Xbox Disc to Digital feature rolls out to all Xbox players to enable playing disc-free, but selling your media revokes access

Xbox gamers can now get a digital license tied to their physical game discs associated with their Xbox profile for select titles, allowing them to play the game without needing to insert it into the console.

New PS5 Relapse jailbreak enables homebrew and Switch emulation but is hamstrung by rapidly-changing firmware revisions
New PS5 Relapse jailbreak enables homebrew and Switch emulation but is hamstrung by rapidly-changing firmware revisions

A new jailbreak supports firmware 7.00 through 13.60, including on the PS5 Pro. But some game updates may already require a newer firmware, breaking the jailbreak.

Score the Nintendo Switch 2 at its lowest ever Amazon UK price, now just £354.99
Score the Nintendo Switch 2 at its lowest ever Amazon UK price, now just £354.99

The Nintendo Switch 2 is now at a record low price on Amazon UK at just £354.99.

Sony Japan tries an anti-scalper lottery system for PS5 Pro orders, locks systems behind a 60-hour playtime requirement

In the face of strong demand and device shortages, Sony has decided to filter PlayStation 5 Pro purchasers in Japan using a lottery system.

Steam adds low-latency Pyrowave codec to Remote Play — new codec offers better game streaming on local networks but costs ‘5-10 times’ more bandwidth
Steam adds low-latency Pyrowave codec to Remote Play — new codec offers better game streaming on local networks but costs ‘5-10 times’ more bandwidth

The Pyrowave codec was specifically created for the purpose of game streaming, taking advantage of the large bandwidth and powerful compute available on home networks.

You can now play Nintendo Switch games on a jailbroken PS5
You can now play Nintendo Switch games on a jailbroken PS5

An experimental emulator makes it possible to play Nintendo Switch games on a jailbroken PS5, with a variety of games having been tested.

Demon’s Souls reaches 40-50 FPS on private PS5 emulator with accurate graphics

Private KyTyPS5 fork shows Demon’s Souls running at 40-50 FPS with accurate graphics — new milestone only three weeks after the game barely booted

Denuvo cracking group DenuvOwO reportedly disbands

Denuvo hypervisor-bypassing group DenuvOwO reportedly disbands — lawsuit from Irdeto has a chilling effect, but cracking continues

Proposed Pennsylvania law targets publishers that kill digital games

The Protect Our Games Act would ensure that even if video game manufacturers take a title offline, those who’ve previously bought it would not lose access. While it still does not give gamers ownership of the titles they buy, it would at least let them continue playing them even if the developer goes bust.

27-year-old GTA 2 gets full path tracing and 60 FPS frame generation via RTX Remix
27-year-old GTA 2 gets full path tracing and 60 FPS frame generation via RTX Remix

Modder releases GTA2 RTX Remix, a mod that adds path tracing and a dynamic time of day to the 27-year-old Grand Theft Auto 2.