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Don't give up! We saw the news about Sony repurposing their Austrian disc factory. They are hell-bent on killing ownership. Be the counterforce! Voice your opinion! Don't support their all-digital push! Abandon services that exploit you! Show them what they'll lose!

Many new followers across our social channels over the past few days. So let us point you to our YouTube channel as well. We do offline reviews, unpatched gameplay impressions and tech breakdowns. In addition, we recap our test highlights every month:

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Reforged Series X & Xbox One Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Minor FPS drops in one area & a single freeze that required a reboot. No major issues. Review copy by Red Art Games (ref link): www.redartgames.com/...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Series X & Xbox One Does it play offline? Yes* Does it require a download? No* Almost all DLC on disc, certain modes and unlockables require you to go online, though. Still a lot of offline content, with only minor visual issues.

Everybody talks about the digital-physical split and how Sony "justifies" the death of physical media on PlayStation. So we wrote a piece about how astroturfing through statistics works in this industry:

In these dire times we look for comfort. And what better way to find it than through the thing we love most, physical games. Here is a list of all affiliated stores that you can support our fight for ownership through. Get games that will truly be yours:

Gave a lengthy comment to Kotaku about the dreadful Sony situation and its potential consequences. Full article here:

Want to see your favorite game in physical format? Maybe even the one you made yourself? Let's flood those printing pipelines!

What does it mean for us personally that Sony just flipped the table of physical media? Here is our statement about the future of DoesItPlay?: www.patreon.com/does...

Just checked the Japanese Atomic Heart: Ultimate Edition. Bizarre story. Initial release unplayable. EU Ultimate Edition = updated base game, no DLC. NA Ultimate Edition = vanilla disc. JP release = fully updated + DLC on disc. Available at this ref link: www.play-asia.com/en...

This is Billy Basso. Creator of one of the most celebrated indies in recent years, Animal Well. The perspective of a physical release (which we worked on too) was a huge motivation for bringing it to PS. By killing that option you are now alienating devs, Sony. "Genius" move!

3 for 1! Our offline review for Bluey's Quest for the Gold Pen is now live on YouTube for everyone: youtu.be/aIhEsGqqvRk This time we reviewed not one, not two, but THREE different platforms at once. A huge THX to @pmstudios.bsky.social for the review copies.

In case any of the analysts want to assess the physical media situation, we found this handy guide. (source unknown)

Tell us again how nobody cares about physical media. Sony's kill notice for 2028 gets torn to shreds by over 50k comments, ratioed into oblivion by posts & quotes. Ours sits at over 50k likes. More than the announcement. More than we have followers. And Sony hasn't posted since.

This is a grim moment for the gaming community. Sony PlayStation announced today that it will cease all physical games production in 2028. This will essentially erase legal game preservation and ownership on their platform. The ESA lied to lawmakers to bring down the POG Act ...

Our exclusive quarterly preview is now live for Patreon supporters of the DIP Video tier is now live! Check out our most anticipated physical releases for this summer:

Many of you see piracy as the only way for game preservation. But the ESA already labels legal solutions envisioned by SKG as illegal. They will triple down and the battle for preservation might descend into all out eternal war between corpos and players. We need that legal base!

One thing should now be very clear: Ubisoft is not the biggest player pulling the strings of lobbies like ESA and VGE. Sony now has a prime interest from 2028 going forward that customers don't have the slightest say. SKG needs to succeed or we can kiss this hobby goodbye.

Sony killing physical games will have more ripple effect than we first envision. It will hurt retailers. It will damage any affiliate marketing. This will hurt media and creators depending on affiliate income like us. Which means less exposure for games. Which will hurt sales.

Sony ends physical production in 2028. The bomb we hoped they were smart enough to never trigger. Discoverability, dead. Ownership, dead. Legal preservation, dead. Micro publishers, dead. A billion $ market, and they just throw it away.

Kung Fu Panda Xbox 360 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Occasional screen tearing and two instances of the german audio glitching and looping during cutscenes. No issues otherwise.

Friendly reminder that our exclusive quarterly preview will go live for all DIP Video Patrons TODAY!. Exclusive quarterly giveaway soon to follow. If you want to support our video creation efforts (AND enjoy even more benefits), sign up here:

Embarrassing, ESA & VGE. Some of your own peers already opposed your claims several times. You're rapidly destroying any good will people might have left for companies. Seems like you let some corpos abuse you for spreading an agenda and you ignorantly hurt others in the process.

