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Bosgame VTI-490 review: This mini PC packs in more power than expected and handled network editing like a workstation

The VTI-490's cyberpunk design hints at a gaming mini PC, but its performance is more like that of a creative workstation.

TechRadar

As Sony revokes digital licenses and Xbox hints at a discless future — I'm saying a sad farewell to physical software, midnight launches, and second-hand game savings

Physical games are fading as Sony pulls digital licenses and Xbox eyes a discless future, ending second‑hand savings and my happy memories of midnight launches.

Windows Central

Domino's Pizza UK Says It Will Stop Making Real Pizzas to Mock Sony's Playstation Digital Shift

Domino's Pizza UK humorously mocked Sony's decision to phase out physical PlayStation games by announcing a fictional ban on real pizzas, sparking reactions and highlighting the digital shift in gaming.

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"Long live physical media": Devs and publishers of Baldur's Gate 3, Silksong, and more call Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games "genuinely heartbreaking"

Getting a physical PlayStation game was a huge milestone for many

GamesRadar

Analysts say Sony's digital-only plan 'almost certainly guarantees that the PS6 won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest' and won't have a disc drive

Following Sony's announcement halting the production of physical games within the next two years, analysts have determined that the PS6 will launch in 2028.

TechRadar

Matt Smith dumps on Keanu Reeves watching panned box office flop on flight

Dr Who star jokes fellow actor ‘must have really gone through the BA library’ to get to film

The Independent UK

Sony announces an all-digital future for PlayStation games, dealing a critical blow to physical media

No more PlayStation discs from 2028 onwards

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PlayStation just declared the death of physical games at the worst time for brand trust

GTA 6 led and PlayStation followed, but the timing is bizarre.

Creative Bloq

Xbox Is Reportedly Testing Digitizing Physical Games for the Disc-Free Project Helix

Xbox is testing a new program that will digitize games from a disc, as part of its move to go disc-free with Project Helix.

Player One

Sony Kills Physical Discs on the PlayStation Platform, Alongside PS3, PS Vita Storefronts

Sony confirmed the end of physical discs from all PlayStation releases, as well as the axing of PS3 and PS Vita's storefronts.

Player One

‘Technologies don’t usually die because consumers move on, they die because the inputs disappear’: I asked CRT TV experts if the technology could ever make a comeback — the biggest obstacle wasn’t what I expected

Collectors, retro gamers and enthusiasts still treasure CRT TVs. So why don’t manufacturers start building them again?

TechRadar

'They refuse to offer a meaningful alternative': Game preservation leader agrees that piracy is the only preservation option for a discless future

The future of preservation is, as usual, on the PC.

PC Gamer

Consoles continue their trend of just becoming worse PCs

As prices go up and exclusives dry up, the old "plug-and-play" argument has never been flimsier.

PC Gamer

Downloading GTA 6 with the "hope it'll run in 50 years is not a preservation solution," Video Game History Foundation says as PlayStation kills discs

"What continues to baffle us is what the industry expects institutions like ours to do about it"

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Instead of putting its games on PC, Sony apparently wants to escape the reputation that "PlayStation equals the living room" by selling monitors and speakers

Can I interest you in PC peripherals?

Tom’s Hardware

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

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.

Destructoid

I guess backwards compatibility is dead on consoles now

There was once a dream that was backwards compatibility.

GamesRadar

PlayStation killing discs is bad for everyone, whether you care about physical games or not

Opinion | A discless future for Sony and PS5 is a dark one for us all

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PS6 "won't arrive until 2028 at the earliest," analyst predicts following Sony's decision to kill physical games, and the base model won't have a disc drive

Discs are becoming a thing of the past

TechRadar

'We are not going to sit idly by': video game retailers react to Sony's PlayStation disc axeing announcement

Video game retailers could be in big trouble, with Sony eliminating physical copies from 2028, and the reaction online is fierce.

Evening Standard

I rely on Sony's wearable air conditioner during heatwaves – it's 'unlike any other portable fan'

In the throes of a UK heatwave, tech expert Alastair Jennings reviewed this smart neck fan

TechRadar

Looking back at some of our favorite physical PlayStation games for one final, tearful send-off

We look back on more than three decades of physical PlayStation releases.

GamesRadar

Just one generation ago, PlayStation couldn't shut up about how great physical games are: "Keep it forever"

Sony is killing physical game production for new games in 2028

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32 Posts And Memes That Prove The ‘80s And ‘90s Were Superior Decades

The 1980s weren't just about big hair, cassette tapes, and neon fashion—they were also filled with little everyday moments that have quietly disappeared over the years. From life before smartphones and social media to childhood freedoms that seem almost unbelievable today, the decade feels like a completely different world in…

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Sony is ending PlayStation game discs for new releases in 2028

New PS releases are going digital-only.

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