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Photo: Vantage_DS (Shutterstock)Want to feel nostalgic for your DVD collection? Well, if you think that buying that movie on your digital platform means you have access to that content in perpetuity, you might need to think again.Sony posted a message to its site last month saying its Playstation Store will soon be removing German and Austrian user’s access to movies from the French production company StudioCanal. Users in those countries have only until Aug. 31 to watch hundreds of movies including Tinker, Tailor,…

Sony Inzone headset and monitorPhoto: Michelle Ehrhardt/GizmodoSony is expanding its gaming footprint beyond the console with a family of monitors and headphones debuting under a new brand called “Inzone.” To be clear, these are not Playstation products. They are meant for both console and PC gamers, unlike Sony’s “Pulse” headset, which was made exclusively for the PS5. Since these Inzone products aren’t blood (wiring?) relatives to the PS5, they will be competing more directly with the likes of LG, Samsung, Asus,…

The Inzone H9 gaming headsetPhoto: Michelle Ehrhardt/GizmodoSony’s Inzone H series headsets are out, and their arrival marks the company’s first proper attempt at making PC gaming peripherals. (You might be able to find odd PC gaming one-offs like the Sony DR-GA500 headset if you squint at the company’s past hard enough, but it’s clear that Inzone indicates new dedication to the space.)Unfortunately, given my experience with the Inzone H9, Sony’s clearly still finding its sea legs when it comes to PC gaming-first features…

Earlier this month, Sega Japan announced a follow-up to its game-filled Mega Drive mini console, but apparently the company’s got more in store for the day the Mega Drive Mini 2 is officially released and today revealed it’s also reviving a classic lap-busting flight stick controller along with it.Although the Sega Genesis Mini (also known as the Mega Drive Mini in several international regions, including Japan) arrived a few years after Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition miniaturized consoles, it put…

Xbox’s Cloud Gaming abilities are coming directly to Samsung Smart TVs. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoMicrosoft announced a lot today regarding the “future of gaming” for its Xbox cloud gaming platform. There’s plenty of good news for anyone who is even a little bit curious about venturing into the cloud and likes the Xbox library of game titles. Perhaps the most exciting news is that Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to (some) Samsung smart TVs.Xbox Game Pass will be available on Samsung smart TVs as an app beginning on June…

Demonstrating once again that it’s always just one step behind the rest of the games industry, Sega didn’t get the memo that PC and emulation gaming handhelds are in and miniature game-filled replica consoles are out. Today, Sega Japan announced an updated version of its Mega Drive revival that now includes Sega CD games.Companies like AT Games were creating miniaturized, licensed, plug-and-play versions of classic retro consoles like the Genesis and Atari 2600 long before Nintendo itself jumped on the bandwagon with the…