If PlayStation kills physical media, it should "get rid of the hardware" too, says the creator of popular RPG series Disgaea
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 5 distinct news outlets with 5 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 3.
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"If PlayStation kills physical media, it should "get rid of the hardware" too, says the creator of popular RPG series Disgaea" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include CNBC, Video Games Chronicle, IGN and Eurogamer.net. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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