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TL;DR: Sony just announced it will end physical disc production for new PlayStation games in January 2028. It's not surprising—but it is the end of an era worth mourning. BossKey // CG BOSS Games is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I woke up this morning to news online and substack that’s been a long time coming: PlayStation will stop producing physical discs for new games by January 2028.

Hi There Gamers and Devs, Lots of news on xbox lately but sometimes I wonder would anything change besides the name to XBOX. I also feel the Activision Blizzard Deal was dragging Microsoft and Xbox down. But can’t go back because they tried game pass and multi platform and it did not work out.

Hi There Gamers and Devs, Been a while but lots happen with the PS Showcase last week. Is Mixtape even a game? Sony New Laufey is getting attention for all the wrong things. Also found out the old Concord Concept Art it was so different from the actual one published. And lastly if you like Tanks checkout the indie game Tank Rat. ğŸŽ® Game News - God of War Laufey the Mom of War ğŸŽ® Game News - What is a Game Mixtape?

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Hi There Gamers and Devs, čÄ« Game News - Sony is just PlayStation Business čÄ« Game News ÔÇô Shift Up Acquires Shiji Mikami Studio Unbound čô▒ Social Post ÔÇô PlayStation Family Matters Sitcom čöÄ Interesting Finds ÔÇô Mirrors Edge Reborn as Indie Game ÔÇťPanlineÔÇŁ a Ripoff? Lets Go! It sounds like Hiroki Totoki is retreating the Sony Business to Content and Services and Playstation is the main driver for growth going forward.

Hi There Gamers and Devs, Thank you Readers on Substack Gaming, have crossed 100 💯 subscribers to this newsletter as I was writing in this post. I guess the substack network and gaming fans are slowly finding this blog. I will like to thank these subscribers for interacting with this substack blog.

Hi There Gamers and Devs, Looks like besides oil price increase PS5 will have another price increase. This is probably inline with RAM shortages. Xbox had an interesting Partner preview looking forward to Stranger than Heaven and Super Mario Galaxy on track to make millions.

Hi There Gamers and Devs, Been away on a short holiday so there was no Newsletter but reading the news There were some things from GDC and of course Nvidia DLSS 5 Memes. I do think DLSS 5 can be a game changer but I am skeptical about it until I see it myself. But it does changes the whole workflow of Game Dev if it can be done easily.

Hi There Gamers and Devs, Its all about Xbox in this post since the departure of Phil Spencer and Asha Sharma steps in we might see new things coming. čÄ« Game News ÔÇô Project Helix Next Xbox Codename plays PC and Xbox, čÄ« Game News ÔÇô XBOX Welcomes new CEO on Campus, čÄ« Game News - XBOX CEO Interview with Windows Central čô▒ Social Post ÔÇô XBOX at GDC čöÄ Interesting Finds ÔÇô Seamus Blackley Xbox will be sunset ?

Phil Spencer's retirement marks a significant shift for Xbox, as Sarah Bond departs and Asha Sharma, an AI executive, steps in. This post was written 3 days ago on Sat 21 Feburary but things will haved changed when this goes out. Waking Up to surprising Xbox News Woke up on Saturday Morning to a bomshell news on X / Twitter and Substack that Phil Spencer of Xbox is retiring and Sarah Bond is Leaving Microsoft early. This really feels like the close of a defining chapter for Xbox.