# Pay Station: Ready Player Dumb & the End of Physical Media (July 6, 2026) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings-4835494/pay-station-ready-player-dumb-the-end-of-physical-media-july-6-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings-4835494/pay-station-ready-player-dumb-the-end-of-physical-media-july-6-2026.md Podcast: [The Secret Teachings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings-4835494) Published: 2026-07-07T01:44:54+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pay-station-ready-player-dumb-the-end-of-physical-media-july-6-2026--72847082 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72847082/pay_station_ready_player_dumb_7626.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-secret-teachings-4835494/episodes/pay-station-ready-player-dumb-the-end-of-physical-media-july-6-2026 Duration seconds: 7201 ## Resource Sony has announced that they are discontinuing the printing of video game discs within the next few years. You will not just own nothing and be happy, you will own nothing and play games. Besides the lack of physical ownership, the real issue is digital vulnerability , removal of digital content already purchased, price discrimination, and the elimination of classical gaming communities. That, and also the availability of disc drives and discs at premium prices suddenly. Also, if you thought some people were fooled by Secret Space Program stories inspired by movies and games, wait until VR and AR become far more mainstream. *The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, subscribe below. 🌐 CONNECT & ARCHIVES Official Website: https://thesecretteachings.info Free Archive: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tst-radio--5328407 πŸš€SUPPORT THE SHOW Ad-Free Experience: https://thesecretteachings.info/donate-subscribe/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryangable CashApp: https://cash.app/$rdgable Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MJPYR9YEZFZW2 Books by Ryan: https://thesecretteachings.info/books/ 🌐 SOCIALS X: https://x.com/TST___Radio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.blank.7 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thesecretteachings Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TSTRadioOfficial/streams πŸ“© CONTACT rdgable@yahoo.com Inquires to be a guest (rdgable1991@gmail.com) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings--5328407/support . Thank you for supporting independent, unbiased inquiry into the mysteries of our world. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-secret-teachings-4835494/episodes/pay-station-ready-player-dumb-the-end-of-physical-media-july-6-2026/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings-4835494/pay-station-ready-player-dumb-the-end-of-physical-media-july-6-2026.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.