Xbox reportedly to follow PlayStation's example and ditch discs for next-gen console Project Helix - Eurogamer.net
Image credit: Eurogamer/Microsoft News by Sherif Saed Senior Contributor Published on July 2, 2026 82 comments Microsoft is reportedly going to follow Sony's example with Project Helix and not include a disc drive with it, according to a new report. Microsoft is also said to be working on a way to grant digital licenses for games to people who already own a game on disc.
Google rolling out Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 for Pixel - 9to5Google
Following last week’s release, Android 17 QPR1 Beta 6 is rolling out today for Pixel devices. For developers, this build introduces the Platform Stability milestone with finalized APIs.
Xbox weighs canceling Blade game and shuttering Arkane - The Verge
Microsoft is set to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees next week. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the layoffs will lead to studio closures or spinoffs, potential mergers of studios, and canceled games.
PlayStation is pulling "previously purchased" digital movies from users' libraries without so much as an apology - Eurogamer
"You will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Studio Canal content and the content will be removed." Image credit: Bitmap Bureau/Reef Entertainment News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on June 27, 2026 73 comments Sony has written to PlayStation customers to advise that hundreds of "previously purchased" digital movies previously available via its online store will "be removed" from video libraries later this year. In a message to players, Sony said that as of 1st September, due to "content licensing arrangements", hundreds of Studio Canal movies – including Alan Partridge, Terminator 2, Total Recall, Evil Dead, and The Deer Hunter – will no longer be accessible.