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Sony Kills Physical Games, Nvidia GPU Struggles & The Future of Gaming
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- The Hardware Unboxed Podcast
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- Jul 10, 2026
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- 5042
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Summary
Episode 106: We chat about Sony ending production of physical games in 2028, and the implications that has for game ownership. Plus we talk about the challenges Nvidia faces with improving GPU performance, and the future of gaming as a result. CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Life Update 02:35 - A chat about recent content 06:00 - Playstation ending disc support 32:06 - Has GPU performance really hit a ceiling? 44:00 - The future of gaming? 53:34 - Is Radeon in the same boat as Nvidia? 01:01:03 - Why games aren't getting better? 01:19:36 - Our Boring Lives SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed LINKS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.