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Xbox’s clever disc-to-digital feature was 15 years in the making (theverge.com)

2026-09-17 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Series X console → | tags: xbox, disc-to-digital, xbox one

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PlayStation boycott over Sony's disc-free future fails to move the needle (techspot.com)

2026-09-16 | by Alfonso Maruccia | get PlayStation 5 Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Drive → | tags: playstation, sony, disc-free future

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Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-26 | get Xbox Series X console disc → | tags: xbox, disc-to-digital, xbox series x

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Xbox unveils disc-to-digital feature designed to digitize existing physical games (techspot.com)

2026-08-26 | by Shawn Knight | get Xbox Series X console disc drive → | tags: xbox, disc-to-digital, microsoft

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Could a Disc-Free PlayStation Actually Lower Game Prices? (slashdot.org)

2026-08-16 | by Posted | tags: playstation, disc-free, game prices

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Catastrophic optical disc shattering blamed on cleaning chemicals and packing foam — another data preservation concern to add to bit rot and laser rot (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Mark Tyson | tags: optical disc, compact disc, polycarbonate

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Xbox tech boss says 'unacceptable' outage should not have affected disc games (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-30 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: xbox, playstation, licensing

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Microsoft says physical discs should not have stopped working during the Xbox outage — clarifies issue with entitlement checks that failed to read licenses correctly, update on the way (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: xbox, microsoft, smart delivery

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Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms (theverge.com)

2026-07-29 | by Jess Weatherbed | tags: xbox, microsoft, xbox outage

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Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc (theverge.com)

2026-07-27 | by Jay Peters | tags: xbox, game pass, disc games

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Xbox is down, and users even temporarily had trouble playing disc-based games (engadget.com)

2026-07-27 | by Kris Holt | tags: xbox, xbox series x/s, microsoft

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Your CD and Blu-Ray collection won't last forever (engadget.com)

2026-07-21 | by Alec Hively | tags: blu-ray, disc rot, storage

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RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony's disc-free PlayStation plan (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: sony playstation, disc-free plan, playstation store

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PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media — firm still plans to produce optical media for existing titles, but new games will be digital only (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-07 | by Luke James | get PlayStation 4 Game Disc → | tags: disc, discs, games

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Sony says it will still make physical discs after 2028, as long as the game came out before then (engadget.com)

2026-07-05 | by Jackson Chen | get PlayStation 5 Disc Edition → | tags: disc, discs, game

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PS5 Disc Drive purchase cap predates Sony's disc cutoff — 'high demand' order limit has been on the store page since at least March 2025 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Luke James | get PlayStation 5 Disc Drive → | tags: disc, drive, games

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Windows CE Dreamcast Community Edition (wince-dc) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-04 | get Dreamcast USB Ethernet Adapter → | tags: build, cmake, disc

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Sony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed (theverge.com)

2026-07-02 | by Sean Hollister | get PlayStation 5 Disc Drive → | tags: playstation, sony, sony dadc

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Xbox Experiment Could Accelerate the End of Physical Game Discs (cnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by See Full Bio | get Xbox Series X Console → | tags: playstation, xbox series, microsoft

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Sony announces end of PlayStation discs, parts of digital store in the same day (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-01 | get PlayStation Digital Store Gift Card → | tags: playstation store, sony digital audio disc corporation, physical discs

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Xbox testing disc-to-digital feature that digitizes a physical game collection (theverge.com)

2026-07-01 | by Tom Warren | get Xbox Game Digital Converter → | tags: xbox, microsoft, disc-to-digital

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Smudging the game disc to make speedrunning 'SpongeBob' faster (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | tags: disc, game, shift

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Ripping a DVD, a federal crime in 1999, requires $22 and free software in 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-07 | by Patrick Quirk | get DVD Ripper Software Bundle → | tags: bonus, disc, drive

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Cusp-singularity-enhanced Coriolis effect for sensitive chip-scale gyroscopes (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-20 | by Zhang | get Coriolis Effect Gyroscope Kit → | tags: coriolis effect, chip-scale gyroscopes, silicon resonator

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Hackers used Daemon Tools' own website to silently install backdoors on thousands of PCs for nearly a month (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Daemon Tools Pro → | tags: daemon tools, kaspersky, backdoors

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DAEMON Tools devs confirm breach, release malware-free version (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-06 | get DAEMON Tools Lite → | tags: daemon tools, disc soft, supply chain attack

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Kaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in ‘widespread’ attack (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Zack Whittaker | get Daemon Tools Pro → | tags: kaspersky, daemon tools, chinese hackers

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HandyMKV for MakeMKV and HandBrake Automation (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-27 | get MakeMKV & HandBrake Bundle → | tags: makemkv, handbrake, handymkv

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‘Stranger Things’ Is Getting the Physical Media Release of Your Dreams (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-19 | get Stranger Things Blu-ray Set → | tags: stranger things, physical media, 25-disc set

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Microscopes can clearly see the video on the surface of a LaserDisc, discovers Techtuber — a 12-inch vinyl-like disc that stores SD analog video (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-15 | by Mark Tyson | get Digital Video Microscope → | tags: laserdisc, ced, techtuber