7 stories tagged physical-media, newest first.
54 points by speckx | 33 comments
TechPowerUp news article reporting Sony discontinued its last standalone 4K Blu-ray player in Japan, leaving the disc-equipped PS5 as its only 4K disc player there.
44 points by beardyw | 44 comments
Guardian article on people returning to CDs, DVDs and vinyl to escape streaming algorithms, protect data, support artists and keep control of their choices.
669 points by surprisetalk | 703 comments
Birchtree blog link post commenting on an extended Xbox outage that blocked players from launching even disc-based games, raising game ownership concerns.
594 points by popcar2 | 452 comments
A blog post arguing that the debate over physical versus digital games is really about ownership, prompted by PlayStation ending disc production for new games.
705 points by Tiberium | 701 comments
PlayStation Blog post announcing that physical disc production for new games on PlayStation consoles will end in January 2028.
463 points by cemdervis | 315 comments
An essay page titled "If You Can't Hold It, You Don't Own It" arguing for physical media over revocable digital licenses, with points tagged by DRM, removal, censorship, and pricing.
549 points by jordanf | 188 comments
Blog post by Jordan Fulghum about building physical album cards with NFC tags so his 10-year-old can discover and play music like browsing CDs.