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 1952, Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer was born. In 1966, Annabel Croft, English tennis player and sportscaster was born. In 1988, Patrick Beverley, American basketball player was born. In 1991, James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer was born. In 1998, Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) passed away. In 2000, Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer was born. In 2008, Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (born 1955) passed away. In 2010, Olga Guillot, Cuban-American singer (born 1922) 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.
Instead of putting its games on PC, Sony apparently wants to escape the reputation that "PlayStation equals the living room" by selling monitors and speakers
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Polygon
· Jul 2, 2026
PS5 fans flock to piracy after news that Sony is ending physical games
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RAPPLER
· Jun 29, 2026
[Rappler’s Best] Gaming your social networks
To single out — or defend — video games in isolation and outside the social networks and incentive structures where they thrive misses the point
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
ComicBook.com
· Jun 26, 2026
PlayStation Is Once Again Wiping Select Digital Movie and TV Purchases
Image Courtesy of Tri-Star Pictures While PlayStation is known for its video games, players were once able to buy and rent movies and TV shows directly from their PlayStation console. That practice has since gone away, and now it seems like some of those purchases are going away, too. As noted by Kotaku, select users in the United Kingdom received []
Kotaku
· Jul 2, 2026
The Video Game Industry’s Trade Body Doesn’t Want To Talk About Digital Ownership
Whose job is it, exactly, to deal with this?
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· Jul 9, 2026
PlayStation ending physical games is "like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops," says analyst: "Not a single person is complaining about it today"
PlayStation ending physical games is "like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops," says analyst: "Not a single person is complaining about it today"
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Related coverage for " Instead of putting its games on PC, Sony apparently wants to escape the reputation that "PlayStation equals the living room" by selling monitors and speakers ": Polygon — PS5 fans flock to piracy after news that Sony is ending physical games. RAPPLER — [Rappler’s Best] Gaming your social networks. Quartz — PlayStation will stop making physical game discs for new titles in January 2028. ComicBook.com — PlayStation Is Once Again Wiping Select Digital Movie and TV Purchases. Kotaku — The Video Game Industry’s Trade Body Doesn’t Want To Talk About Digital Ownership. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aFSperWAifMjMjLcLpsNad.jpg — PlayStation ending physical games is "like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops," says analyst: "Not a single person is complaining about it today"