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The future of gaming is going to be all digital, whether anyone likes it or not.  Chris Parker/CNET

The sim racing community was caught off guard this week following Polyphony Digital’s announcement welcoming MOZA Racing as an official peripheral partner for the Gran Turismo World Series (GTWS). The entry of a major direct-drive competitor naturally sparked questions about Fanatec’s long-standing status as the official hardware provider for the premier PlayStation esports championship.

Sony is “cautiously” moving forward with plans to stop producing discs for PlayStation games as of January 2028, CFO Lin Tao said through an interpreter today.

Another lucky customer got his hands on an expensive high-end PC for several hundred dollars less.

The commercial landscape of esports continues to evolve beyond traditional gaming brands. A new Esports Charts analysis of organizations competing at the Esports World Cup 2026 shows that hardware manufacturers remain the biggest investors in esports. Betting and cryptocurrency companies, meanwhile, represent only a small share of sponsorships.

Graduate students in the Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Simulation Technology (VAST) Lab are working with the FAA to test technology for workforce development in the aerospace industry. Check out more of the work in the lab by clicking on the video play button.

Microsoft just closed out a record-breaking fiscal year, but for Xbox fans and employees, the latest numbers paint a much harsher reality. While the tech giant as a whole surged, Microsoft’s gaming division suffered a massive financial blow, reporting a staggering $1.7 billion USD or 7% drop in overall revenue for the 2026 fiscal year.…

LG’s insanely fast UltraGear 25G590B finally has a price and a US release date. The 24.5-inch esports monitor is now available to preorder exclusively from LG for $999.99, with free expedited shipping scheduled to begin on September 1.

OnePlus is getting ready to release one of the first phones that will be powered by the next-gen flagship SoC from Qualcomm, the OnePlus 16. There’s no certain launch timeline yet, but at a recent event that took place in China, the Snapdragon Gaming Technology Awards show, the company officially teased its upcoming phone.

Amid all the bleak news surrounding OnePlus and the subsequent US shutdown, there’s finally the silver lining. In a surprise move and maybe a show strength, OnePlus has started teasing its next flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 16, much before confirming a launch date. At Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Gaming Technology Awards event in China, the company revealed…