Sony's discless PlayStation PR disaster isn't going away as State of Play once again flooded with protests
📍 How it ended
The September State of Play remained dominated by protests, with fans repeatedly demanding “No Disc, No Buy” and flooding the chat with calls for Destiny 3. Coverage also noted that Sony’s discless PlayStation disc plant was projected to lose 10 percent of its volume in 2028.
No definitive resolution to the backlash appeared in the reporting.
Epilogue added 34d ago, after coverage quieted.
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- Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 7 distinct news outlets with 7 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 5.
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