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.

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.

Open-source AnyPS5 dumps emulation to run PlayStation 5 console games natively on PC

Traditional PS5 emulators attempt to recreate the console’s hardware and software environment, but AnyPS5 is experimenting with a compatibility layer that translates PlayStation 5 executables into formats that can run on Windows and Linux.

Nintendo wins $4.5 million lawsuit against Switch pirate by default

A Washington court granted Nintendo of America a $4.5 million default judgment after the defendant failed to appear in court and respond to the allegations. The company claimed that it sent a cease-and-desist letter and the respondent even answered via email saying they will comply and cooperate, but they have since cut-off communications.

Sony patent could turn PlayStation controllers into tap-to-pay credit card terminals
Sony patent could turn PlayStation controllers into tap-to-pay credit card terminals

A new patent application details the potential for a future PlayStation controller to accept payments via credit cards and gift cards.

Airbus turned the Steam Deck into a controller for a prototype Mars rover
Airbus turned the Steam Deck into a controller for a prototype Mars rover

Airbus engineers have employed Valve’s Steam Deck handheld as a fancy remote control for the firm’s new ExoMars

Original Sony PlayStation 2 security chip ‘broken wide open’ after 26 years — chemical decapping and four years of reverse engineering unlocks MechaCon secrets

The ‘magic security chip’ inside the original PlayStation 2 has been successfully reverse engineered and dumped after four years of effort.

Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games as digital games ownership lawsuit progresses — project is direct assault on Sony’s claim in recent ownership lawsuit
Wiki documents at least 44 instances in which Sony says you own your games as digital games ownership lawsuit progresses — project is direct assault on Sony’s claim in recent ownership lawsuit

The detailed sourcing directly attacks Sony’s legal claim that a reasonable person wouldn’t expect to own their digital purchases on the PlayStation Store.