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[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUCCKK SONY PLAYSTATION

@Sony @PlayStation

[MBG @xMBGx]

Sony responded to the backlash regarding their decision to end physical discs come January 2028.

They told investors they will proceed with their decision "cautiously" saying so far they have not seen any negative impact to sales and that the data indicates users have already chosen digital.

In my opinion this is significant because they are signaling to investors if they were to see an increase in physical sales over a significant period of time or a sudden drop in sales, they would consider reversing the decision.

Sony revealing they are cautious about this means they are unsure of what to expect and they are a little nervous.

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@Sony Go fuck yourselves

[VGP Video Games Plus @VideoGamesPlus_]

Update: We had prepared this post in advance, so we decided to publish it. However, Sony did make a statement this morning. Regrettably, it appears they are not planning to reconsider their position.

Save Physical Discs - No Disc No Buy

[VGP Video Games Plus @VideoGamesPlus_]

"We need to close that gap by investing in what players value"

@asha_shar We value physical media/games! #ProjectHelix

[Nintendo Prime @NintyPrime]

I hate this. I have to swallow my pride. This isn't easy for me. I'm struggling. In many ways. Let's start at the beginning.

The most important part of all of this: My son Aiden. On December 23rd, my son went DKA with Type 1 diabetes, a flu, and pneumonia. He was in the PICU for 14 days, after being helicoptered 3 hours away to the very best for his condition in the world. He almost died. Multiple times. But he's a fighter. Thanks to the excellent medical team, and all of your thoughts and prayers, we witnessed what we only can describe as a miracle when he popped back to life when right on the edge. I can't describe what it was like to witness. I can't describe the horror this was for me and my fiancé to go through. Our entire family. Our kids. Our parents. Everyone was suffering. But every day, it was myself, my fiancé Yulia, and my son in the hospital. For 16 days. The hardest 16 days of my life.

We raised some funds through small donations on paypal and venmo. No real goals, just hey this is crazy, I'm not working, medical bills suck, if you care to help, we would appreciate it.

Through the generosity of others, roughly $10,000 was raised. This covered a month of bills for our family, and helped with our initial medical bill payments. I honestly have no idea what would have happened if we didn't get that help, but it doesn't matter because we did. My family, all of us, owe a debt of gratitude we can never repay.

It has been 7 months now since he got released from the hospital, and he's doing so well. Almost back to 100% with some residual issues mentally we'll deal with together as a family with the help of his medical team.

The worst parts left from that is the trauma we all went through. Including his poor brother and sister, one of which has had a massive mental decline since this all happened. Yes, I am struggling. So is Yulia. For this kid, it's even harder. It's so hard living through the idea that you don't know if you're ever going to see your brother alive again. To hug him, see him smile. We know, we lived it. But they weren't allowed to be there. He was too critical. Devestated.

You would think with him better that would get better, but that's not how trauma works. That child now has a huge medical mental health team and therapy, and so many programs, and I am happy to say after 3 months - progress towards their mental recovery is happening. It's slow, but it's still progress. There is no timetable for dealing with this kind of trauma for anyone, let alone a kid.

Thankfully Aiden himself has very little memory of anything that happened, so he's actually handled it pretty well. His other sibling, has handled it well too.

If you want more on this from back when it happened, just google it. Seriously. There is a huge thread about it on x with millions of views and everything documented. I warn you it's a horrific journey, even if you know how it ends. It's not an easy read.

Then, on July 15th, I collapsed in pain. See, for 2 years, I have ben dealing with 8/10 pain due to a bowling ball sized hernia. I've had for awhile and I won't get into the details on why it took so long for anything to happen, but let's just say... health insurance is a scam.

Okay, sorry, maybe it's been good to you. It's been a fight for me.

So I couldn't get coverage to get it taken care of. Over the years, I piled on weight to try and not look so disfigured. Because I am. I look like an alien.

So first step to get it fixed once insurance got out of their ass, was weight loss and working out to strengthen the muscles around the hernia.

Couldn't get coverage for the weight loss. Fine, things delayed to this year. Okay. 4 months in, I am down 82lbs, and my muscle density hit it's targets.

I am ready for surgery. Insurance wasn't. More yanking around, etc. But, it appears it is happening in the next 60 days. Maybe the next 30.

This is good, since I ended up in the ER over it. See that shooting pain that made me fall, I fell directly on my hernia. I have never felt such pain in my life.

