Xbox May Walk Away From Steam, As It Reportedly Prepares PC Strategy Shift Amid 2026 Reset - Wccftech
Following the acquisition spree spearheaded by former head Phil Spencer, Xbox is going through a challenging phase which led to multiple waves of layoffs, studio closures, and a radical change of how the business will have to operate to survive in these difficult market conditions. Among the things the company is planning and evaluating is how it operates on PC, and the discussions around this could give it a window to walk away from Steam, according to Windows Central's Jez Corden.
Sony acknowledges backlash, will “cautiously” move forward with end of discs - Ars Technica
Console gaming Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs Sony doesn’t think the move will hurt it financially. 87 Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Sony is “cautiously” moving forward with plans to stop producing discs for PlayStation games as of January 2028, CFO Lin Tao said through an interpreter today.
Samsung’s next pair of Galaxy Buds show off open-ear design in another leak [Gallery] - 9to5Google
Rumored for months, Samsung’s “Galaxy Buds On” have shown up yet again with an open-ear design, but the bigger question at this point is when they’ll actually debut. The folks over at SamMobile uncovered some new images depicting Samsung’s upcoming open-ear Galaxy Buds.
He helped invent the modern internet. He's horrified at what he sees in 2026. - Business Insider
I think social media is the worst thing that's happened in the last forty years," Steve Krug tells me. A quarter century ago, Krug wrote "Don't Make Me Think," one of the founding books of internet usability.