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  "id": 16951,
  "title": "Sony acknowledges backlash, “cautiously” moves ahead with end of PlayStation discs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/sony-acknowledges-backlash-cautiously-moves-ahead-with-end-of",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-07-31T17:07:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/sony-acknowledges-backlash-will-cautiously-move-forward-with-end-of-discs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sony doesn't think the move will hurt it financially.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
        "title": "PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it's \"cautiously moving forward\" with halting physical disc production",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/playstation-reports-flat-q1-sales-says-its-cautiously-moving-forward",
        "published": "2026-07-31T11:21:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Sony Heard Backlash Over Dropping PlayStation Discs, Plans to Press Ahead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/sony-heard-backlash-over-dropping-playstation-discs-plans-to-press",
        "published": "2026-07-31T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNET",
        "title": "Sony’s Plan to Kill Physical PlayStation Discs Faces Gamer Backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/sonys-plan-to-kill-physical-playstation-discs-faces-gamer-backlash",
        "published": "2026-07-31T21:26:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}