2026-07-02 00:43 UTC
What a depressing glimpse of the future
With #Sony #PlayStation sharing that they're no longer going to use physical discs, they're killing the ability for #libraries to give kids a chance to play games. Or for gamers to be able to buy and sell a game to fund their next purchase. On top of the rising storage costs, #gaming is becoming less and less accessible to people
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@nu_scooter@woof.tech 2026-07-02 01:51
@flwwhtrbt@mastodon.social I don't think not having physical media is the problem, it's DRM, online requirements, and copyright law.
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@ty_hancock@mastodon.au 2026-07-02 01:02
@flwwhtrbt@mastodon.social 💯 On a positive note, hopefully this will push people towards services like GOG.
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@notzed@fosstodon.org 2026-07-02 01:54
@flwwhtrbt@mastodon.social I had been waiting for PS5 to go down in price but since it went up instead I'm glad I waited now. Being able to share discs and buy second hand was a trade-off for having platform locked and expensive games so without those the whole platform is a complete non-starter. Although I barely use my PS4 and my PS3 died years ago with too many unplayed games so the magic was already long gone.
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@OldSchool63@mastodon.social 2026-07-04 20:49
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