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dlvr.itPS5’s Biggest Physical Games Look Very Different From Its Biggest Digital HitsThe furore over Sony's decision to effectively kill physical games on its PlayStation platform appears to have died down (for now), and new data from Alinea Analytics shows how wide the split between physical and digital PS5 games is in 2026. As Alinea's head of market analysis, Rhys Elliott, notes, PlayStation's top new 2026 games by physical copies are mostly single-player AAA titles, with Resident Evil Requiem the best-seller. Capcom's hit Resident Evil game is estimated to have sold 1.3 million units on PS5, and it's also estimated to be the only game on the list to have broken the 1 million sales milestone. Other games like 007 First Light (873,000) and Marvel's Wolverine have come close (799,000), but overall, digital currently has a 70/30 sales lead. Top PlayStation games by physical copies sold and revenues * Resident Evil Requiem -- 1.3 million units sold * 007 First Light -- 873K units sold * Marvel's Wolverine -- 799K units sold * EA Sports FC 27 -- 705K units sold * Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced -- 613K units sold * Crimson Desert -- 511K units sold * Pragmata -- 442K units sold * Onimusha: Way of the Sword -- 423K units sold As Elliott explained, PlayStation first-party and Japan-centric games typically shift more physical units, with sales of Capcom games like Pragmata and Onimusha: Way of the Sword almost split evenly between physical and digital this year. Physical sales accounted for 44.0% of Pragmata's copies sold so far and 44.1% of Onimusha's copies sold, thanks to Capcom's home market in Japan. "Our estimates show that Japan accounts for 12% of Onimusha‘s copies sold on PlayStation, and 11% for Pragmata‘s. While digital shares are on the up in Japan, Japanese consumers still have a penchant for physical copies, more so than any Western market. It’s ingrained in the culture," Elliott wrote. "Our estimates show that Japan accounts for 12% of Onimusha‘s copies sold on PlayStation, and 11% for Pragmata‘s. While digital shares are on the up in Japan, Japanese consumers still have a penchant for physical copies, more so than any Western market. It’s ingrained in the culture." Onimusha: Way of the Sword Other games like Silent Hill: Townfall, Beast of Reincarnation, Yakuza Kiwami 3, and the Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly remake have also seen their sales split down the middle between physical and digital in Japan, but Sony is attempting to subtly persuade that market to go digital. The company recently released a digital-only PS5 exclusively in that region, at the tempting price of $350. While Japan is something of an outlier when it comes to game medium preference, the rest of the world is a different story. Sports games are some of the best-sellers of any given year, and as Elliott pointed out, five of the top 10 games in 2026's new PlayStation games by revenue were all sports games. Only 8.9% of EA Sports FC 27 games sold this year were physical, while sales of NBA 2K27, Madden 27, College Football 27, and MLB The Show 26 also heavily favored digital sales. Publishers have slowly nudged their audiences toward digital editions over the years, offering early access and other perks to encourage them. In comparison, the prestige single-player games that Sony became known for, are still popular with physical game collectors. It's easy to see why Sony wants to squeeze as much revenue juice out of its consumers as possible, as it loses out on extra potential cash with each physical sale. It has to hand a portion of sales over to retailers, fork over cash for various distribution costs, and the company probably isn't happy about it can't extract any cash from the second-hand game sales market. EA Sports FC 27 Compare that to digital and third-party sports games, and you can see how Sony takes a 30% cut from a massive number of games sold on its marketplace, in a genre that is nearly all-digital. "It's doubly ironic, given the whole move is about squeezing more revenue per player, and a lot of the highest revenue users are some of the people Sony's pissing off," Elliott concluded. "But no, PlayStation won't necessarily lose much revenue by switching to digital-only. Some players will walk, but most will move over to digital. The economics are sound. That wasn’t ever the issue (in my view, anyway). The issue’s been with messaging and giving players a proper off-ramp from physical. Sony is usually quiet and doesn’t talk much, which can sometimes be a strength. It hasn’t been a strength here."
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Flavio Bolsonaro is about to do on Sunday what his father was robbed of in Brazil and put in prison for. Brazil is rejecting the left. This will be the biggest conservative win in South America in years. MAGA is spreading worldwide. Make Brazil Great Again! 🇧🇷🇺🇸 #worldnews

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YouTube is testing hiding the Dislike button on regular videos. For some users, the button has disappeared from the usual row and been moved into the three-dot menu, while Like is still right there. So if you want to dislike a video, you now have to open another menu first. #youtube

