The Verge
The video game disc is dead
Thursday, July 2, 2026
I need factual information to rewrite this article. The excerpt provided contains no verifiable claims—no named individuals, no dates, no specific actions, no numbers, and no official statements or announcements.
To rewrite this as a strict factual article, I would need:
- A named company or executive announcing a policy change (e.g., "Sony announced..." or "Microsoft stated...")
- Specific dates when disc-based game sales ended or will end
- Actual sales data or market share percentages showing disc decline
- Named sources explaining the shift
- Concrete actions taken (e.g., "PlayStation 6 will not include a disc drive")
Please provide the full original article text with these factual elements, and I'll rewrite it with zero editorial framing.
