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SONY IS KILLING NEW GAME DISCS IN 2028. THE PROBLEM ISN'T NOSTALGIA, IT'S ACCESS

Sony's move to an all-digital future for new PlayStation games makes business sense, but the people it hurts most are the ones with the least room to absorb it.

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GTA VI WILL SHIP WITHOUT A DISC, AND THAT'S A PROBLEM BIGGER THAN ONE GAME

Rockstar's 'physical' edition of GTA VI is just a code in a box, and the most anticipated game ever is about to make digital-only the industry default.

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▶ news·Jun 22, 2026

EXCLUSIVITY'S WEIRD COMEBACK: GREAT FOR FANBOYS, WORSE FOR EVERYONE ELSE

Xbox just reversed two years of going multiplatform, locking Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution to its own hardware. Exclusivity isn't dead. It's back on both sides, and that tells you what it was always for.

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▶ news·Jun 21, 2026

CRISIS AVERTED: HALO CAMPAIGN EVOLVED WON'T LOCK SPLIT-SCREEN BEHIND TWO PS PLUS SUBS

Halo Studios has walked back the wording that suggested both PS5 players needed PlayStation Plus for local co-op, and that correction matters more than the original panic.

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▶ reviews·Jun 20, 2026

PRAGMATA WAS WORTH THE WAIT, AND THE HACKING GRID IS WHY

Six years and several delays later, Pragmata's real-time hack-and-shoot mechanic is the rare new idea that actually rewires how you play a third-person shooter.

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▶ history·Jun 18, 2026

A DELAYED GAME ISN'T A BROKEN PROMISE. A MISSING ONE IS.

Delays sting in the moment, but the real damage isn't the wait, it's the silence that turns a wait into a question mark.

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▶ news·Jun 17, 2026

GAMESTOP'S COLLECTIBLES BET IS NOT A TURNAROUND. IT'S A NOSTALGIA TRADE.

GameStop's pivot to Pokémon cards and pop-culture figures is generating real revenue, but mistaking a nostalgia economics play for a genuine retail reinvention misreads what the company is actually doing.

⏱ 8 min read

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