… This is the promise of the DMA, protecting fairness, choice and innovation in digital markets for the benefit of all European citizens.” Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to tracking social impacts of emerging policies and new technologies. …
… The moves in Europe also risk inflaming already delicate relationships with officials in the Trump administration, who have criticized Europe’s strict digital technology laws. …
After Sony announced that it's delisting over 500 movies from users' accounts with no refunds, discontinuing physical discs for PlayStation games, and closing down PlayStation 3 and PSVita's digital stores — people are increasingly skeptical of making all media digital-only . …
… Sony's recent decisions surrounding physical media and digital content have already fuelled debate about what players truly own when they purchase games, films, or other digital content through an online platform. …
Over a year later, new research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate CCDH shows the immediate impact of these changes. …
… The company has previously fired back at the EU’s criticisms of its Search product, telling Reuters in May that changes it made in an attempt to achieve DMA compliance “represent the biggest downgrade in the product’s history, creating a second-rate experience for Europeans to the benefit of a f… …
… KDDI and KDDI Research are bringing accelerated simulation into the 6G era through a collaboration with NVIDIA, Keysight and Samsung Research America to build a high‑fidelity RAN digital twin using NVIDIA Aerial Omniverse Digital Twin and Keysight’s digital‑twin‑ready emulation tools running on KDD… …
… More Games PlayStation's move toward digital exclusivity could pose problems for some users. Some PlayStation users raised concerns that Sony's region-locking policies could prevent players who move to another country from playing any digital titles on their account. …
… PlayStation Fans Warn Sony's Region Lock Restrictions Are a Bigger Problem in an All-Digital Future Users on Reddit have pointed out that PlayStation's decision to go digital-only now means fans could be left with risks to their libraries if they move to another country, adding another layer to the… …
… ORIGINAL STORY Over the last weekend, it was widely reported that Sony introduced changes to its PlayStation DRM policy , which now requires users to connect online every 30 days to continue playing every digital game purchased after March 2026. …