He criticized the industry’s refusal to support archival efforts, claiming groups representing game companies have blocked reforms that would allow museums and libraries to preserve abandoned titles.

Cifaldi said preservationists need a legitimate path to maintain access to older digital games before they disappear.

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A shortage of high-purity CO2, a key material used to clean advanced semiconductor wafers, is raising concerns across the chip industry. Reduced output from South Korean refineries and petrochemical plants has tightened supplies, forcing Samsung and SK hynix to rely on shrinking inventories.

If the shortage continues, it could disrupt AI chip production and push semiconductor prices higher.

Read more here: https://wccftech.com/co2-shortage-threatens-advanced-semiconductor-supply/

Sony has officially confirmed that it will end the production of physical discs for PlayStation consoles, starting January 2028. In a new blog update, the company says that it made the decision based on how physical game disc sales have begun to decline, and in the future, all new games–both first- and third-party–will be available through the PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only.