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“You know who isn’t the hero? The killer of physical.”

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“You know who isn’t the hero? The killer of physical.”

PlayStation uploaded new trailers for Marvel’s Wolverine and Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls today, but the comment sections are pretty much all about PlayStation’s plan to kill discs. And this isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. Posts from this…

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“You know who isn’t the hero? The killer of physical.”

PlayStation uploaded new trailers for Marvel’s Wolverine and Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls today, but the comment sections are pretty much all about PlayStation’s plan to kill discs. And this isn’t exactly a new…

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