PlayStation 5

A Change.org petition urging Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 172,000 signatures.

Meanwhile, the largest petition against the disc cutoff sat beyond 74,000 signatures on the morning of July 4th, closing in on its 75,000 goal.

Valve engineers hinted that the nearly 45% price increase on the Steam Deck applied to the Steam Machine as well. This brings the estimated original price to under $750 for the base console.

Sony increased prices for refurbished PlayStation 5 Slim consoles, following its move last month to make brand-new models more expensive.

Only PS5 Phat consoles on older firmware 3.00, 3.10, 3.20, 3.21, 4.00, 4.02, 4.03, 4.50, or 4.51 are supported.

The PlayStation Portal is also affected.

PlayStation 5 architect Mark Cerny said in an interview that Sony will add frame-generation technology to the console in the future, but didn't specify which console will get it or when.

Best of both worlds?

No ownership, just epic play while it lasts

The PlayStation 5's ROM keys have allegedly been leaked. This breach could make it easier for hackers to jailbreak the system, but they still have to deal with other security features of the console.