Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa says that if PlayStation is going to abandon physical games, Sony “may as well eliminate the hardware too.”
Speaking to Noisy Pixel at Anime Expo 2026, Niikawa said physical games are much more than a way to play.
“I think physical editions of games are very important. For fans, being able to keep a game they love as an object can have a great deal of value. It becomes a memory or a keepsake connected to something that matters to them.”
“The executives who decided it have probably never experienced coming to an event like Anime Expo and having someone approach them with a physical game to ask for an autograph.”
“If they’re going to go as far as eliminating physical packages, they may as well eliminate the hardware too. A television would be enough. Why would you need the console?”
The road to BlizzCon is getting shorter. 👀
Legendary rivalries return. More competitors lock in their place. The Road to BlizzCon continues.
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The video game industry is lobbying against Stop Killing Games
California is considering a new law called AB 1921, also known as the Protect Our Games Act.
If passed, the bill would apply to paid digital games sold after January 1, 2027.
It requires that if a company shuts down the online services needed to play the game normally, it must give players 60 days' notice and either release a patch so the game can still be played or offer buyers a full refund.
The bill does not require companies to keep servers running forever. It simply prevents them from making a game unplayable without warning or a solution for those who already paid for it.
The Entertainment Software Association, the main group representing video game companies in the United States, is lobbying against the bill.
Their arguments are basically the usual ones:
>games are licensed, not owned
>online services are complicated
>third-party licenses expire
>security risks exist
>this could be hard or expensive to enforce
Supporters of the bill, including the Stop Killing Games campaign, say this is basic customer protection because when you buy a game, it should not suddenly stop working with no remedy.
The bill gives companies clear options and applies only to future games. A hearing is scheduled for this Thursday in the California Assembly Appropriations Committee.
If you are part of an organization in the United States, especially in California, you can submit a letter of support to the committee. This is an important step for better rights for players who buy digital games.
The uThermal 2v2 Circuit will be fully back for 2026!
Last season already became the biggest 2v2 event ever and I want to make this one even bigger.
Format will be very similar - 5x$1300 monthly events into 1 big grand finals. Total circuit prize pool is already minimum $16.5k.
Day 9 of the #StopThePokemonCompanyInternational Campaign
Pokemon is now trying to force its way into taxpayer funded public schools and libraries. This is extremely problematic as it will bring the DEI / ESG policies of Pokemon, such as the mandating use of pronouns, into public spaces with the intent of targeting children.
Dangerous trojan horse by TPCI.
#Pokemon
#株式会社ポケモン, #KabushikiGaishaPokemon
#PokemonCompanyInternational