So…is this it? Is this finally the fabled death of physical games we’ve been wondering about for years now? Maybe. If so, it’s a death one could have seen coming a mile off, said Elliott. “This didn’t come out of nowhere,” he said. “Just last week Rockstar confirmed that GTA 6 would ship with no disc, just a digital version and a code in a box at retail. We argued that the biggest game in the world going disc-less was less a one-off and more a starting gun. Seven days later, Sony fired it. Not a coincidence…” When I asked analysts about this specific question, I phrased it as “the final nail i
We're 'One Step Closer' To Death Of Physical Games, Analysts Say… All we care about is that you reverse the decision to strip everyone of ownership over their games. — Does it play? @DoesItPlay1 July 7, 2026 Do my physical games scare you? pic.twitter.com/wV2vngW1Bi — TY! @TYxki July 7, 2026 Give us physical discs pic.twitter.com/sTwYwXgEwD — kjngamer @kjngamer J… …
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