… During Sony’s fiscal year ending on March 31, 2026, digital downloads accounted for 78 percent of full-game unit purchases, up from 76 percent in fiscal 2024. “We’ll continue to prioritize our resources to drive innovation in how players can access games and provide choices as to where players pref… …
… He also is an independent software and game developer for iOS, Windows, and other platforms, and he is a graduate of DePaul University, where he studied interactive media and software development.
… That’s good news for fans of Call of Duty , Fallout , and Halo , but less good news for fans of the offbeat experiments that have until now filled out Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. …
… The only one of Valve’s new hardware announcements from late last year to have actually shipped is the $99 Steam Controller , because “ it doesn’t have RAM in it .” Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica, with a focus on consumer tech including computer hardware and in-depth reviews… …
… The first of these announcements is something we knew about already : the relaunch of 2022’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D , the first of AMD’s commercially available 3D V-Cache processors. …
… While the temporary reprieve is welcome news for Claude Agent SDK users, they should probably expect to bear the full costs of their extensive use before long. …
… A new “Write with Siri” feature, meanwhile, will let you use Apple Intelligence to generate text “virtually anywhere you type,” Apple said, while a new AI-powered automatic proofreading system will check your writing style system-wide a la spell check . …
… Outside of the US, Nintendo announced the following new hardware prices for other markets: Canada: $679.99 from $629.99 Europe: €499.99 from €469.99 Japan: ¥59,980 from ¥49,980 – effective May 25 Kyle Orland has been the Senior Gaming Editor at Ars Technica since 2012, writing primarily about the b… …
… New features that Plex has added recently include the ability to create custom metadata agents and an open API for server integrations. Beyond new features, Plex has previously cited rising costs for the hike, including supporting various types of devices and codecs . …
… So we’re unsurprisingly excited about today’s announcement that Asus is preparing a new, OLED-equipped ROG Xbox Ally X20 for the coming holiday season. Still, it’s a bit worrying that Asus is positioning the new upgrade as a niche collector’s item rather than its new handheld gaming standard. …