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‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Going Digital-Only Is a Car Crash for Physical Media
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this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2026
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It's at least the last nail in the coffin for consoles. The whole point of a console is that you can put the game in and it just works.
No, the whole point of consoles is that you can just play a game and it just works. Physical has been dead for generations.
I still buy nothing but physical PS5 games. They are often on sale/cheaper than the digital only version on the PS store.