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Ex-PlayStation boss doesn't know if Sony killing physical games is "such a big issue" since players need to download patches and extra data anyway
Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has shared his thoughts on Sony's decision to stop producing physical discs for new games from 2028 onwards, and he doesn't "understand if it's such a big issue," actually.
Sony's announcement last month went down extremely poorly – the uproar from consumers, devs, and publishers alike has been enormous. Despite major concerns about the future of game preservation, ownership, the second-hand game market, and how Sony's decision might influence the likes of Nintendo and Xbox, the company isn't budging – in fact, Sony chief financial officer Lin Tao recently said that the PlayStation owner doesn't "see that there will be any negative impact on our business," despite being aware of the "strong views" against it.
Speaking to GamerBraves in a new interview, Yoshida – the former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios – is asked for his thoughts on the decision. Of course, he wasn't involved himself, as he left the company early last year, and notes, "I didn't know they were planning that." However, he doesn't seem opposed to it.
"Personally, I'm a totally digital consumer," he begins. "I don't want to manage discs or swap discs. I want all my games on my dashboard, and I just select a game and play it. So, I'm completely digital."
With that said, Yoshida does see the appeal of physical games, especially for collectors. "It would be a shame if physical games were no longer available to collect," he adds, suggesting that collector's editions of games could still be possible even after discs are killed if publishers offer a GTA 6-style code in a box instead.
Crucially, though, Yoshida suggests that an all-digital future isn't really a big deal since even the discs you can buy currently often require further updates or downloads, meaning you don't always have the complete package in the box.
"Even with physical disc games, in most cases, developers are constantly updating and adding game data anyway," he explains. "Anyone who chooses to purchase a physical version will still need to download new patches, DLC, or updates. So, not having a disc, I don't understand if it's such a big issue."
This argument is definitely up for debate – DoesItPlay, a community dedicated to game preservation, tests whether games can be played offline and how reliant they are on downloads in order to actually play them. According to stats on the site, at the time of writing, the majority of the 3,527 physical games tested – 73%, to be exact – don't need an additional download at all. In fact, only 10% fall into the category of having "a hard-coded prompt for a download, misses essential content or is not on the physical medium at all," or having bugs that are "so severe that they either make playing the game extremely unpleasant or downright unbeatable" without a patch.
Of course, that's still a significant number of games that can't just be played straight out of the box, and it also discounts the many updates you can expect for most games with bug fixes and stability improvements that aren't strictly necessary, but sure are nice. Even so, though, Yoshida's statement doesn't necessarily reflect the complete picture.
Again, though, he's not unsympathetic to players' concerns. Acknowledging the impact that killing physical games could have on the second-hand market, he says: "For those people who choose to buy or sell games, the lack of discs may become an issue."
However, while physical copies are often one of the cheapest ways to pick up games after their release, Yoshida doesn't seem to think that their absence will be a problem for more budget-conscious customers.
"People will be able to wait for a sale and buy the games they want at a cheaper price," he suggests. "I think publishers and platforms will continue to offer these opportunities for people who aren’t able to pay the full price at launch."
Regardless, it seems unlikely that the backlash from fans who want the reign of physical media to continue will die down anytime soon. Yesterday, Sony made the brave decision to keep the chat switched on for the Phantom Blade Zero State of Play, and the whole thing was flooded with disc defenders chanting "no disc no buy" – something you can see across PlayStation's social media posts and YouTube videos, too.
PlayStation killing discs is bad for everyone, whether you care about physical games or not.
Here zijn de top 27 mannelijke en vrouwelijke spelers in EA Sports FC 27
Hoewel EA de volledige spelersbeoordelingen voor EA Sports FC 27 nog niet heeft bevestigd, zijn de best beoordeelde mannelijke en vrouwelijke spelers nu bekendgemaakt, nu de best beoordeelde mannelijke en vrouwelijke spelers met de lancering die dag dichterbij komt en gepland staat voor 25 september. In totaal zijn er 27 spelers uit elke categorie bevestigd, en zoals te verwachten is, zijn dit enkele van de grootste en meest iconische namen in het moderne voetbal.
Wat betreft de volledige lijst en de beoordeling van elke speler, zie je deze informatie hieronder.
Top mannelijke EA Sports FC 27 spelers:
- Kylian Mbappé - 91
- Erling Haaland - 91
- Rodri - 90
- Ousmane Dembele - 90
- Vitinha - 90
- Harry Kane - 90
- Michael Olise - 90
- Pedri - 90
- Lamine Yamal - 90
- Thibaut Courtois - 90
- Jude Bellingham - 90
- Gabriel - 89
- Gianluigi Donnarumma - 89
- Bruno Fernandes - 89
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - 89
- Nuno Mendes - 89
- Willian Pacho - 89
- Lionel Messi - 89
- Vinicius Junior - 89
- Jan Oblak - 88
- Declan Rice - 88
- William Saliba - 88
- Virgil Van Dijk - 88
- Achraf Hakimi - 88
- Joao Neves - 88
- Joshua Kimmich - 88
- Luis Diaz - 88
Top vrouwelijke EA Sports FC 27 spelers:
- Alexia Putellas - 91
- Aitana Bonmati - 90
- Khadija Shaw - 90
- Caroline Graham Hansen - 89
- Mariona - 89
- Ewa Pajor - 89
- Claudia Pina - 89
- Temwa Chawinga - 89
- Mapi Leon - 88
- Patri Guijarro - 88
- Yui Hasegawa - 88
- Klara Buhl - 88
- Alessia Russo - 88
- Sophia Wilson - 88
- Melchie Dumornay - 88
- Barbra Banda - 88
- Debinha - 87
- Irene Paredes - 87
- Kadidiatou Diani - 87
- Rose Lavelle - 87
- Sakina Karchaoui - 87
- Vivianne Miedema - 87
- Ona Batlle - 87
- Lauren Hemp - 87
- Ann-Katrin Berger - 87
- Pernille Harder - 87
- Hannah Hampton - 87
Deus Ex-skaparen Warren Spector går i pension efter 44 år
En av spelvärldens verkliga veteraner tackar för sig. Warren Spector, mannen bakom Deus Ex och en av skaparna av System Shock, meddelar att han går i pension efter 44 år i spelbranschen.
