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2026-07-07
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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2026-07-04
Sony crammed an entire PS1 into a DualShock controller that connects to your TV, but killed the project
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tomshardware.com 2026-07-04 Jowi Morales
Sony successfully built a PlayStation 1 console that fit inside a controller but had to cancel the project after game studios were unhappy with the royalties they would make from the project.
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2026-07-04
Companies join hands to collectively dunk on PlayStation's all-digital future
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tomshardware.com 2026-07-04 Hassam Nasir
Brand Twitter might actually be enjoyable for once.
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2026-07-02
Xbox reportedly testing a way to digitize physical games in the wake of PlayStation killing game discs — feature said to go back to Xbox One-era games
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tomshardware.com 2026-07-02 Andrew E. Freedman
Microsoft is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical games going back to the Xbox One with digital copies tied to the owner of the physical disc.
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2026-07-01
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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