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I won't mourn PlayStation discs: Sony announced that it will cease production of physical PlayStation games this week. That's sad, but the end of optical discs ...
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The Perfect Sale To Build Your PlayStation Disc Collection: Critically-acclaimed exclusives are super discounted right now
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A Jailbroken PlayStation 5 Can Play PS2 Discs, But Sony Is Giving Users A Tough Choice
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Jailbroken PS5s Can Now Emulate PS2 Games Using Physical Discs: Support for PlayStation 3 discs appears to be on the way too
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Physical Sales Of Wolverine Estimated To Be Surprisingly High For A Company That’s About To Ditch Discs
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'If You Can't Own It, What Are You Buying?' – Former PlayStation Boss Questions Sony's Decision to Kill Discs
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Xbox Officially Launches New Era for Physical Gaming as Sony Phases Out Discs: Xbox takes advantage of PlayStation moving away from physical gaming.
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End of physical games? Microsoft lets Xbox players vote: The future of physical games on consoles is uncertain. Now Microsoft is asking its users whether the ...
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Fans couldn't do it, but Xbox might: Sony reportedly rethinks disc phase-out: Fan protests have so far failed to convince Sony to abandon its planned disc ...
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PlayStation Omits Disc Console Option From Wolverine PS5 Collection: PlayStation's new Wolverine PS5 is a reminder of its discless future, as the only option ...
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'I Don't Understand If It's Such a Big Issue': Shuhei Yoshida Isn't Too Bothered About No More Discs
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I won't mourn PlayStation discs: Sony announced that it will cease production of physical PlayStation games this week. That's sad, but the end of optical discs ...
polygon.com/patch-notes-playstation-discs/

Rockstar Games and GTA co-founder chimes in on the raging physical games debate: "If people want that, companies should provide it"
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Just 7 PlayStation Games Have Sold More Than 100,000 Physical Copies in the U.S. So Far This Year
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Nier Automata Director "Sad" About PlayStation Killing Discs: Nier Automata director Yoko Taro has been added to the list of high-profile figures upset about ...
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PlayStation Drops 4 New Free Downloads, No PS Plus Required: Discover four must-try free game demos on PlayStation, no PS Plus required, featuring unique titles ...
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Xbox Might Have Way to Win Over PlayStation Fans as Sony Ditches Discs: Xbox's rumored plan to let players digitize their discs could ease players into an ...
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PlayStation without discs: Even the EU rejects fan protests: Video game players are protesting against the end of physical media for consoles. However ...
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Former PlayStation Boss Says Sony Getting Rid Of Game Discs Makes Him ‘Kind Of Sad, As A Fan’
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Trying to cancel PS Plus? Sony might just make you an offer: PlayStation users report receiving discounts of up to 50% on PS Plus subscriptions when attempting ...
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PlayStation's First Tweet Since It Announced Plans to Kill Discs Is Going About as Well as You'd Expect
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Xbox Reportedly Testing Feature Allowing You To Digitize Physical Discs: As we head further towards a digital only future, Xbox is reportedly working on a ...
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