I'm good. The doctors took care of me. No major damage. Just more pain dealing until surgery.

The problem, and this is where I have to bring down my pride and walls: I'm struggling. Mentally and physically is a given. Understandably so in some cases. But also, financially.

I have tried my hardest for 7 months to not start a gofundme. To not ask for help. To just work my job and hope it's enough to cover the medical bills I already have, and the ones upcoming for surgery. I had hoped by now to have a couple grand in savings to float me a couple weeks of recovery.

Yeah, that money never came. The medical bills never stopped.

So, I am doing the thing I said I wouldn't do. I am going to get flack for it. Some will hate me.

I'm asking for help. No, I have no exact amount in mind. No real goal. Just if you feel like helping us out, you can via the paypal or venmo information below. I am going into surgery sometime before the end of September and I am told the recovery is going to be very painful. I have no idea how long I will be unable to truly work. But having the peace of mind of knowing I can financially take that time to recover, is immeasurable, especially as the bills don't stop coming, and my medical bills are only about to get worse.

Yeah, I was always going to get surgery this year. What wasn't planned, was Aiden. It wiped out everything. Because of course it did. And they can take everything again, if it means he's here with us. Zero regrets for trying to do this on my own.

Here is my paypal donation link: https://t.co/mpUVSC5Zyv

My venmo is simply: ((at)Nathan-Janc). You'll know it's me because it will have me and yulias face - and my face is on the left clean shaven from way back in the day.

Also, technically I take in donations via streamlabs and stuff when those methods don't work here: https://t.co/4XIPJ52M0U

Do not feel obligated to help - you all have already helped immensely just with your words, let alone the round of dono's while my son was fighting for his life. No one is going to die here - at least I hope not. Positive thoughts before surgery.

But I am already struggling financially to support my family, and now I know I won't be able to, as the medical bills get worse. And as hard as I work and grind, it's never enough. I am working two jobs right now. 100 hour weeks. Due to the medical debt, I can't keep up. But it needs to be paid, so my son, myself, etc, my family - can continue to receive the care we need.

But so does my rent. My electric. Food. School supplies. Clothes. And more. You all with families know what's required.

And that is something I am struggling with. I am failing my family. But the only way out, is through. And to get through, I would really appreciate one last round of help.

But if you can't afford to or don't think this is worthy of even a dollar - I get it. There are cancer kids fighting for every second of their life. People in more medical debt than me struggling to just find a place for their family to sleep. I am not homeless.

I'm just not doing well. If you wish to help, thank you. Please feel no obligation to. I feel horrible even asking. And to those that are going to shit on me for it - cool. Honestly, I am just trying to get through today. Thanks ahead of time. Even if just for listening. It's good at times to get things off your chest.

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@PlayStation Your promos are Sparking Zero excitement. Fuck off already. You've already proven every single one of you is actually a piece of shit masquerading as human.

[Gene Trevino @GenoVeno73]

MAGA IN 2020:
"It's just the flu. It's another Democratic hoax."

MAGA IN 2026:
"Fauci lied, people died. He should be in prison for killing millions."

And THAT is why MAGA are the dumbest motherfuckers on this planet.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

This is one of the most famous paintings in America, and most people have no idea what they are actually looking at...

The painting is Christina's World, made by Andrew Wyeth in 1948, and the woman was real: her name was Anna Christina Olson, Wyeth's neighbour in Cushing, Maine. Since childhood a degenerative condition had slowly taken the strength from her legs, until walking was no longer possible. She refused a wheelchair, and for her entire adult life she chose to drag herself across the ground with her arms instead, going wherever she wanted to go under her own power.

Wyeth saw her one afternoon from an upstairs window, alone in that vast field, crawling slowly toward the house on the hill. He said the painting was an attempt to do justice to her extraordinary conquest of a life which most people would consider hopeless. Her world, he said, was limited physically but by no means spiritually.

That is what turns this painting from a portrait of frailty into one of the most triumphant images ever made...

Look at it long enough and it stops being about what her body took from her, and becomes about what she would not stop doing anyway. The field is enormous and she is small and the house is far away, and still she goes, because the alternative, to be carried, to give up, to let the distance win, was something she simply would not accept.

