Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Xbox One Does it play offline? No Does it require a download? Yes Has to be activated online and needs a huge additional download. One of the prime examples how the games industry has sabotaged trust in physical releases over the years.

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Giving away this leftover copy of Mouthole (open shrinkwrap) together with Limited Legacy Games. How to enter? Follow us. Like, comment and share this post. Winner drawn across all channels Friday 17. Shipping from the US. Full terms in the legal notice on our website.

Unless we let those key cards take over, Switch 2 will still hold the physical media banner up. Our Patreon supporters in the DIP Video tier can now enjoy our latest Unpatched Gameplay video for a full card release. Here is Star Fox: www.patreon.com/does...

Rhythm Heaven Groove Switch Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Runs at 60 FPS with zero issues. This game sold 400k PHYSICAL copies in its opening week in Japan alone.

Online-infested consoles have existed for decades and for some reason we have never seen a clearer piece of communication from a developer about the state of the release than this. Congrats, Fumi Games and PlaySide! This deserves applause! Can't wait to play MOUSE.

PushSquare ran a survey about Sony brand loyalism given the recent news. Mind you, this is a very pro-PlayStation audience over there. 45 % are seriously considering giving Sony the boot. 15 % already left. Argue about the sample size, but this reaction among fans is not nothing.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced PS5 Does it play offline? No Does it require a download? Yes 44.48GB on disc. Works up until the company logos, then requires an online connection to access the main menu. The type of release that undermines physical media over time.

Did you know? PnP Games are not only the chads behind the petition against Sony killing gaming culture, they also have a fantastic store with new and used games from multiple generations. Plus over 1000 items on sale RIGHT NOW (ref link): pnpgamesonline.com/?...

Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham City Xbox One (played via Series X BC) Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Two non repeatable crashes and a few minor visual issues. Still pretty solid overall.

Go get 'em, Brazil! Let's show Sony that they can't treat us however they want! We deserve rights!

Hey Xbox fans! With the industry hell-bent on killing physical media, some of us checked their backlogs for a bit. Which one of these games would you like to see us test next?

Don't be fooled! Sony is spreading the demoralizing story that they won't reverse their attack on gaming culture. That they don't care. If that is the story they want to run, help them! Tell everybody that the exploiting, ignorant, arrogant corpo doesn't even see them as humans.

People seeing through Sony's planned dystopia! Had a chat with Ryan Molina, dev behind Popcorn Rocket. Digital sales are tanking, sales for his self-published physical release are up! In stock here, btw (ref links): VGP: videogamesplus.ca/xx... LBG: lootboxgaming.us/dxxzll

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake PS5 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Could it be nuked from your library in a digital-only environment? Absolutely Only minor issues noted in our report. Perfectly preserved on disc, thankfully.

Looks like PlayStation is indeed surprised by the backlash. While Twitter and Facebook posted more announcements, their Bluesky account has gone back into hiding after yesterdays PS+ post. Nothing for the last 20+ hours.

RECAP TIME! Before Sony was so rudely interrupting, we were still busy testing games for you in June. Here are our highlights in our video recap: youtu.be/KQcmNsf5RM4

Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham Asylum Xbox One (played via Series X BC) Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Only minor pop-in and occasional erratic behavior of the ragdoll effects. No major issues.

OWN YOUR GAMES! Not only is VGP a great source for new games, they also have over 600 titles on sale right now. Exactly the thing that Sony wants to take away from you. Get games for competitive prices while you can (ref link): videogamesplus.ca/do...

Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains PS5 Does it play offline? Yes* Does it require a download? No* Really strange behavior: The game won't let you past a connection error message upon first boot. Boot it again, and you can reach the main menu. Full report on our website.

Playasia's SUMMER SALE including a FREE SHIPPING promo is back! Import games, vinyl, CD soundtracks, merch - all the physical gaming goodness for you to own (ref link): www.play-asia.com/en...

Now that Sony told you they will kill discs in less than two years, how long do you think they will keep that disc drive authentication we warned everyone about running? System reset? Swapping parts? That thing becoming a brick is now closer than ever!

Minishoot' Adventures PS5 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Using the left stick in menus can trigger phantom inputs. D-Pad works fine. Huge THX to Super Rare Games for providing this review copy.

Interesting survey found on Eurogamer. Over 320.000 votes. Still only 29 % who go strictly digital. 22 % die-hard physical. But the rest is also still in the market for discs and cards. Basically confirmation that you can straight up block every "physical is dead" bot comment.

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows PS3 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Comes with all the usual PS3-downsides in performance and visual issues, such as FPS drops and pop-in. Only a list of minor issues beyond that.

3 reviews for the price of none! Impossible once Sony takes away our games. Have you checked out our offline analysis for the latest Bluey game yet? Switch 2, PS4 and PS5 compared here: youtu.be/aIhEsGqqvRk

Super Meat Boy 3D Switch 2 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Occasional minor slowdown. That's it. No other issues in this fantastic PEGI release. Are you up for the challenge?

Sony killing physical media and ownership now has more views than the announcement of GTA VI.

Sony is desperately trying to sweep things under the rug. Make sure they run out of brooms. Keep the pressure up! FIGHT FOR PHYSICAL GAMES AND OWNERSHIP!

Another shady trick to steer customers away from physical media and ownership: Deliberately release broken products to undermine the value of a physical release. As expected, Assassin's Creed Red Flag is #PhysicalFraud. (via Twitter user gamernonikki)