We did it! I'm at 150 uploads of VHS tapes I've digitized for preservation on the @InternetArchive . 📼🎉
All of them are either potential lost media or have original commercials. 📺
Let's get to 200 asap! 💯 (Link below)
Physical games have always been more than just a format to us — they are history you can hold in your hands.
For nearly 40 years, VGP has been part of that history. From the early days of gaming through generations of consoles and changing industry trends, we’ve remained committed to one simple idea: that physical games deserve to be preserved, shared, and enjoyed long after their initial release window has passed.
Over the years, that mission has evolved into something we are especially proud of — helping bring hard-to-find and out-of-print titles back into circulation so new and returning players alike can experience them. Whether it’s reprinting rare games, supporting collectors, or making overlooked titles accessible again, we’ve always believed that great games shouldn’t disappear just because time moves forward.
As the industry continues to evolve toward digital-first distribution, we recognize that change is inevitable. But we also believe that physical games continue to hold a unique place in the hearts of players around the world — as collectibles, as cultural artifacts, and as an experience that digital alone cannot fully replace.
Whatever the future holds, VGP remains deeply committed to supporting physical gaming for as long as there is demand and passion for it. We will continue doing what we’ve always done: preserving games, serving collectors, and ensuring that physical media remains part of the gaming landscape for generations to come.
We don’t see physical games as something fading away — we see them as something worth preserving.
And we intend to keep doing exactly that.
— The VGP Team
🚨 A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL SPOKE OUT AGAINST A DATA CENTER AND POLICE FORCIBLY REMOVED HER — THEY'RE COMING AFTER YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH
A 14-year-old girl showed up to oppose a proposed data center.
She tried to speak.
Moments later, chaos erupted.
Police removed her from the meeting.
A teenager raises concerns about a project that could affect her community for decades... and ends up being escorted out.
But that's not even the craziest part.
Because Microsoft lawyers have openly admitted that communities don't want data centers in their backyards.
They know residents push back.
They know people don't want them.
They know local communities fight these projects.
And yet the projects keep moving forward anyway.
Again.
And again.
And again.
Meanwhile, data centers keep demanding more electricity.
More water.
More land.
In Georgia, outrage erupted after reports that a major data center operation used tens of millions of gallons of water before residents were later told to conserve.
At the same time, Marco Rubio announced the government's plan to roll out facial recognition.
Digital IDs.
Biometric verification.
AI-powered systems.
And every one of those systems requires massive computing infrastructure.
What exactly are they preparing for that requires this much power, this much water, and doesn't allow public input?
😬 Funadisimos...
Parece que la presión de la comunidad por el tema del formato físico le está pegando duro a PlayStation. Se intentó borrar la nota de comunidad varias veces y pero otros usuarios se la vuelven a clavar al instante.
Dato curioso: tras la tremenda funada que se armó por esta decisión, la cuenta oficial de PlayStation lleva ya 4 días en absoluto silencio sin publicar ni un solo tweet.
SONY CAN DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT FOR NOT PLAYING.
while everyone argued about disc drives, the internet actually read Sony's European Terms of Service. section 21 of the current terms - and the clause has been there for years.
- go 36 months without logging in, and Sony may begin closing your account
- they send one email warning. You get six months to respond
- miss that email, and your entire digital library - games, DLC, purchases - becomes permanently inaccessible
- "Account closure is irreversible" - direct quote from the document
now do the math with what Sony announced this week:
> from 2028 physical disc production for new games ends - there is no backup plan.
> three years of real life - deployment, illness, a broken console - and everything you've bought over the years hangs on a single email sent to whatever address you registered in 2026.
THE DISC NEVER ASKED IF YOU'D BEEN ACTIVE LATELY.
Reasons why it is so important to stand against Sony/PlayStation’s announcement to end physical game/disc production from 2028 onward and move entirely to digital games.
I know my text is long, but it is important. We need to push them to change their decision.
This guy bought Samsung’s 990 Pro 4 TB SSD when it was ~$330 and now Samsung REFUSES to replace it as the SSD now costs ~$950 due to the AI boom.
The SSD came with a 5-year warranty but started malfunctioning after just one year.
He sent Samsung evidence showing the drive was malfunctioning. Samsung rejected his claim, said it was working fine, and mailed it back to him.
When asked for a replacement, Samsung said the SSD was “out of stock” and couldn’t be replaced, offering only a refund of the original ~$330 purchase price.
The problem? The same SSD is currently IN STOCK and selling for around $950, so the refund wouldn’t even buy a replacement.
He’s now taking legal action against Samsung.
At this point, replacing the SSD would’ve probably been cheaper for Samsung than fighting the lawsuit. 😭
Some Americans CELEBRATE 4th of July as the Independence day FROM Israel by setting on fire its flag
That includes Marine vet Brian McGinnis, who was manhandled for protesting Iran war, during Senate hearing earlier this Spring
Sony is desperately trying to sweep things under the rug. Make sure they run out of brooms. Keep the pressure up! FIGHT FOR PHYSICAL GAMES AND OWNERSHIP!
https://t.co/xNZjr3te0y
You're pretty much an idiot at this point if you don't realize how much of a one-sided situation they're trying to pull here. The one-sidedness against the consumer has been methodical and on clockwork.
The Playstation 5 operating system has begun systematically wiping and removing playtime hours from local profiles specifically for physical, disc-based games.
Disappointed players are framing the UI change as a highly aggressive psychological push by Sony to devalue physical ownership. By decoupling total time spent from a physical license, critics argue the publisher is subtly pushing the narrative that a borrowed, rented, or resold disc doesn't truly "belong" to the active player's permanent identity ecosystem.