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PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media

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tomshardware.com 2026-07-07 Luke James

A Change.org petition urging Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 172,000 signatures.

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GitHub thumbs nose at Sony's controversial end to physical media with its introduction of Repo CDs

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tomshardware.com 2026-07-03 Mark Tyson

GitHub has announced that it will be giving developers a way to obtain their public repo on a CD-ROM. Context is provided by Sony's recent decision to abandon game discs.

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Sony officially kills the PlayStation disc, ending physical game production in 2028

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tomshardware.com 2026-07-01 Zak Killian

While Nintendo remains a holdout, this announcement essentially sounds the death knell for physical media in cutting-edge gaming.

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