PS fans stage week-long blackout to contest Sony’s disc retirement
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A gaming-advocacy group, Does It Play?, is calling for a one-week PSBlackout starting August 23 to protest Sony’s plan to end production of physical PlayStation game discs in 2028, asking players to avoid logging in, playing, or purchasing content on PlayStation platforms to pressure Sony to reverse the move.
- PlayStation users are going dark to protest Sony ditching discs. The Verge
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- PlayStation Fans Are Going Dark With a “PS5 Blackout” in August to Protest Sony Killing the Disc Yahoo Tech
- Angry Critics of Sony Call on PlayStation Boycott Over Decision to Kill Discs IGN
- Sony’s 'ironic' PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market CNBC
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