Sony clarifies re-order support for existing PlayStation discs
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"Sony clarifies re-order support for existing PlayStation discs" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 10 articles from 8 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include BBC, Kotaku, Business Insider and Digital Foundry. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Sources (10)
- YouTuber Nostalgia Nerd urges gamers to preserve physical media BBC · 58d ago
- PlayStation Collectors Mourn Part Of Gaming After End Of Discs Kotaku · 58d ago
- The Backlash Against Sony Ditching PlayStation Discs Is Not Letting up Business Insider · 58d ago
- Why Sony Feels Comfortable Killing Physical PlayStation Games Ahead of the PS6 Generation Digital Foundry · 58d ago
- Sony Hits Eject on the Era of Owning Games Bloomberg.com · 58d ago
- ‘I can’t say I’m happy about it’: Local collector reacts as PlayStation goes all digital WGEM · 58d ago
- "Don't Kill the Disc": Petition Against Sony PS5 and PS6 Digital Media Plans Reaches 120,000 Signatures Digital Foundry · 58d ago
- Sony says it will still make physical discs after 2028, as long as the game came out before then Engadget · 58d ago
- Sony’s All-Digital PlayStation Strategy Doesn’t Sit Well With Gamers Bloomberg.com · 58d ago
- Sony clarifies re-order support for existing PlayStation discs GamesIndustry.biz · 58d ago broke it first
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