Bye bye game discs, Sony announces the end of physical media for PlayStation games

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Sony Just Killed Discs: Physical Disc Production to End January 2028 for New Games Releasing on PlayStation Consoles
• PlayStation Removes Access to 500+ Movies Users Already Purchased
• Splatoon Raiders Nintendo Direct: Every Announcement - How Would You Rate It?
• Mario Kart World gets two new Knockout Tour routes and a new Photo Mode feature in latest update
• Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds' CEO resigns as Krafton agrees to pay $250m bonus

RELEASE RADAR

• MOONLIGHT PEAKS - 7 July - Switch, PC
• DIGIMON STORY: TIME STRANGER - 9 July - Switch, Switch 2
• ASSASSIN'S CREED BLACK FLAG RESYNCED - 9 July - PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC

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