{"podcast":{"title":"Digital Foundry Direct Weekly","slug":"digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590","podcast_index_feed_id":5614590,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f","website_url":"https://www.digitalfoundry.net","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f/show-cover.jpeg","author":"Digital Foundry","episode_count":356,"summary":"When it comes to video games and the hardware and tech we play them on, the team at Digital Foundry are unparalleled experts. Each week, DF Direct breaks down the latest breakthroughs in video game visuals, sound, and performance happening on PlayStation, Xbox, the most powerful PC setups, and more. If you’re a geek for graphics, GPUs, or just video games in general, DF Direct will help you get the most out of your gaming setup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T02:17:23.373605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590"},"episode":{"title":"DF Direct Weekly #271: The End Of PlayStation Physical Media & True Game Ownership","slug":"df-direct-weekly-271-the-end-of-playstation-physical-media-true-game-ownership","published_at":"2026-07-06T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/df-direct-weekly-271-the-end-of-playstation-physical-media-true-game-ownership","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590","url":"https://shows.acast.com/digital-foundry-direct-weekly/episodes/df-direct-weekly-271-the-end-of-playstation-physical-media-t","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69f9a6533a143563edc22e7f/e/6a4ba0385b22488bcdc1632c/media.mp3","summary":"Sony announces the end of PlayStation game discs via a three paragraph blog post - bringing to an end the era of physical media and actually owning the games you buy, along with the right to resell them, share them and preserve them. A sombre panel assesses the full implications of Sony's decision, why it's doing it, the damage it'll cause and how the PlayStation Store needs a major revamp to take the place of physical media. Also: Sony shuts down the PS3 and Vita stores, Xbox may have alternative plans for potentially phasing out discs and a new Switch 2 LCD panel will hopefully address the problems of the current one. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:52 News 1: Sony planning to cease manufacturing new PlayStation games 0:43:32 News 2: Sony pulling PS3, Vita digital stores 0:54:47 News 3: Xbox disc to digital program reportedly planned 1:01:55 News 4: New Switch 2 display reportedly enters the fray Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Sony announces the end of PlayStation game discs via a three paragraph blog post - bringing to an end the era of physical media and actually owning the ga…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4283,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/episodes/df-direct-weekly-271-the-end-of-playstation-physical-media-true-game-ownership/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/digital-foundry-direct-weekly-5614590/df-direct-weekly-271-the-end-of-playstation-physical-media-true-game-ownership.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}