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THE DEATH OF OWNERSHIP: HOW PHYSICAL MEDIA'S DECLINE HANDED PRESERVATION TO PIRATES

Physical media is fading fast, and the collapse of ownership means the only reliable way to access much of gaming's past is now legally gray.

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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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▶ news·Jun 26, 2026

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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