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Sony’s 'ironic' PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market

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Sony's latest PlayStation disc policy is being called ironic by gamers, CNBC reports. The company once marketed easy disc sharing as a PlayStation strength, but now its new disc policy threatens the secondary market for used games—valued at around seven billion dollars. Gamers say Sony has become exactly what it once mocked.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/sonys-playstation-disc-de...

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