“My birthday gift to the community”.
This week brought us news that Sony is ending production of optical discs for its PlayStation 5 console and has confirmed that it will be the last machine it makes with a disc drive.
With Microsoft widely expected to follow suit with its next Xbox, it leaves Nintendo as the sole holdout for physical media moving forward – but, with the two major console manufacturers turning their back on optical media, we could be heading towards a situation where the humble shiny disc becomes a curiosity rather than a mainstream product.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“My birthday gift to the community”.
This week brought us news that Sony is ending production of optical discs for its PlayStation 5 console and has confirmed that it will be the last machine it makes with a disc drive.
With Microsoft widely expected to follow suit with its next Xbox, it leaves Nintendo as the sole holdout for physical media moving forward – but, with the two major console manufacturers turning their back on optical media, we could be heading towards a situation where the humble shiny disc becomes a curiosity rather than a mainstream product.
Read the full article on timeextension.com