Xbox’s Project Positron, verified in Insider builds, could let disc owners convert physical games to digital licenses ahead of the all-digital Project Helix console.
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Jim Gray
Jim is a dad from Massachusetts by way of the Northeast Kingdom (IYKYK). He makes music as Our Ghosts, and with his band, Tiger Fire Company No. 1. He also takes terrible photos, writes decent science fiction and plays almost exclusively skateboarding games. He cannot, however, grow a beard. Favorite Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Decky Translator version 0.9.0 adds offline translation support to the Steam Deck via a 1.4 GB local model, along with a new default OCR engine and Gemini Vision support.
Developer Yombo’s Motecast adapter lets you use a Nintendo Wii Remote as a Dreamcast controller via Bluetooth, echoing a cancelled Sega prototype.
Coleco’s Gemini was a sleek Atari 2600 clone with a clever combo joystick/paddle controller, but it launched into the 1983 crash and vanished almost instantly.
Atari acquires Implicit Conversions, adding PS1 and PS2 emulation expertise to its growing retro studio roster alongside Digital Eclipse and Nightdive.
Retro Games Ltd launches The Spectrum White Edition, a collector’s variant inspired by a legendary one-off white ZX Spectrum made for Clive Sinclair.
Sony’s preservation team is working to save classic PlayStation games, teasing a backwards compatibility push ahead of the PS6.
Retro Games Ltd delays the full-size Amiga 1200 replica THEA1200 to December 4, 2026, citing chip shortages and an unfinished OS.
A new Fallout 4 mod by RPGKing117 lets players run Morrowind via OpenMW on the in-game PipBoy, with original Fallout support in development.
Paper Mario Star Nova is a full total conversion mod for Paper Mario 64, featuring new chapters, story, characters, partners, bosses, and over 70 star pieces.