Oblivion Remastered will be a game card on SW2. Allegedly including both story expansions. Pre-order at your own risk, and be reminded that Bethesda blatantly lied about it being fully on disc for PS5! PnP ref link: https://pnp.games/3v8yb VGP ref link: videogamesplus.ca/nr...

Overdriven Evolution Switch Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Absolutely flawless. No issues found. Our thanks go to VGNYsoft for providing a review copy!

The Game Collection keeps running the hottest promos on the island: 3x reward points offers. Home of £9.95. 2 for £25. And clearance sales on top. No wonder the forecast another heatwave for the UK. Do your summer games shopping here: clk.tradedoubler.com...

Assassin's Creed Rogue: Limited Edition Xbox 360 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No* Only codes for The Ultimate Templar Pack, along with The Siege Of Fort De Sable Bonus Mission. Framerate is uncapped, but can be very inconsistent as a result.

Over 25 degrees inside ever since 8am here. And climbing. AC is already on its last legs. Keep your consoles cool, folks! What is everyone playing to cope with the heat?

A theory: If next gen gaming hardware is pricing out a certain demographic entirely, the percentage of those caring for ownership/reselling shrinks. The percentage of those who can afford to not be critical grows. Means less critical voices in total and they will seem more quiet.

Delicious Square Enix bites are on sale at PnP! Just ignore the GKC stains in between. Get the physical releases for Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and more beloved franchises instead here (ref link): pnpgamesonline.com/?...

Star Fox Switch 2 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No* Battle Mode requires an update to play. The day 1 update also fixes potential progression hiccups. Some of which seem very rare, as we couldn't reproduce them. Others were fixed by a simple restart.

VGP are running a crazy good sale right now. Save $5 with the coupon code VGPSAVE5 until June 30. Plus, over 1000 LRG titles in stock here (ref link): videogamesplus.ca/do...

Wild Guns Reloaded Switch (via Switch 2 BC) Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No No major issues during our playthrough.

Friendly reminder to snatch the Weekly Specials over at Playasia while they are still available! Check out Monster Hunter, Uncharted and many other discounted items here (ref link): www.play-asia.com/en...

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales PS5 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Very minor pop-in in the far background. Other than that, we are looking at a near perfect release. No patches required!

NEW EARLY ACCESS VIDEO! All supporters of our DIP Video tier on Patreon now have the chance to watch our TRIPLE REVIEW for Bluey's Quest for the Golden Pen: www.patreon.com/does... We'd love to give a special THX to @pmstudios.bsky.social for providing review copies.

Savant - Ascent Remix Switch Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No* In docked mode, the audio in many cutscenes can be distorted. This issue is not present when playing handheld or via Switch 2 BC. Thx to Super Rare Games for providing a review copy!

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Thankfully, the physical release is locked behind an online requirement "to prevent leaks". Oh, wait ... When will people learn that online dependencies are not done to benefit them?

The wait is over! Our video content production has finally resumed with a new format: HOW PHYSICAL MEDIA WORKS Since many people still believe everything needs to be downloaded, we kick things off with a demo for offline firmware updates via disc: youtu.be/bBVhsLglz9s

The Smurfs: Dreams PS5 Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Encountered minor audio overlap during the final boss and an instance of delayed UI animations. No major issues impacting the overall experience, though.

Turns out people DO CARE for physical media and customer rights! Amidst the GTA VI controversy, our follower count entered Warhammer territory on our main profile (Twitter). Thank you all for joining!

Yakuza 3 Remastered Xbox One (played via Series X BC) Does it play offline? Yes Does it require a download? No Minor pop-in observed, but the latest version is on disc and it plays very solid overall.

Rematch: Elite Edition PS5 Does it play offline? No Does it require a download? Yes Very limited offline modes: Prologue, Freeplay, Practice. Elite Edition content requires a download on top.

What makes you think your digital games are safe? Once again, Studio Canal is pulling movie licenses. Purchases to be outright erased from libraries. It's the same that happened in 2022 and during the Funimation-Crunchyroll merger. Digital is rental! (via Twitter user somatyk)

PnP Games' petition for a physical release for GTA VI has now remedied all technical issues and is ready for your signatures: pnpgamesonline.com/g... If you want to support PnP and our project, please consider shopping via our affiliate link: https://pnp.games/916zw

Following countless people excusing Rockstar's non-physical shenanigans with the old "prevent spoilers" argument, we made a sarcastic tweet demanding the same thing, but for digital to be locked until the rumored physical release comes out. People call us insane for it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Friendly reminder that if you are looking for proper physical releases, our friends at Red Art Games have quite a few on fantastic discounts in their SUMMER SALE (ref link): www.redartgames.com/...