A hardware feature that used to be standard on computers and consoles has quietly disappeared. Several practical shifts explain why it stopped mattering.

TL;DR: Sony's PlayStation 6 will launch as an all-digital console without a built-in disc drive, requiring consumers to purchase the drive separately. This strategy aims to boost Sony's profit margins ...

Sony's PS5 Pro is the only major hardware launch we're getting this year – making 2024 into a bit of a damp squib when you consider that it was originally expected to bring a similar spec-bumped ...

Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden has said Sony can't get away with launching the PlayStation 6 console as an all digital, disc-less console. Layden told Kiwi ...

In a bid to further its subscription-driven business, Microsoft's games division has released a new Xbox Series X model that's all-digital and doesn't have a disc drive. The move is meant to further ...

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger, and video game enthusiast with over six years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. A passion for writing ...

In some ways it feels like Microsoft has never quite recovered from its disastrous rollout of the Xbox One. A decade later, it has new studios, better consoles, and tons of great games, but the shadow ...

It looks like Microsoft’s plans for a bigger Xbox Series X refresh might have changed. It looks like Microsoft’s plans for a bigger Xbox Series X refresh might have changed. is a senior editor and ...

Sony has unleashed the PS5 Slim version, and it's already making waves in the market. The smaller version of the original PlayStation 5 console is something you should never underestimate. Excitingly, ...

Sony's PlayStation isn't ready to fully abandon physical media just yet for the upcoming PS6 console even though digital-only gaming is currently the trend in the gaming industry. On the other hand, ...