{
  "id": 95473,
  "title": "No shade Sony, but Hideo Kojima is celebrating his love of physical discs with a new limited edition version of my favorite mini CD player",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/no-shade-sony-but-hideo-kojima-is-celebrating-his-love-of-physical",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-03T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/audio/portable-media-players/no-shade-sony-but-hideo-kojima-is-celebrating-his-love-of-physical-discs-with-a-new-limited-edition-version-of-my-favorite-mini-cd-player"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hideo Kojima, creator of Death Stranding, is collaborating with Japanese audio brand km5 to release a limited edition miniature CD player. The Cp1 edition, inspired by the game's BB Pod, features Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a built-in battery offering eight hours of playtime. It also includes a translucent neon orange design reminiscent of the game's BB Pod, along with a few decals and a small LED display showing the track number. The CD player is priced at $199, $175, or AU$315 and is available for purchase on the km5 website.",
  "summary": "Kojima Productions is collaborating with audio brand km5 on a cute limited edition CD player.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Sony doubles down on axing physical game discs — CFO reiterates 'we’re going to cautiously move this forward'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/sony-doubles-down-on-axing-physical-game-discs-cfo-reiterates-were",
        "published": "2026-08-01T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "As Sony moves to scrap discs, Microsoft will reportedly let you digitize your physical library",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/as-sony-moves-to-scrap-discs-microsoft-will-reportedly-let-you",
        "published": "2026-08-03T21:19:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}