Did Sony Just Kill Game Ownership? + More Retro News!

Did Sony just give retro gaming a massive boost? ?

This week on Bit By Bit, we’re talking about Sony’s plan to end physical disc production for new PlayStation games starting in 2028 and why that could make retro gaming, physical media, and old-school collecting even more important.

We also dig into Evercade’s new Visco Arcade collections, the increasingly strange 3DO revival drama, a hidden Banjo-Kazooie musical surprise, a wild E-Ink Game Boy project, Donkey Kong 64 getting a native PC port, and the debate over AI-generated FPGA cores.

If you love retro games, physical media, game preservation, weird hardware, and the occasional industry faceplant, this one’s packed.

#RetroGaming #PlayStation #PhysicalGames #Evercade #BitByBit

– LINKS
Sony Physical Media – tinyurl.com/yyeve5mt
Evercade Visco Arcade – tinyurl.com/4hru68ek
3DO Comeback Part 1 – tinyurl.com/3hz3834s
3DO Comeback Part 2 – tinyurl.com/yat5zvtr
Banjo-Kazooie Secrets – tinyurl.com/ystfu725
E-Ink Game Boy – tinyurl.com/4t2awau9
Donkey Kong 64 Native PC Port – tinyurl.com/2h36fnc9
AI FPGA Cores – tinyurl.com/2zszuj8u

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– CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
00:22 – Sony Physical Media
06:08 – Evercade Visco Arcade
07:31 – 3DO Comeback Part 1
09:17 – 3DO Comeback Part 2
10:58 – Banjo-Kazooie Secrets
13:13 – E-Ink Game Boy
14:13 – Donkey Kong 64 Native PC Port
15:05 – AI FPGA Cores

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Jon Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

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