Spector berättar att beslutet kommer med blandade känslor och att han fortfarande har tre spelidéer som han gärna hade velat förverkliga. Samtidigt konstaterar han att branschen har förändrats och att arbetet helt enkelt inte är lika roligt för honom längre. Ålder och hälsa har också spelat in i beslutet.
Warren skriver:
I'm retiring from game development. At least I think so. I've been here before and changed my mind but this time I'm pretty sure I mean it. I've had a great career. Wouldn't change a thing even if I could. But the reasons to retire are simple: I'm a month away from my 44th year as a developer. I've had the chance to work on tabletop roleplaying games and boardgames.
I definitely have mixed feelings about this. I mean there are three games in particular I'd still like to make. (One is very big... one is very small... and one I don't know how to make which scares me.) But the game business has changed and it's just not as much fun for me anymore. Plus there's a new generation of developers coming up who deserve their time in the sun.
Under sin långa karriär har Spector hunnit arbeta med en hel del, och förutom Deus Ex och System Shock finns bland annat Ultima VI, Wing Commander, Thief: Deadly Shadows och Disney Epic Mickey på meritlistan.
Spector försvinner dock inte helt från spelvärlden. Framöver planerar han bland annat att skriva böcker, föreläsa och möjligen arbeta som konsult. Och när det gäller en eventuell comeback lämnar han åtminstone dörren lite på glänt med ett klassiskt "man ska aldrig säga aldrig".
Vilket av Warren Spectors många spel är din favorit?
Granada rammes av sitt andre jordskjelv på 4,8 på mindre enn en uke; Alhambra evakuert
Et jordskjelv med styrke 4,8 rystet Granada i Spania tirsdag morgen, rundt klokken 10.37. Episentret lå svært grunt, slik at det ble sterkt kjent av befolkningen og forårsaket omfattende skader samt tre personer med lettere skader, blant annet en mindreårig som ble fraktet til sykehus.
Dagens jordskjelv ble etterfulgt av en rekke etterskjelv av mindre styrke, men noen av dem ble likevel merket av befolkningen, noe som økte følelsen av frykt og usikkerhet blant innbyggerne. Ifølge Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), som sitert av El País, har provinsen Granada opplevd nesten 150 jordskjelv de siste fire dagene. Dagens jordskjelv var det største etter det som ble kjent lørdag, som også hadde en styrke på 4,8.
Lokale myndigheter oppfordrer til forsiktighet, da eksperter fortsatt mener at det kan oppstå flere jordskjelv i løpet av de kommende dagene. De anbefaler å unngå å oppholde seg i nærheten av bygninger på grunn av fare for fallende murstein. Offentlige kommunale bygninger, museer og idrettsanlegg er midlertidig stengt, og til og med Alhambra ble evakuert, noe som medførte innstilling av offentlige besøk.
Rapport: Forhåndsbestillinger av « Diablo IV til Nintendo Switch 2 åpner på BlizzCon
Den etterlengtede Nintendo Switch 2-versjonen av « Diablo IV har fått fastsatt utgivelsesdato, samt datoen da vi kan forhåndsbestille spillet. Du trenger ikke å vente lenge før du kan ta kampen mot Lilith med deg på farten, ettersom spillet skal lanseres 15. september på den nye plattformen.
Dette kommer fra Dealabs, som også fortalte oss at Diablo IV skulle lanseres i september på Switch 2. I den opprinnelige rapporten var det ennå ikke oppgitt om spillet skulle lanseres den 15. eller 18. september. Nå vet vi at det er den førstnevnte datoen, ifølge den vanligvis pålitelige innsideren billbil-kun, og vi vet at Blizzard vil gi ut det originale spillet sammen med utvidelsene «Lord» og «Vessel of Hatred» i én samlepakke kalt «Age of Hatred Bundle».
Forhåndsbestillinger starter 12. september, noe som er verdt å merke seg fordi det er starten på BlizzCon. To dager etter at arrangementet avsluttes 13. september, vil vi ha « Diablo IV på Nintendo Switch 2. Dette er selvfølgelig ikke hugget i stein, siden Blizzard ikke har bekreftet dette offisielt, men ryktene har hopet seg opp i flere måneder, og hvis det er et tidspunkt for en slik kunngjøring, er det på et stort arrangement som BlizzCon.