Over on TikTok

Imma go ahead and stop you right there

And finally, his point that in 30 years, walking in to a retro shop will never result in you finding old PS6 games is sad, and I think he’s correct. My whole life I learned about new games in the used shop.

I think this is where Sony et Al. will actually pay a long-term cost for this decision. How many current PS5 owners were kids who got a hand-me-down PS2 with a stack of discs from a sibling or friend? Or someone from a country with garbage internet who migrated somewhere better?

They’re looking at this whole dark market as lost profits and not as gaining future customers and loyalists.

TBF they don’t actually offer any evidence. Correlation does not equal causation.

EuroGamer won’t let you opt out of tracking cookies without paying for a subscription, which is fucking evil.

Here are some other links to similar stories:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/us-video-game-spending-just-had-one-of-its-worst-julys-ever/

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/468774/switch-2-best-seller-in-the-us-in-july-2026-black-ops-2-top-selling-game/

I have zero interest in this game, but I’m weirdly rooting for them. We need mid-tier developers taking risks with new IPs.

It also sounded like the devs were personally burned out on Pokemon and needed to try something new. Would hate for their lesson to be “stick to the cash cow”.

My go-to’s, with no real rhyme or reason…

Nightride FM - Chillsynth Venice Classical Radio Lofi 24/7 Soma.fm Groove Salad and Drone Zone

Groove Salad for me. Unless I’m updating production severs then I put on Drone Zone to lower my heart rate.

You’re assuming there is an author…