# Ep 109: Sony Discontinuing Physical Discs, Closing PS3/Vita Stores, IOI Laying Off Staff After Xbox Shakeup

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Podcast: [The VGBees Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874)
Published: 2026-07-05T09:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 10307

## Resource

This week, Lotus, Niki, and John dive deep into the end of physical discs for Sony (and likely Xbox), the impending closures of the PS3/Vita digital stores, and the potential for Arkane to be on the Xbox reset chopping block. 00:00:00 Intro & everything you need to know about donuts 00:18:50 Sony stopping disc support in 2028 ; the gang goes long on the loss of physical games media 01:06:30 Sony is also closing the PS3/Vita stores 01:15:05 IOI to lay off staff on Project Fantasy, which was backed by Xbox 01:21:07 Arkane may be part of the upcoming closures at Xbox 01:25:55 Memory manufacturers the target of a class action lawsuit alleging price fixing 01:29:55 Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Preview 01:31:35 Star Wars Galactic Racer is the VGBees Game of Show at Summer Game Fest 2026 01:40:20 Anode Heart: Layer Null strips away the mess from card battling RPGs 01:51:54 A very quick note about the AYN THOR 01:56:20 Niki is dipping back into Slay the Spire 2 01:58:07 Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage adds a welcome single player mode to the game 02:02:30 HIVE QUESTIONS 02:50:12 Outro Thanks for listening! Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot. VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/join VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.

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