Sony's Killing Discs to Protect PS6 Profits (Don't Let Them)

I breakdown why this is happening, why it’s happening now, and how to stop it.
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0:00 How Discs Keep Prices Down…
5:13 What this means for PS5, PS6, PS3 BWC
9:45 Why did Sony announce this now?
15:39 Here’s how to stop Sony from doing this.


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