34% of PS5 discs and 50% of Xbox Series X discs are junk without a download, research finds

"We let them relabel a purchase into 'licensing'" ...

Reports show half of Xbox Series X discs require a download to properly play the game

Are consoles following PC's lead?
TechSpot

A third of physical PS5 games and half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, report shows

A hot potato: Since PC gaming went pretty much fully digital many years ago, some console gamers have bragged about their machines' ability to play physical discs and the advantages that brings. But a ...

Madden 27 Release Date, Pre-Order Bonuses And Editions

Madden NFL 27 releases Aug. 13, 2026. Full breakdown of early access dates, Standard, Deluxe, MVP Bundle and MVP+ pricing, ...
PCMag UK

Xbox Says Day-Long Outage Is Resolved. Here's What Happened

Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet blames the outage on the failure of a licensing service that triggered sign-in scenarios to fail and ...

Xbox was down for hours, and users even had trouble playing disc-based games

Just days after a widespread outage took out PlayStation's online services for several hours, Xbox faced issues of its own.