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Who said that?
“That’s what video games are supposed to be — fun.”
— Gregg Lonkey, co-owner of Unlimited Video Games in Pinellas Park
Walking into a video game store is something Isaiah Chavez hopes he’ll always be able to do.
In a world where buying and installing new games are mere clicks away from the comfort of his couch, Chavez, 37, prefers to drive about 15 miles from his Largo home to a local games retailer every time he makes a purchase. Holding the discs or cartridges in his hands and browsing the shelves while chatting about his favorite hobby, he said, is irreplaceable.
“It’s like Christmas morning,” Chavez said. “I just get giddy about it. You like to see the cover art, just because that gets you even more excited to play.”
But the days of heading to the store to find a new video game are going the way of Blockbuster and video tape rentals. Sony announced July 1 that PlayStation, one of the largest video game platforms, will no longer produce physical discs for games released after January 2028.
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