The Death Of Physical Media, Linux On A Mega Drive, Hugo & More - Ramble 164

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U

In this episode I talk about PlayStation and Xbox dropping physical disc support, Half-Life 2 in a web browser, Linux on the Mega Drive, an E-Ink Game Boy called the Paper Boy, Command and Conquer On The Atari ST, the Hugo TV games from kid’s TV & more!

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Episode Links:
PlayStation Drops Disc Support: https://www.ign.com/articles/playstations-physical-media-free-future-isnt-just-concerning-its-offensive
Xbox Project Helix Drops Disc Support: https://www.ign.com/articles/xboxs-new-console-project-helix-will-reportedly-not-have-a-disc-drive-microsoft-exploring-ways-to-digitize-physical-games
Half-Life 2 In A Web Browser: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112364/you-can-now-play-half-life-2-in-your-browser/index.html
Play The Above: https://hl2.slqnt.dev
Linux On The Mega Drive: https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/its-linux-on-a-sega-megadrive
GitHub For The Above: https://github.com/LinuxMD/linuxmd
E-Ink Game Boy: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/designer-turns-niche-e-ink-dev-board-into-a-60hz-game-boy-handheld-960x540-display-powered-by-ultra-low-cost-esp32-s3-microcontroller
Atari ST Command & Conquer: https://indyjo.itch.io/commandconquer
Hugo Multiverse TV Game: https://github.com/gzalo/hugo-re
Video Of The Above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurU8Xo3OOU
Kim Justice Hugo Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODm5BcbhdY

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