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While PlayStation appears unwavering in its decision to stop producing physical discs in January 2028, Microsoft, for its part, seems to be seeking alternatives to this format. Indeed, a job posting published online by the American giant points in this direction.

A new job ad for an Xbox Games Supply Strategist fueled hopes that the next-generation Xbox, Helix, will support physical discs unlike PS6.

Aggro Crab promised Peak will come to consoles, and even though there hasn’t been an official update on how that’s going, you can now pre-order the hit indie game on PS5. The physical version, that is, which will be significantly more expensive, but it gets you two copies of the game.

PlayStation’s disc-less future isn’t affecting Nintendo’s plans to release physical games, according to a new interview.

Nintendo says it’s listening to its users and won’t remove physical games. Skeptics say it’ll budge eventually.

Amid the ongoing debate between physical vs digital, Nintendo has weighed in on the situation and made it clear the company doesn’t have any plans to ditch physical releases.

In a weird twist, apparently consumer spending on new physical video games in the U.S. is actually up 5 percent year-over-year so far in 2026, and it’s mostly thanks to game-key cards.

Sony released the PlayStation 3 in 2006, and in the years since, it’s been extraordinarily challenging to play the system’s discs on modern consoles. The PlayStation 5’s backward compatibility is limited when it comes to PS3 games, only offering a small selection of cloud-streamed games via a paid service. Modders have been finding ways to…

PlayStation fans get a potential update on the future of physical discs following a reported developer survey. Although Sony Interactive Entertainment previously announced it would end physical disc production for all new PlayStation games starting in January 2028.

Legacy Media’s Return Across Northeast Ohio, shops are popping up that are catering to a growing analog movement. These are stores that deal in vinyl records, VHS tapes, video games from Nintendo and SEGA, as well as other legacy media.