Sony defends disc phaseout amid harassment backlash
Sony maintains its 2028 plan to end physical game discs while introducing a harassment policy as customer anger intensifies.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 8 Sept 2026. Latest from Tom's Hardware published first, on 8 September at 12:20 UTC; The Verge followed 9h 32m later. The most recent article, from The Verge, appeared on 8 September at 21:52 UTC.
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- Sony isn’t phasing out discs quite as quickly as we thought The Verge ·
- Sony threatens to cut off customer support and pursue legal action over harassment as backlash to PlayStation’s physical-disc phaseout intensifies — company to move forward with no disc decision despite several lawsuits Latest from Tom's Hardware
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