Monday night, July 6, 2026, ends with sizzling stories. Hideo Kojima warned of a "frightening" digital future and criticized Sony's decision to end physical discs. Square Enix said bringing Final Fantasy 15 to Switch 2 is "not entirely impossible." Google released a controversial ad imagining America's Founding Fathers with Gemini AI. Alibaba banned Claude Code over backdoor concerns. Opera GX had a serious security flaw that was patched. And Marvel TΕkon was blocked in 132 countries due to PSN requirements.
Monday night brings stories that prove the tech and gaming world never sleeps. From Hideo Kojima's warning about the digital future to Alibaba's ban on Claude Code, from Google's controversial commercial
to Opera GX's security flaw. Tonight, we have tales that will shape tomorrow's industry landscape. Kojima and the Future That Frightens Him Hideo Kojima, the man who redefined stealth gaming with Metal
Gear Solid and reimagined post-apocalyptic connection with Death Stranding, is now talking about something that genuinely worries him. Days after Sony announced the end of physical PlayStation disc production
from January 2028, Kojima reacted: "This is really sad." In a tweet that quickly went viral, Kojima wrote: "I grew up with physical media. The fact that production will end in 2028 feels strange." But
he didn't stop there. He warned that the digital future ahead could be "frightening" - especially with the rise of cloud gaming. [IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER_1] When You Don't Really Own Anything Kojima's core concern
is simple: when everything becomes digital and cloud-based, you no longer truly own anything. A physical disc you can touch, place on a shelf, replay ten years later. But a digital game? That's just a
license - a license that can be revoked, removed from access, or disappear with service changes. This isn't a theoretical worry. A few years ago, Sony nearly shut down the PS3 and PS Vita digital stores.
Thousands of games could have been lost forever. Community pressure forced Sony to backtrack, but the message was clear: your digital access isn't permanent. The Preservation Problem Another of Kojima's
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