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'Don't Kill the Disc' — Independent Retailer Launches Petition Calling on PlayStation to Keep Physical Games, Gets Over 115,000 Signatures

Sony's disc-less PS6 backlash spills over onto promotional posts for third-party games and accessories

Sony's decision to phase out physical discs for the PlayStation 6 generation continues to face significant backlash from the gaming community. After days of silence, PlayStation's social media accounts resumed posting — but the backlash has now spilled over onto promotional posts for other companies' games and accessories. A post about an upcoming arcade fight stick for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls was immediately met with criticism, showing that fan frustration over the disc-less future is now affecting even non-Sony games being promoted on PlayStation channels.

Ethan Gach3h ago3 min readenNews
Read on kotaku.com

Key quotes

Retweeting Doom will NOT save you Sony
Even games PlayStation doesn't make are getting caught in the crossfire over Sony killing discs

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I feel bad for anyone whose games Sony is promoting right now
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