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Play games, get paid. Lots of mobile apps make this promise. Sounds good, right? Especially in this expensive economy. Do these apps really pay you to play games, though? In many cases, you’re making the app developers money when you complete surveys, watch videos, see ads and play games. Apps may also be harvesting your data…

Panelists on the DEG.AI Steering Committe panel included (L-R) moderator Ian Fried, DEG.AI Alliance; Bryan Yee, Innovative Dreams; Olga Krasovski, Amazon Web Services; and Randy Lake, Universal Entertainment and Dreamworks Animation.

While the gaming industry isn’t all-digital yet, it’s been heading in that direction for a while. Sony’s recently announced plans to discontinue PlayStation discs in 2028 are the latest step in this shift. In the last several years, we’ve also seen the PS5 Pro require a separate purchase for a disc drive, the Xbox Series…