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As PlayStation kills discs, former Blizzard boss says "we can't live in a world of fear if our games will work in the future or not"

"You need to establish a digital promise for consumers"

GamesRadar

What does Xbox's Matthew Ball mean when he says "We are working very hard to rethink everything that we can about Helix"?

In a recent interview, Xbox Chief Strategy Officer said that the firm's next console "Helix" is being rethought. What exactly does he mean by this? Let's speculate, for funsies.

Windows Central

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.

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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

PlayStation Plus July 2026 Games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,' 'For the King 2,' and 'CrossCode'

PlayStation Plus adds "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," "For the King 2," and "CrossCode" to its July lineup for subscribers amid the removal of physical games.

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

Hideo Kojima's fears resurface as PlayStation ends physical games: "Eventually, even digital data will no longer be owned by individuals on their own initiative"

"We will not be able to freely access the movies, books, and music that we have loved"

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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"

GamesRadar

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?

GamesRadar

Xbox is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical game collections as PlayStation decides to phase out discs

There's no stopping the digitization of games, but this could keep Xbox discs from becoming completely obsolete

GamesRadar

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.

Tom’s Hardware

New details emerge on Xbox 'Positron', Microsoft's disc-to-digital program — as it seems likely Xbox Helix will drop discs too

Xbox Helix is likely to be joining PlayStation 5 in dropping discs. A new report describes how Microsoft plans to mitigate the issue.

Windows Central

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

International Business Times UK

Is Xbox in Trouble? Shocking New 'GTA 6' Pre-Order Disparity Reveals a Devastating Nightmare For Microsoft

'GTA 6' pre-orders reveal a significant platform divide, with PlayStation leading Xbox by eight to one. This disparity has sparked controversy and debate over Xbox's market position.

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.

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.

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Sony is ending PlayStation game discs for new releases in 2028

New PS releases are going digital-only.

Sony's no-disc decision has another huge victim –4K Blu-rays will suffer

There's no way this ends up being good

GamesRadar

Ex-PlayStation boss says PC ports weren't losing Sony any hardware sales, questions how it could think otherwise now it's reportedly keeping big single-player games console-exclusive

Shawn Layden can't see the logic in Sony's apparent pivot

The Independent UK

Sony to scrap physical PlayStation games in controversial digital move

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Tom’s Guide

PlayStation is officially killing physical discs — here's when they disappear and what that means for you

Sony is officially ending physical disc versions of brand-new games starting in January 2028. Here's why the company has decided to make this decision.

The Independent UK

PlayStation makes huge announcement about the future of its games

Physical discs will soon no longer exist, Sony says

Windows Central

PlayStation kills physical games as Xbox and Sony continue making poor decisions

Sony has confirmed it will stop producing physical game discs for new PlayStation releases from January 2028, citing the industry's shift toward digital purchases.

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