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Did you spend $80 for the PS5 Disc Drive? Well, by 2028 you'll have a nice white paper weight on your hands
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Wolf's Gaming Blog
· Jul 3, 2026
Sony Isn’t Killing Discs Because Nobody Buys Them — It’s Killing Them Because People Still Do
Sony is ditching physical PlayStation discs by January 2028, sparking outrage online. Despite rising digital sales, many still prefer physical copies, raising questions about the company's motives.
ComicBook.com
· Jun 29, 2026
PS6 $1000 Price Update Just Made Things Worse
A new report recently revealed that the bill of materials for the PS6 is — allegedly — around 960, increasing by 200 in the last couple of months alone. And with the price of RAM and storage, in particular, expected to increase substantially over the course of the next year, which will result in another []
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· Jul 6, 2026
Word on the street is that the PS5 Disc Drive has been "limited" to 1 per order, but it's actually been that way for months
Word on the street is that the PS5 Disc Drive has been "limited" to 1 per order, but it's actually been that way for months
Mashable
· Jun 27, 2026
Prime Day is over: We found 10+ deals still live on microSD, portable SSDs, and hard drives to beat RAMageddon
With RAMageddon, memory prices are going way up. Shop after Prime Day deals on portable SSDs, HDDs, and microSDs from Samsung, SanDisk, and Lexar.
Digital Trends
· Jul 1, 2026
Sony kills physical PlayStation games. The era of discs comes to an end for Team Blue
Physical PlayStation discs are getting a hard cutoff: January 2028. After that, every new game will be digital-only, on both the PlayStation Store and at retail.
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