Take-Two Boss Defends No Disc Version of GTA 6, Equates Physical Releases to Vinyl Records
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"Take-Two Boss Defends No Disc Version of GTA 6, Equates Physical Releases to Vinyl Records" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 8 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Kotaku, Eurogamer.net, Forbes and Insider Gaming. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (9)
- GTA 6 isn't getting a physical release because digital is 'much more convenient' Take-Two boss says Polygon.com · 55d ago
- Take-Two CEO Predicts That We’ll All Be Streaming Our Games In Three Years Kotaku · 55d ago
- Take-Two CEO On The Industry Going All Digital: 'Discs Don't Really Make Sense For The Consumer' Kotaku · 55d ago
- As GTA 6 publisher Take-Two revises its 2027 net bookings up to $8.2bn, Strauss Zelnick confirms its sales are "well over 90% digital" Eurogamer.net · 55d ago
- ‘GTA 6’ Publisher Dismisses Digital Replacing Discs Controversy Forbes · 55d ago
- Take-Two CEO Says Game Discs Don’t Make Sense as Digital is More Convenient Insider Gaming · 55d ago
- Take-Two Boss Defends No Disc Version of GTA 6, Equates Physical Releases to Vinyl Records IGN · 55d ago
- Who's surprised the CEO of the GTA 6 publisher thinks no more physical games is a great thing? Windows Central · 56d ago
- Discs ‘don’t really make sense for the consumer’ says Take-Two boss on GTA 6’s digital launch Video Games Chronicle · 56d ago
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