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Sony threatens to cut off customer support and pursue legal action over harassment as backlash to PlayStation’s physical-disc phaseout intensifies
By Etiido Uko Published
Sony Japan has introduced a customer-harassment policy as anger continues over PlayStation’s plan to phase out physical game discs by 2028.

Sony argues ‘reasonable consumers would not be misled’ into believing they own digital games in class action motion — PlayStation Store ‘buy’ button lawsuit may never reach a courtroom
By Luke James Published
Sony Interactive Entertainment asked a federal judge to push a proposed class action lawsuit over the PlayStation Store’s “buy” and “purchase” labels out of court and into individual arbitration.

Hardware modder builds overclocked PS3 ‘Pro’ v3 with 3D-printed cooling mod
By Mark Tyson Published
A Sony PlayStation 3 console modder has shared images and details of their faster, cooler, and quieter ‘PS3 Pro v3’ design.

Group plans one-week PlayStation blackout to protest Sony’s plan to end physical game production
By Jowi Morales Published
Can you stay away from your PlayStation for a week?

PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media
By Luke James Published
A Change.org petition urging Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 172,000 signatures.

You can now use your Sony headphones as a free real-time head tracker for race and flight simulators on PC, several hundred games already supported
By Hassam Nasir Published
A new level of immersion for free.

PS5 Disc Drive purchase cap predates Sony's disc cutoff
By Luke James Published
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.

Sony crammed an entire PS1 into a DualShock controller that connects to your TV, but killed the project
By Jowi Morales Published
Sony successfully built a PlayStation 1 console that fit inside a controller but had to cancel the project after game studios were unhappy with the royalties they would make from the project.

GitHub thumbs nose at Sony's controversial end to physical media with its introduction of Repo CDs
By Mark Tyson Published
GitHub has announced that it will be giving developers a way to obtain their public repo on a CD-ROM. Context is provided by Sony's recent decision to abandon game discs.
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