{
  "id": 43787,
  "title": "Commemorative golden Doom floppy disks go up for pre-order — pair of limited edition dummy ‘imitation gold plating’ disks and a box are $30 at GameStop",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/commemorative-golden-doom-floppy-disks-go-up-for-pre-order-pair-of",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-02T12:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/commemorative-golden-doom-floppy-disks-go-up-for-pre-order-pair-of-limited-edition-dummy-imitation-gold-plating-disks-and-a-box-are-usd30-at-gamestop"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GameStop has released a limited edition Doom Floppy Disk Replica, priced at $29.99, for pre-order. These are imitation gold-plated disks, not functioning devices, packaged in a commemorative box featuring original game artwork. The replica is part of a worldwide run of 5,000 units. The display stand included makes the product at least the correct size, fitting 89 x 89 mm dimensions of the genuine 3.5-inch floppy disks. Despite the lack of game data, the physical media continues to attract buyers, reflecting a trend as the gaming industry shifts to digital-only formats.",
  "summary": "GameStop is offering pre-orders for a limited edition pair of golden, imitation gold-plated floppy disks inspired by the classic game Doom. The replica disks, which are non-functioning and don't contain any game data, are priced at $29.99 each and come with a commemorative box and a display stand. The limited edition disks are individually numbered and part of a worldwide production of 5,000 units. Fans of the original Doom v1.2 shareware release from 1994 can celebrate the nostalgic 3½-inch, 1.44 MB floppy disk format with this collectible item, which is now being hawked as a physical media product in a digital-only era.",
  "key_points": [
    "GameStop releases limited edition Doom Floppy Disk Replica for $29.99 pre-order",
    "Imitation gold-plated disks packaged in commemorative box with original artwork",
    "Replica part of 5,000-unit worldwide run, includes display stand for correct size"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}