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Steam is more than 50% larger than PlayStation according to expert's estimate, which puts Valve's store around 200 million monthly active users

PlayStation reported 125 million monthly active users this year

GamesRadar

Metal Gear Solid Snake actor David Hayter tells Sony "no disc, no buy" amid controversial decision to axe physical discs for new PlayStation games in 2028

I'm with Snake on this one

GamesRadar

Sony killing physical PlayStation games has folks so angry that its announcement has even more views than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer posts on Twitter

It might have more views, but the difference in the number of likes speaks volumes

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'No way THIS is the first tweet PlayStation puts out after 6 days' — Instead of responding to the physical disc controversy, PlayStation is trying to advertise its new fight stick as fans refuse to back down

Sony is trying to advertise its new PlayStation fight stick amid physical disc controversy, but fans aren't having it.

TechRadar

'Physical media is what makes consoles the best place to play' — PlayStation fans pushing back against Sony's plan to end physical discs have managed to amass over 170,000 signatures in a bid to reverse the decision

PlayStation fans have created a petition to urge Sony to reverse its decision to end physical disc production, and it's already surpassed 170,000 signatures.

TechRadar

PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media — firm still plans to produce optical media for existing titles, but new games will be digital only

A Change.org petition urging Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 172,000 signatures.

Tom’s Hardware

It sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games: its first post in a week has been besieged by disc defenders

Physical game enjoyers have not forgotten

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‘Save Physical Games’ petition hoping to revert PlayStation’s discless future flies past 135,000 signatures

Gamers are not going quietly into their digital good night.

Destructoid

How to use new controllers with retro consoles

Here's how to use new controllers with your retro consoles, including pairing your DualSense or Xbox gamepad to vintage systems and using new 2.4GHz remakes

GamesRadar

Hideo Kojima describes Sony's decision to end physical games as 'scary', warns that you 'won't own the data' — 'There's a server somewhere, and you only have the right to turn on the tap'

Hideo Kojima has discussed the recent PlayStation physical game announcement.

TechRadar

Hideo Kojima is "really sad" about PlayStation ending physical disc production, warns against "frightening" streaming-only future: "You don't actually possess the data yourself"

Hideo Kojima worries that "what is happening to video games in 2028, might also happen to movies"

GamesRadar

A PlayStation 6 without a disc drive? I’m done with Sony

I’m not averse to digital gaming, but I don’t have much faith in Sony’s ability to deliver it at a fair price.

Tom’s Guide

Sony Backpedals on Killing Physical Games: PlayStation Continues to Make Discs, But With a Catch

Sony has backpedaled on its decision to kill physical games entirely as it will still continue to make discs. However, there is a catch

Player One

Sony seems to double down on discless future as a new notice reminding users of the 2028 doomsday appears on Disc Drives

Play has limits.

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Tom’s Hardware

Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media

A German effort to assemble the world's largest publicly accessible video game archive is being wound down after roughly €1.5 million in public funding expired.

International Business Times UK

PlayStation 6 Release Date and Pricing: PS6 Won't Be Cheaper as Hardware and SSD Costs Soar

Sony's shift to digital-only PlayStation 6 may not lower costs due to rising hardware prices, despite eliminating physical discs. The focus remains on advanced processors, memory, and storage components.

International Business Times UK

'GTA 6' Update: Boxed Copies Will Include Download Codes Only as Sony Phases Out PlayStation Discs by 2028

'GTA 6' pre-orders reveal a digital-only release, signalling a shift away from physical discs. This change raises concerns about the future of second-hand gaming and ownership in the digital age.

Windows Central

"The consequence of that is that you don't actually possess the data yourself. There are companies that own these servers and let you 'turn the tap' for a monthly fee." Hideo Kojima speaks on the death of physical media

Hideo Kojima warns that plans like PlayStation’s 2028 physical disc ban threaten game preservation and true media ownership.

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Windows 10 grasps for life as Playstation drops discs, Sony takes away movies, and Microsoft ends two Surface PCs

Microsoft extended Windows 10 support, retired two Surface PCs, and explored disc‑to‑digital for Xbox as Sony ended physical discs and deleted purchased movies.

Tom’s Hardware

PS5 Disc Drive purchase cap predates Sony's disc cutoff — 'high demand' order limit has been on the store page since at least March 2025

Meanwhile, the largest petition against the disc cutoff sat beyond 74,000 signatures on the morning of July 4th, closing in on its 75,000 goal.

Tom’s Guide

3 cloud gaming services I recommend if gaming platforms are too expensive

With gaming hardware becoming more expensive by the day, cloud gaming offers an affordable alternative. Here are 3 services I recommend.

Tom’s Guide

PlayStation killing physical games could make gaming deals a thing of the past — and that’s a major problem

PlayStation's decision to end physical games in January 2028 could have a major impact on bargain shopping. Here's why it's a problem.

Tom’s Hardware

Sony crammed an entire PS1 into a DualShock controller that connects to your TV, but killed the project — PlayStation Puga offered game studios a mere 10 cents per unit sold

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.

GamesRadar

PlayStation goes all-digital, lessons learned for Square Enix, and what happens when fantasy projects collide with the reality of Xbox's restructure

For members of the GamesRadar+ Community, here's six stories we recommend you read this weekend

Windows Central

Gamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future”

Windows Central readers overwhelmingly opposed the move away from physical games, with 71% saying they'll miss buying discs. Community discussions focused on ownership, preservation, consumer choice, and whether optional disc drives or Xbox's reported Positron system could provide a compromis

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