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I'm sure there's more to this story since it doesn't make sense on spec, and we don't know how the project was advancing behind the scenes, but it's wild to see how much momentum Sony has lost this generation.

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Incredibly short-sighted to think that one of the most appealing aspects of console gaming simply doesn't matter to your audience, when the most engaged members of that audience are telling you in no uncertain terms that it absolutely does.

This Week in Videogames@thisweekinvideogames.com

Sony has addressed multiple questions regarding its decision to end physical disc production for PS5 games in January 2028. CFO Lin Tao reasoned that a large part of the business was already digital, and by discontinuing discs, “we don’t see that there will be any negative impact.”

thisweekinvideogames.comSony Doesn't See "Any Negative Impact" On Business By Ending Physical PS5 Disc ManufacturingSony acknowledged feedback regarding the decision: “We have received various opinions, and people have strong views… we understand those emotions."
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Just very, very sad to see this team unceremoniously deconstructed after what they've built over their decades-long history.

This Week in Videogames@thisweekinvideogames.com

Weeks prior to major layoffs at id Software, co-studio directors Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin told This Week in Videogames that "muscle memory" and a well-trained team were key to the developer's consistency and success. id Software has released three Doom games, with expansions, in 10 years.

thisweekinvideogames.com"It's an Honor To Do This Stuff" Says id Software's Hugo Martin, Weeks Before Decimating Layoffs“We want to keep doing it," said Matin. "We would hope that our next game is nothing like anything we’ve done before, whether it’s Doom or something else.”
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Laying so much as a finger on Obsidian (who delivered like 30% of your first party output over the past generation) or id Software (who released one of the most successful, creative and technologically polished trilogies of the past decade) is straight up vandalism.

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idgaf the numbers are what they are, and they don't even include console which heavily skews in Destiny's favor. This situation is absolute insanity - one of the most nonsensical, ass-backwards decisions I've ever seen.

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If Rockstar really is union busting, they cannot be allowed to get away with it. Every ounce of pressure matters, and having the British PM weigh in is probably not something Rockstar's executives saw coming: thisweekinvideogames.com/news/uk-prim...

thisweekinvideogames.comUK Prime Minister Calls Rockstar Firings "Deeply Concerning"Scottish Labour MP Chris Murray said Rockstar didn't "reassure me they are following employment law and I share concerns about union busting"