

There's a lot of confusion among Marathon players at the moment.

You can make the hyper-violence in Marvel's Wolverine more PG-13, if you want to

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:03 +0000

And Robert Rodriguez wept.

Until Dawn 2 looks like Cabin in the Woods, but in a jungle

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:09:21 +0000

The sequel is headed to PS5 in 2027.

God of War Laufey stars the wife of Kratos and a jelly cube

staff@engadget.com (Nathan Ingraham) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:32:54 +0000

After playing as Kratos and Atreus, now we get to be Faye.

Control Resonant will bend your reality on September 24, 2026

staff@engadget.com (Nathan Ingraham) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:06:47 +0000

You can pre-order the Faden siblings' next adventure now.

Insomniac Games' Wolverine looks comically violent

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:22:42 +0000

The first gameplay trailer shows off bloody melee combat.