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These are the physical PlayStation releases we'll treasure forever

… I've got fond memories of unwrapping physical releases, poring over manuals and physical maps of digital locations, and I'm genuinely emotional at the prospect of the era of physical releases, buying resold games cheaply, and owning your own damn games not just the license coming to an end. …

Jul 1, 2026 · Dashiell Wood

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‘We own nothing now’: Gamers despair as Sony’s PlayStation disc HQ is quietly converted into a micro optics lab after sending 24 billion discs into the world

Sony is already repurposing its Austrian disc-making factory It's the only physical media plant of Sony's that's left Existing staff will be retained to work with micro optics We're still reeling from Sony's announcement earlier this week that it will stop releasing PlayStation games on physical di… …

Jul 3, 2026 · David Nield