At one point, the disc format felt unstoppable. After phasing out vinyl records in the 80s, it came for video game cartridges in the 90s. The PS1's use of CDs put the console ahead of the more ...

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Here at Ars, we’ve been publicly musing about whether the world was ready for a disc-free game console since as far back as 2015. Now, though, the better question might be whether the world ever needs ...

Adam Corsetti is a Commerce Writer from the United States. An avid gamer since childhood, Adam became hooked on video games after using the original Nintendo NES console. During college, he created a ...

Scratches on discs can feel like the end of a video game or movie. With the wear and tear of time, physical means of owning media feel as if they are going to disappear with time as technology breaks ...

This all goes into the heart of what happened that changed the viability of physical games. Indiana Jones And The Great Circle is set to launch on the PlayStation 5 this week, on April 17, 2025. It ...

Aaron McKinley is a writer, blogger and video game enthusiast with over five years of experience in web content and many more in playing games until the wee hours of the morning. His work spans many ...

One of the first executive orders that President Trump discussed on Monday after his inauguration was a new 25% tariff for Mexico and Canada that is expected to become effective February 1. A good ...

Microsoft won this argument in the end, didn’t they? Anticipating is mounting for the PlayStation 5 release of Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, but there’s something about this release that may rub ...

The big picture: Although the Trump administration just announced a one-month delay on most imports from Canada and Mexico, the eventual resumption of tariffs on Mexican goods could significantly ...