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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"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.
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- Only 7 PlayStation games have sold over 100,000 physical copies in the US this year, says analyst, as commenters demand discs without buying them GamesRadar+ · 21h ago
- Sony’s 'ironic' PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market CNBC · 21h ago
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says Sony scrapping discs won’t disturb the industry too much Video Games Chronicle · 21h ago
- PlayStation Killing Discs Has Upsides, Ubisoft Boss Yves Guillemot Says, Pointing to Cheaper Consoles Without Disc Drives IGN · 21h ago
- If PlayStation kills physical media, it should "get rid of the hardware" too, says the creator of popular RPG series Disgaea Eurogamer.net · 21h ago broke it first
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