Jay Peters
@jaypeters.net
Senior Reporter at @theverge.com. Email tips to jay.peters@theverge.com. Personal website is https://jaypeters.net.
A whole lotta Reddit news today: it's working on an LLM-powered moderation tool, is going to require developers to use its developer platform (unless they have API exceptions), and is promising future changes to old Reddit. www.theverge.com/tech/975398/...
Reddit is introducing a new moderator: AI
Would you trust an LLM to help moderate?
theverge.com
EA's huge deal to go private has officially closed. www.theverge.com/games/974736...
EA is now a private company
Another multibillion dollar gaming deal has finished.
theverge.com
Big Walk is my favorite game of the year so far. It’s like playing a multiplayer modern-day Zelda — there are so many cool things to discover and figure out! — and it's a joy to experience it all with a friend. My review (though I haven't quite beaten it): www.theverge.com/games/973166...
Big Walk is like co-op Breath of the Wild
Walk, talk, and explore.
theverge.com
scoop: Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC. A leaked Xbox roadmap lays out the future of Xbox back compat and Microsoft’s plans to test its Xbox disc-to-digital program with Xbox Insiders soon. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/games/974544...
Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC
More ways to play older Xbox games.
theverge.com
Xbox 360 games are coming to PC, according to a document sent to developers. That document also includes details of the impending disc to digital program. Read more here: www.theverge.com/games/974544...
Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC
More ways to play older Xbox games.
theverge.com
To review Big Walk, a terrific multiplayer game all about testing your communication skills, my walkmates and I wrote a co-authored diary chronicling our playthrough from three perspectives. Hopefully it gets across what makes this thing so special. Our review. www.polygon.com/big-walk-rev...
2026’s best multiplayer game, properly reviewed by multiple players
This is Big Walk – it's big... but no simple walk
polygon.com
Okay, the Big Walk embargo is up and I definitely didn't accidentally break it this morning. Big Walk is one of the best co-op puzzle games you will play and it's almost entirely impossible to explain why, but I do my damndest anyway in this review. www.restart.run/articles/big...
Big Walk Review: Walk This Way | Restart.run
House House’s latest game looks like a simple multiplayer hangout space at first blush, but it belies one of the best co-op experiences in gaming hidden underneath.
restart.run
this is the best video game experience i've had all year. i love big walk. ask me about big walk. kotaku.com/big-walk-the...
Big Walk: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku
’Life's like a road that you travel on/When there's one day here and the next day gone’
kotaku.com
Big Walk is my favorite game of the year so far. It’s like playing a multiplayer modern-day Zelda — there are so many cool things to discover and figure out! — and it's a joy to experience it all with a friend. My review (though I haven't quite beaten it): www.theverge.com/games/973166...
Big Walk is like co-op Breath of the Wild
Walk, talk, and explore.
theverge.com
In a new memo to Xbox staff obtained by @tomwarren.co.uk, CEO Asha Sharma is laying out the priorities for the team after the significant layoffs earlier this month: www.theverge.com/games/973520...
Xbox CEO says the team has one year to start growing again
“Our reset has not been easy.”
theverge.com
Microsoft has confirmed that the recent Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc. Xbox discs are subject to "entitlement checks," but they should still be playable offline. A fix to prevent this from happening again will be rolled out soon www.theverge.com/games/972416...
Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
Very reassuring for the future of physical media.
theverge.com
Scoop: Logitech will sell two different versions of its products: user-replacable batteries for Europe, fixed batteries in the US and elsewhere. Just like Nintendo with the Switch 2. www.theverge.com/tech/971963/...
Logitech will pull a Nintendo — only European mice will come with replaceable batteries
It’s not just about cost, says Logitech G boss.
theverge.com
I attended the Save Our Devs rally in Rockville for ZeniMax devs yesterday. My big takeaway: the talent being lost is staggering. Grateful to Aftermath for sending me out 🚗💨
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 3w agoZeniMax workers rally to save 'the spirit of the studio' after Microsoft's latest layoffs aftermath.site/zenimax-save-o...
Scoop: Valve isn't sunsetting the Steam Deck LCD battery after all. At least, not anymore. www.theverge.com/games/966106...
Valve says iFixit will keep selling Steam Deck batteries after all
The Steam Deck LCD will keep on going.
theverge.com
iOS 27 is finally out via public beta! I wrote on @verge about how much Siri has been impressing me, but why Apple needs to court developers (looking mostly @google) to truly make it work this time. For real on god. www.theverge.com/e/964714 h/t @matthewcassinelli.bsky.social for the interview!
It's been a long year waiting for the Trump phone. Finally, after exhaustive research, interviews, and hands-on testing, I can officially confirm: it sucks
I spent a week using the Trump phone — it sucks
I’ve spent a week with the T1 so you don’t have to.
theverge.com
The Steam Machine’s drawbacks are many: It’s really expensive, it competes with six-year-old console hardware, and you can’t upgrade its GPU. And yet, I’m obsessed with how easily Valve’s tiny 6-inch cube fits into my TV console, my desk, and my life. Read more from @jaypeters.net:
The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life
I’m a little obsessed with Valve’s game cube.
theverge.com
Spoke to a couple analysts to try and figure out if Microsoft might consider selling off Xbox (or parts of it), and if so, what that would actually look like: www.theverge.com/games/962837...
If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?
And what would the price be?
theverge.com
Spoke to a couple analysts to try and figure out if Microsoft might consider selling off Xbox (or parts of it), and if so, what that would actually look like: www.theverge.com/games/962837...
If Microsoft sold off Xbox, who would even buy it?
And what would the price be?
theverge.com
I've been playing a lot of games on Valve's Steam Machine, and despite its drawbacks, I really like it. It Just Works, it plays my Steam library, and the small size makes it a great fit for my TV console and my desk. If I could, I'd buy one right now. www.theverge.com/games/962561...
The Steam Machine fits my TV, my desk, and my life
I’m a little obsessed with Valve’s game cube.
theverge.com
wrote about one billion being a very large number www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Xbox’s bold plan for the future sounds nearly impossible
Smaller team, bigger goals. Something doesn’t add up.
theverge.com
The reported layoffs at id are brutal. If you're a developer affected by these or any of the Xbox layoffs and want to talk, I'm on Signal at @jaypeters.11 www.theverge.com/games/962223...
Doom developer id reportedly cut in half as part of Xbox layoffs
A legendary studio is losing a lot of staff.
theverge.com
BREAKING: Microsoft is spinning off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts. Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Ninja Theory and Undead Labs are leaving Xbox to new management. Full details and Xbox CEO's memo here👇 www.theverge.com/news/961546/...
Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts
Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Microsoft is also selling Ninja Theory and Undead Labs.
theverge.com
After nearly a year, Jon Prosser responded to Apple's lawsuit against him over iOS leaks. I pulled out some of the most notable things from the filing here: www.theverge.com/tech/961285/...
Jon Prosser responds to Apple lawsuit by blaming the other guy
Prosser denies participating in a “coordinated scheme.”
theverge.com
PlayStation dropping physical discs sucks — especially for retailers and preservationists who try and make gaming more tangible than data on a hard drive. My report, after reaching out to a few folks today: www.theverge.com/games/960476...
The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun
“This decision is only a negative for gamers.”
theverge.com
PlayStation dropping physical discs sucks — especially for retailers and preservationists who try and make gaming more tangible than data on a hard drive. My report, after reaching out to a few folks today: www.theverge.com/games/960476...
The funeral for PlayStation discs has begun
“This decision is only a negative for gamers.”
theverge.com
