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Brown Repeats as Best Actor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe news comes on the heels of Take-Two Interactive\u2019s Rockstar Games revealing that \u201cGrand Theft Auto 6\u201d will not launch with a disc version, but rather the option between a digital copy and a \u201ccode in a box\u201d as the \u201cphyisical\u201d offering.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cAs consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital, physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be\u00a0discontinued starting January 2028,\u201d PlayStation\u2019s senior director of content communications, Sid Shuman, said in an announcement published on the official PlayStation blog Wednesday. \u201cFollowing this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only. 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