To get 50% off your first order of CookUnity meals, go to https://cookunity.yt.link/tNGuyhQ and use ALANAH50. CookUnity connects you with top chefs from across the US, delivering their signature dishes fresh to your door. With hundreds of meals to choose from, there's something for everyone! VIDEOS REFERENCED: Original video about the future of video game consoles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXf66oSSwHU Video about the games industry's current struggles across the board: https://youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ?si=X0z0LXMzv68cm7HF VIDEO EDITED BY: https://bsky.app/profile/mrchambers.bsky.social CHANGE.ORG PETITION: https://www.change.org/p/don-t-kill-the-disc-tell-sony-to-keep-physical-playstation-games SOURCES: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/ https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playstation-store-for-ps3-and-ps-vita/ https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q4_sonypre.pdf https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q4_sony.pdf https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q3_sonypre.pdf https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q3_supplement.pdf https://www.sonyfg.co.jp/en/financial_info/management_vision/260529_01.pdf https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/corporatereport/CorporateReport2025_E.pdf https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mp4ddpzqns2o https://www.eraltd.org/era-statement-removing-game-discs-removes-consumer-choice https://in.ign.com/playstation-5-1/257578/news/playstation-sony-delists-a-number-of-shovelware-games-from-the-store https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2026/06/26/purchased-studio-canal-content-removed-playstation-library/ https://psprices.com/news/sony-ab-testing-prices/ https://bsky.app/profile/gamehistoryorg.bsky.social/post/3mpm6jzps6k2i https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/sony-faces-457m-lawsuit-over-end-of-playstation-discs/gm-GMBEC5009B?gemSnapshotKey=GMBEC5009B-snapshot-0&uxmode=ruby https://playstationyouoweus.co.uk/ https://psndigitalgamessettlement.com/home/ https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-fails-to-secure-eu-law-despite-1-3m-signatures-3376431/ https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-court-rejects-apples-challenge-against-eu-rules-reining-big-tech-2026-07-08/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/commissioner-says-eu-cant-stop-sony-killing-disc-games/ https://www.change.org/p/don-t-kill-the-disc-tell-sony-to-keep-physical-playstation-games https://www.notebookcheck.net/Estimate-shows-How-much-more-Sony-earns-from-digital-games-than-from-discs.1338567.0.html http://marketbeat.com/stocks/NYSE/SONY/chart/ https://tech-insider.org/ps5-93-million-sony-record-profit-2026/ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/matureindustry.asp https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/ai-boom-stokes-inflation-with-memory-chips-at-insane-prices https://www.ien.com/operations/video/22970375/sony-retraining-factory-workers-after-scrapping-playstation-discs https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/news/2026/2026050801.html https://www.shacknews.com/article/149725/sony-ai-playstation-evolution https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/corporatereport/CorporateReport2025_E.pdf https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/corporatereport/CorporateReport2025_E.pdf https://youtu.be/kWSIFh8ICaA?si=Da5MebTErGFxRa4K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYBSNQLsBKk https://www.matthewball.co/all/presentation-the-state-of-video-gaming-in-2026 https://3633x.share.hsforms.com/2Hi-CZzSXTN-7OxX-5-arBw https://www.businessofapps.com/data/youtube-statistics/ https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44640959 FIND ME: Vlogs: https://www.youtube.com/@AlanahIRL Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@PlayWatchListen Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/alanahpearce Streams (but YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@AlanahStreams Patreon: https://patreon.com/alanahpearce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanahpearce Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alanahpearce.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charalanahzard
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