Sony Heard Backlash Over Dropping PlayStation Discs, Plans to Press Ahead
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Coverage (3)
- Sony acknowledges backlash, will “cautiously” move forward with end of discs Ars Technica · 6h ago
- 'We Put in a Lot of Thought and Time' — Sony Acknowledges 'Strong Views' on Decision to Kill PlayStation Discs, but Insists 'We're Going to Cautiously Move This Forward' IGN · 6h ago
- PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it's "cautiously moving forward" with halting physical disc production GamesIndustry.biz · 6h ago
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