HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:13:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 ‘They refuse to offer a meaningful alternative’: Game preservation leader agrees that piracy is the only preservation option for a discless future https://hardware.nrgnews.net/they-refuse-to-offer-a-meaningful-alternative-game-preservation-leader-agrees-that-piracy-is-the-only-preservation-option-for-a-discless-future/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:13:18 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/they-refuse-to-offer-a-meaningful-alternative-game-preservation-leader-agrees-that-piracy-is-the-only-preservation-option-for-a-discless-future/ The Great Digital Divide: Why Game Preservation is Becoming a Fight for Survival Sony has just thrown another wrench into the physical gaming world, announcing plans to end production of PS5 discs by 2028. This move signals a fundamental shift in how the console generation will be consumed, pivoting the future of PlayStation entirely toward […]

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]]> ESA issues statement after claiming private Minecraft servers are ‘illegal’ https://hardware.nrgnews.net/esa-issues-statement-after-claiming-private-minecraft-servers-are-illegal/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:13:06 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/esa-issues-statement-after-claiming-private-minecraft-servers-are-illegal/ The debate over how video games should be preserved—and who controls that preservation—has recently taken a sharp turn into the realm of intellectual property and community rights. What began as a legal discussion about game preservation quickly escalated when representatives from the European Space Agency (ESA) weighed in on the legality of private gaming servers, […]

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]]> Private and community servers for Minecraft and COD are illegal and amount to piracy, ESA tells California Senate — Stop Killing Games-backed bill fails to pass committee https://hardware.nrgnews.net/private-and-community-servers-for-minecraft-and-cod-are-illegal-and-amount-to-piracy-esa-tells-california-senate-stop-killing-games-backed-bill-fails-to-pass-committee/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:13:36 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/private-and-community-servers-for-minecraft-and-cod-are-illegal-and-amount-to-piracy-esa-tells-california-senate-stop-killing-games-backed-bill-fails-to-pass-committee/ The debate over digital game ownership has reached a fascinating, yet frustrating, impasse, pitting industry associations against community efforts in a clash over what constitutes piracy in the age of private servers. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) recently took a strong stance, informing a California Senate committee that private and community servers are illegal piracy. […]

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