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The idea that physical media, especially within the realm of video games, is dying has been gestating for quite some time. While it was once the dominant means of delivering a game to the consumer ...

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In 2007, console gaming got its first day-and-date digital release. The sci-fi war shooter Warhawk for the PlayStation 3 was sold as a Blu-ray disc in stores but was also available to buy digitally on ...

Physical video games have been a staple in the industry for years. However, things are changing. In 2023, many of us started to realize that the format of enjoying our favorite music albums on CDs and ...

While digital sales are taking over gaming, physical media remains an important part of the $180 billion interactive entertainment industry. Consumers still buy millions of discs a year at retailers ...

Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...

It's no secret that physical media, from movies to video games, is seemingly on its way out, or at least becoming more of a luxury than a given. At the start of the latest Xbox and PlayStation console ...

Update, March 26, 2:45pm ET: Nintendo has released a clarifying statement on its announcement from yesterday, suggesting that it’s actually lowering prices of digital games rather than raising the ...