PSN outage hits tens of thousands worldwide, reigniting disc vs digital debate

Sony's PlayStation Network was down for hours on Friday, leaving tens of thousands of players globally unable to launch digital games.

Why it mattersSony plans to go fully digital by January 2028, and this outage showed what happens when that's your only option.

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