晨间简报 | 7月31日 · 周五

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EN: New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck

📖 Improved efficiency in EPP mode leads to ~32% jump in "1% low" frame rates.

🌐 Improved efficiency in EPP mode leads to ~32% jump in "1% low" frame rates.

💡 这表明软件优化对掌机体验至关重要，AMD正通过驱动层挖掘硬件潜力以巩固Steam Deck市场地位。

EN: Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows

📖 Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.

🌐 Circana numbers show US gamers overwhelmingly voting with their wallets.

💡 数字下载已成主流，索尼此举将加速游戏行业全面转向无物理介质时代，但可能牺牲二手市场用户。

EN: Microsoft brings original Xbox backward compatibility to Windows PCs

📖 First four compatible titles can be run with an 11-year-old graphics card.

🌐 First four compatible titles can be run with an 11-year-old graphics card.

💡 微软正打通主机与PC生态壁垒，低硬件门槛策略有望吸引怀旧玩家并扩大Xbox Game Pass订阅基础。

EN: Sales of Valve's Steam Deck crater after recent price hike

📖 Analysis of bestseller charts shows an 80 percent dip from 2025's sales rate.

🌐 Analysis of bestseller charts shows an 80 percent dip from 2025's sales rate.

💡 价格敏感度在掌机市场尤为突出，Valve需平衡硬件利润与用户规模，否则可能让位于竞争对手。

EN: RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony's disc-free PlayStation plan

📖 Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts.

🌐 Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts.

💡 取消光驱将削弱消费者议价能力，长期看可能推高游戏实际支出，引发对数字垄断的担忧。

EN: Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there

📖 Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.

🌐 Union wants to halt a "perpetual cycle" of layoffs, get back to contract bargaining.

💡 游戏行业劳资矛盾激化，此次抗议可能成为推动工会化浪潮的标志性事件，影响微软未来人力策略。

EN: Hackers quickly prove that Neo Geo Doom ports are not "impossible"

📖 Clever coding and graphical compromises get a classic game on more classic hardware.

🌐 Clever coding and graphical compromises get a classic game on more classic hardware.

💡 社区逆向工程能力持续突破硬件限制，这既是对官方技术判断的挑战，也彰显了复古游戏生态的活力。