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A group of PlayStation five owners are taking their frustration with Sony to an extreme conclusion, announcing a permanent boycott of the platform. That means skipping major upcoming titles like GTA six and Wolverine entirely. It's a dramatic escalation, and whether it moves the needle for Sony remains to be seen.
Shifting to artificial intelligence and a pricing frustration that's quietly boiling over in developer circles — paying for cached tokens. When AI systems store and reuse context to save compute, some providers are still billing customers for that cached work. Developers argue that's double-dipping, and the backlash is growing louder.
And in New South Wales, a government proposal would make facial recognition mandatory inside gaming rooms at pubs and clubs. Supporters say it could help identify problem gamblers and enforce self-exclusion orders. Critics warn it normalises biometric surveillance in everyday social spaces, and that tension is unlikely to resolve quietly.
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