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Amid worries about the disappearance of physical media as PlayStation prepares to discontinue discs in 2028 and Xbox is expected to follow suit, today we’ve got an interesting statistic on the breakdown of who is buying physical discs for which platforms. Apparently, only a little over 4 percent of all new physical video games sold…

Chock-full of statistics, sports are always ripe for rankings and comparisons. But there’s seldom been an empirical way to measure one of their most abstract dimensions: fandom. Nielsen’s new Scarborough NFL Fandom Index, however, provides some insight into the matter—at least for the NFL. 

Timothée Chalamet in “Dune: Part Three.”Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

There is a rather optimistic argument doing the rounds about Sony’s decision to kill physical PlayStation game discs: maybe digital games will finally become cheaper. Former Square Enix business development director Jacob Navok argues that removing manufacturing and distribution costs, combined with greater competition between publishers, could push digital prices down and create a Steam-like…

The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller is worth buying – here’s why you should get it

I will admit — I put off getting the Nintendo Switch 2 for a while. When the Nintendo Directs kept coming out ahead of its launch, I found myself questioning what part people were genuinely excited about. But like any gamer, I eventually gave in. 

The Nintendo Switch 2 is the fastest-selling Nintendo console in the company’s history. The handheld sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide in its first four days on the market. As of March 2026, the Switch 2 has sold nearly 20 million units, surpassing Wii U’s lifetime sales — and coming close to outpacing the Nintendo…