Tag: physical media
PlayStation Bug Removes Purchased Digital Games from Users’ Libraries
If you needed another argument for buying hard copies of video games (and all media, really), PlayStation just gave you one. An article from Metro reveals that a new bug affecting PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation Vita is “wiping digital games from people’s libraries.” So far, fif...
Read MoreUbisoft Wants Gamers “Comfortable with Not Owning Games”
Another shot has been fired in the war against physical media. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Ubisoft’s director of subscriptions, Philippe Tremblay, talked about the video game company’s new subscription service, Ubisoft+. (Disney really started a trend with that plus sign, huh?)...
Read MoreBest Buy Will Stop Selling DVDs and Blu-Rays
Physical media is being phased out, and a big retailer has just done its part to hasten that demise. Best Buy, the biggest electronics store in America, has announced that it will no longer sell DVDs and Blu-Rays in its stores or on its website; the discs will be phased out by early 2024, with &hell...
Read MoreDisney Will No Longer Sell Physical Media in Australia or New Zealand
The Land Down Under is about to be deprived of physical media. On its Facebook page, Sanity, an Australian movie and music store, posted a message (which no longer seems to be up) that Disney would no longer sell physical media in the country, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 being its last one. ...
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