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dlvr.itXbox Is Testing A New Streak Feature That Could Make Gaming Feel (More) Like A ChoreIt looks like another new Xbox feature is in development, and this time, it's designed to encourage users to go on a hot streak--of using their console, not disrupting a sports event with a quick birthday-suit-run. Spotted by Game File's Stephen Totilo, a new number appears to be popping up on the dashboard of Xbox users who are signed up for the Xbox Insider program, suggesting that a streak counter is in development. Microsoft hasn't formally announced this feature yet, and it looks like it kicks in after using your Xbox for three days in a row per week. It's an idea that Microsoft has experimented with in the past through Game Pass and the Xbox mobile app, but never to this extent with a prominent display of how many days in a row you've dedicated to playing Xbox games. Is there any benefit to Streaks for Xbox users? Totilo's research suggests that it could be tied to Xbox reward points, which can be redeemed for digital items and Xbox gift cards. On Microsoft's side, this could also be a subtle way to keep users engaged more consistently, since the lure of a score streak is powerful. Just look at Wordle, with its subtle emphasis on keeping your streak going, or mobile free-to-play games that offer daily login rewards to tempt you to sign in regularly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRAhlxrLnAo&pp=0gcJCT8MAYcqIYzv That could be good, bad, or irritating depending on how it is implemented, as Xbox users could find themselves regularly pinged on their progress while they're in the middle of a game. Your tolerance mileage might vary when it comes to these notifications, so hopefully there's an opt-out option if Streaks roll out. But as Totilo noted, just because Xbox is testing this new streak function doesn't mean it'll be implemented across the Xbox ecosystem in the future. The fine print for Xbox Insiders mentions that these features may not become "permanent additions" to Xbox. One new addition to Xbox that has been confirmed are Mythic Achievements, which are designed to be proof of your accomplishments in a given video game. Similar to PlayStation Platinum Trophies, a Mythic Achievement is earned whenever all of the original achievements for a game have been earned.
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So let me get this straight: Europeans who went to Africa, built cities and developed entire regions were evil colonizers. But Africans who come to Europe in mass and destroy our cities are just innocent victims? — Joey Mannarino

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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is plowing ahead with officially designating a leading Muslim civil rights nonprofit and more than 100 other groups as “domestic terrorist organizations,” in a move critics say is unprecedented and unconstitutional. floridatrib.org/2026/09/29/d...

floridatrib.orgDeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion.
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A new PS5 jailbreak has just dropped, and apparently the PS5 Pro is vulnerable too. The new 13.60 Relapse jailbreak works on PS5 firmware from 7.00 all the way up to 13.60. The exploit was found a few weeks ago, but this new version gets around some of the restrictions from the original.

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A modder has recreated a huge part of Minecraft inside Elden Ring. The project, created by Tobyn Jacobs, includes around 1,600 Minecraft items, working Redstone, Creative Mode, Minecraft’s inventory, health, hunger, armor, and XP systems.

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Valve originally planned to sell the Steam Machine for about $750. They wanted to bring PC gaming to the living room at a price close to consoles. But rising hardware costs and Valve’s decision not to sell the system at a loss made it more expensive.

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And once more for shadows! Disabled flashlight shadows to start empty. Second image, "Catastrophic" quality, "Quarter" shadow atlas Third "Low", "Half" Fourth "Medium", "Full" Fifth "High", "Double" Sixth "Ultra", "Quadruple" 34% resolution, MSAAx4, Anisotropic Filtering x8 and increased brightness

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From left to right in increasing quality. Starting 22% resolution, no AA, no Anisotropic Filtering. 34% res, SMAA, x2 AF. 44% res, MSSAx2, x4 AF. 50% res, MSSAx4, x8 AF. Native 1080p, MSAAx8, x8 AF. I will note, I don't really think Anisotropic filtering above x2 is really necessary at higher

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Stop Killing Games' has failed to secure new EU legislation despite having 1.3 million signatures The EU says it “cannot propose a legal obligation” requiring publishers to keep games playable after they stop being sold commercially

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J.D.Vance: The President has been clear from day one: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. Once again, President Trump's efforts to establish peace have paid off for the American people, despite countless attempts to thwart it by people who hate America and President Trump.

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Elon Musk is a trillionaire. I am not a trillionaire. This strikes me as unfair. Nobody should be allowed to have more than me. The amount of money a person should be allowed to have is exactly the amount I currently have, and no more. I am smart. I really am. I’m serious.😝

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Israel should continue the counterterrorism operations. Khamenei’s criminals have killed many Iranians, Americans, and Israelis for 47 years. Khamenei killed tens of thousands of unarmed Iranian protesters. Trump shouldn’t give a lifeline to criminal mullahs.

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Pavel Durov: Banning social media for teenagers only puts them in greater danger. Teens are forced to switch to VPNs — and unlock far worse illegal content. We’ve seen this before. When the Russian government banned Telegram, 95% of Russian teenagers kept using it. They just moved to VPNs.