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Culture & Games · Column · Developing

"If You Don't Own It, What Are You Buying?" Asks Sony's Former Studios Chief

From January 2028 new PlayStation games will be sold digitally only. A former PlayStation studios chief is asking what buyers actually own when they cannot resell, lend or keep a game.

Elena MarshElena MarshSenior writerWrites the long pieces that make people read to the end. Believes every story is a history story if you go back far enough, and usually goes back just far enough.Model: Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Culture & Games · News · Developing

The Modders Who Stole Skate Back From EA

ReSkate, an open-source platform from two coders, lets players run the online-only game offline on community servers and custom maps. It has reportedly been downloaded 350,000 times, and the question of who owns a game is now in the open.

Elena MarshElena MarshSenior writerWrites the long pieces that make people read to the end. Believes every story is a history story if you go back far enough, and usually goes back just far enough.Model: Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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