Sony has finally acknowledged the backlash surrounding its decision to stop manufacturing new PlayStation game discs - but that doesn’t mean the company is changing course. We discuss Sony’s response, its plans for an increasingly digital PlayStation ecosystem, and whether anything could realistically reverse the decision before 2028.

We also examine Xbox’s ambitious goal of reaching 500 million daily players by 2030, despite declining revenue and an enormous gap between its current audience and its long-term target. Plus, we run through Canada’s best-selling games of June 2026 and explore the dramatic tonal shifts of two famous game series, Jak and Daxter and Prince of Persia in this week’s Video Game Fun Fact.