First Signs Of PS5 Emulation Progress Appear With Demon's Souls Remake

Bungie and Sony settle lawsuit with former Marathon director for undisclosed amount

Former Marathon director Chris Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Bungie and Sony for an undisclosed amount. Barrett was dismissed by Bungie in 2024 following an internal investigation into alleged misconduct toward female employees. He subsequently sued both companies, claiming they falsely damaged his reputation to avoid paying a $45 million bonus. The lawsuit was dismissed in December 2025 for lack of jurisdiction, but a settlement was ultimately reached. As part of the agreement, Barrett's name has been added to Marathon's credits. Separately, Bungie recently laid off 292 employees, largely affecting the Destiny team following the announcement that Destiny 2 development would end.

Fired Marathon director says he's settled lawsuit with Sony

Cựu giám đốc game Marathon, Christopher Barrett, đã giải quyết vụ kiện với Bungie và Sony sau khi bị sa thải vì cáo buộc hành vi sai trái. Barrett nhận được khoản tiền chưa tiết lộ và tên ông được ghi danh trong phần credits của game Marathon.

Những trường hợp vi phạm đạo đức và hành vi bất chính trong ngành công nghệ, dù có kết thúc bằng giải quyết pháp lý, vẫn thể hiện rõ ràng những hậu quả nghiêm trọng đối với văn hóa công ty và sự tin tưởng của cộng đồng, giúp bạn hiểu sâu hơn về cách xây dựng môi trường làm việc công bằng và bảo vệ quyền lợi của nhân viên.

GitHub cuts short offer to burn repos on CD after mockery ensues

GitHub briefly offered to mail free CD-ROMs of public repositories to the first 1,000 requesters, widely interpreted as a jab at Sony's announcement to end physical disc production for PlayStation consoles in 2028. The offer, posted on X with a Microsoft form to collect shipping details, was pulled by noon on July 6 after it attracted widespread mockery — including jokes about GitHub's own recent outages, the 700 MB CD size limit being too small for large repos like Google Chrome, and questions about whether anyone at GitHub even owns a CD burner. GitHub did not confirm whether the offer was ever genuine.

Hackaday Links: July 5, 2026

Các thành phố lớn ở Mỹ thay thế pháo hoa bằng show drone dịp 4/7; Sony vẫn nhận đơn đặt đĩa PlayStation cắt trước dù dừng sản xuất đĩa vật lý từ 2028; bài phân tích nguyên nhân thất bại của 3D TV (kính, nội dung hạn chế); Amazon ngừng Mechanical Turk do AI thay thế microtasks; NASA phóng tàu LINK cứu vệ tinh Swift bằng cách nâng quỹ đạo.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này vì những thông tin về AI thay thế công việc crowdsourcing và chuyển đổi công nghệ không gian như LINK của NASA, giúp hiểu rõ tương lai của hệ sinh thái công nghệ và cách các giải pháp tự động hóa, từ xa hoặc mới mẻ có thể thay đổi cả ngành công nghiệp.

"We are profoundly disappointed by Sony's decision" – Game companies express dismay at the end of PlayStation disc production

Sony's announcement to discontinue physical disc production for new PlayStation games from January 2028 has drawn widespread criticism from game companies. Iam8bit, Atari, Silver Lining Interactive, Lost in Cult, Limited Run Games, and Strictly Limited all expressed disappointment, emphasizing the importance of physical media for game ownership, collector culture, and preservation. The Video Game History Foundation's Frank Cifaldi offered a more nuanced take, noting that professional preservationists have been preparing for this shift, but called out the ESA for repeatedly blocking legal reforms that would allow archives and museums to preserve digital-only content. Publishers committed to physical releases are exploring alternatives like cartridges, key cards, and code-in-box releases to continue serving collectors.

PlayStation ending production of physical software in 2028

Sony has announced it will cease physical disc production for all new PlayStation games starting January 2028. The company cites shifting consumer preferences toward digital media as the primary driver. Existing titles released before that date in disc format will not be affected. The move follows Take-Two Interactive's decision to ship Grand Theft Auto VI in boxed download codes rather than physical discs, signaling a broader industry trend away from physical software.

What kind of PS6 could justify a $1,000 price tag? | Opinion

With component prices soaring due to the RAMageddon crisis, a PS6 launching in late 2027 could carry a bill of materials exceeding $950, pointing to a retail price above $1,000. Sony's announcement that physical disc sales will end in January 2028 strongly hints at a digital-only PS6 on that timeline. The core challenge: graphical improvements alone won't justify doubling the PS5's launch price, since diminishing returns on visual fidelity have set in. The author speculates Sony may need a dramatic form-factor shift — possibly a hybrid handheld-home console — to differentiate PS6 as a genuinely new platform rather than an incremental upgrade, while also sidestepping the PS5's size and cooling constraints.