There is one more thing: Christina loved this painting. Pink was her favorite color, and Wyeth had placed her exactly where she most wanted to be, out in the open, in her own field, under her own sky. Late in her life, when she could no longer even crawl out to that field, she said something that holds the whole meaning of art inside it:

"Andy put me where he knew I wanted to be. Now that I can’t be there anymore, all I do is think of that picture, and I’m there."

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Hey. So. The people that scan rare antique books and destroy them are the bad guys in every dystopian story. Just FYI.

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@PlayStation Go fuck yourselves. No one else will.

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@PlayStation_jp Fuck off. No one gives a shit about you anymore.

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@PlayStation Fuck the fuck off you worthless bastards

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@amber114435 @esjesjesj It never ceases to amaze me how utterly fucking stupid some people are.

It's you. I'm referring to you. I figured you were probably too stupid to pick up on that, so I wanted to make it clear.

You're a fucking idiot.

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

Elon’s doing literal Nazi propaganda again

[VGP Video Games Plus @VideoGamesPlus_]

Back up for preorder in limited quantities

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@PlayStation Fuck off. Disgusting bastards

[Does it play? @DoesItPlay1]

People defending all-digital claim games would never be taken from people's libraries. Maybe we'll work on a longer list, but for now:
1) https://t.co/kJPPdWW7eL
2) https://t.co/dJlv15uCrq
3) https://t.co/h67vi4LZXv

#PhysicalGamesMatter

[niftykitty @kindaniftykitty]

@PlayStation No one fucking cares

#FuckPlayStation

[Does it play? @DoesItPlay1]

Capcom Q1 results are in and everybody talks about how 93 % of all sold units are digital. So here we go again and take the closer look almost nobody else will. You will love this!

Remember, Sony was arguing their attack on physical media is based on shifting consumer trends. Surely Capcom will support that, right?

Or maybe not.

First of all, the digital-physical split includes PC games. 100 % digital with not other choice for the customer. That's over 60 percentage points of the 93 %. To check consumer preference, we can disregard this portion entirely.

Just comparing console games we are looking at 17 % physical. Yeah, still not great, but still far from "physical is dead". How did this number come about, though?

First we need to factor in digital games that ...

... might not be available physically in certain regions (or only in limited stores that do imports).

... didn't even have physical releases in the first place, like Monster Hunter Rise on PlayStation, e.g.

Those are in the digital tally without an option for the consumer. Not qualified to make a statement about preference.

Another big factor is what types of games were sold in Q1 2026. Almost 90 % of all sold games are so-called "catalog units". Older games, which might not be available in retail anymore due to being sold out. Add to that that those often land in digital sales with heavy discounts, so if people shop for something online, they might be lured in to get the game that way. At least debatable whether that is actual preference. We'd argue against it.

Then we need to look at which and how many new games came out. The Q1 2026 report banks primarily on Pragmata and Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition according to Capcom. Not a lot.

So while physical is obviously still the minority, it still doesn't support all the doomerism. And we have one more stat in the report to prove that, especially given that the other quarters for comparison had more games released: Year on year growth in physical units sold.

The data shows that Capcom sold 1,3 million physical units in the same quarter in 2022 (only new game was Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak). 1,9 million in 2023. Then a big drop to 700k in 2024 and another to 680k in their 2025 fiscal year. What does their current fiscal year report show for this past quarter in 2026?

1,59 million units sold!

The second highest year for Q1 in the past 5 years and a year on year growth of 133,8 % for this quarter.

If you look at this data, it is obviously not meant to claim everybody plays physical. But our analysis should show you that everybody just going with the 93 % is not telling the full picture, once again. So please be aware of that.

[Retro Brandon ➡️ Pax West @NovaBran]

I'll gladly be joining this boycott!🔥

This has never been about discs. It's about ownership, consumer rights, and making sure the future of gaming is better than the path we're currently headed down. But the boycott is just one of many opportunities. And I won't be buying a PS6.

People underestimate how much power consumers actually have. Companies don't change because people complain. They change when the incentives change. Every dollar we spend, every game we buy, every platform we support tells companies what we'll accept.

The standards we accept today become the standards the entire industry follows tomorrow.

If we stay silent, we're voting for fewer consumer rights, less ownership, and more corporate control over the products we pay for.

If we speak up together and vote with our wallets, companies adapt. Leadership changes. Competitors see opportunities. Better ideas win.

The entire industry needs to see that our loyalty isn't automatic. It has to be earned. And that will be good for all of us.