Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1920, The Soviet-Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania. In 1933, Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012) was born. In 1943, Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2022) was born. In 1947, Richard C. McCarty, American psychologist and academic was born. In 1956, Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player was born. In 1959, Tupou VI, King of Tonga was born. In 1966, Annabel Croft, English tennis player and sportscaster was born. In 1991, James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer was born. In 1996, John Chancellor, American journalist (born 1927) passed away. In 2014, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Games Inbox: Giving up consoles because of PS5 going digital-only
The bumper-sized Friday letters page comes to terms with PlayStation’s all-digital future, as a reader embraces the death of physical media.
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ComicBook.com
· Jul 1, 2026
Xbox Plans Feature to Digitize Game Collections as Project Helix Reportedly Goes Disc‑Free
Modern gaming for platforms like Xbox has been increasingly going all in on digital releases, often reducing other options for purchasing new titles. This has also come at the cost of traditional forms of media, especially physical copies. The upcoming Project Helix might not even ship with a disc drive at all, according to reporting []
Kotaku
· Jul 1, 2026
The Internet Reacts To PlayStation Killing Off Game Discs
PlayStation games will no longer have physical discs starting in 2028
Quartz
· Jul 1, 2026
PlayStation will stop making physical game discs for new titles in January 2028
Sony's gaming unit said the shift reflects consumer preference for digital media, making it the first major console maker to abandon physical game discs
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· Jul 4, 2026
PlayStation goes all-digital, lessons learned for Square Enix, and what happens when fantasy projects collide with the reality of Xbox's restructure
PlayStation goes all-digital, lessons learned for Square Enix, and what happens when fantasy projects collide with the reality of Xbox's restructure
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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· Jul 9, 2026
It's not just gamers impacted by Sony's all-digital PS5 future: 4K Blu-ray collectors and film buffs will also feel the sting
It's not just gamers impacted by Sony's all-digital PS5 future: 4K Blu-ray collectors and film buffs will also feel the sting
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Related coverage for "Games Inbox: Giving up consoles because of PS5 going digital-only": ComicBook.com — Xbox Plans Feature to Digitize Game Collections as Project Helix Reportedly Goes Disc‑Free. Kotaku — The Internet Reacts To PlayStation Killing Off Game Discs. Quartz — PlayStation will stop making physical game discs for new titles in January 2028. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r9TQrTUmNtXVtPpGpqQrdC.jpg — PlayStation goes all-digital, lessons learned for Square Enix, and what happens when fantasy projects collide with the reality of Xbox's restructure . Digital Trends — Sony kills physical PlayStation games. The era of discs comes to an end for Team Blue. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ggiQdbUqiUUCvwkPEcYNg6.jpg — It's not just gamers impacted by Sony's all-digital PS5 future: 4K Blu-ray collectors and film buffs will also feel the sting