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

> 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!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2026-07-03-the-death-of-physical-media-linux-on-a-mega-drive-hugo-more-ramble-164.html
- Published: 2026-07-03
- Last updated: 2026-07-04
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U (1:01:31)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 UK (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/), unless stated otherwise below

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!

## Chapters
* [00:00 – The Death Of Physical Media](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=0s)
* [09:45 – PCBWay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=585s)
* [10:39 – Half-Life 2 In A Browser?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=639s)
* [18:17 – Mega Drive Linux](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=1097s)
* [25:19 – E-Ink Game Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=1519s)
* [32:13 – Command & Conquer Comes To Atari ST](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=1933s)
* [42:27 – Play The Legendary Hugo TV Games At Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=2547s)
* [48:25 – Videos Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7IRMFw7U&t=2905s)

## Original Video Links
Episode Links:
PlayStation Drops Disc Support: [https://www.ign.com/articles/playstations-physical-media-free-future-isnt-just-concerning-its-offensive](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](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](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](https://hl2.slqnt.dev)
Linux On The Mega Drive: [https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/its-linux-on-a-sega-megadrive](https://hackaday.com/2026/06/29/its-linux-on-a-sega-megadrive)
GitHub For The Above: [https://github.com/LinuxMD/linuxmd](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](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](https://indyjo.itch.io/commandconquer)
Hugo Multiverse TV Game: [https://github.com/gzalo/hugo-re](https://github.com/gzalo/hugo-re)
Video Of The Above: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurU8Xo3OOU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gurU8Xo3OOU)
Kim Justice Hugo Documentary: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODm5BcbhdY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODm5BcbhdY)
Video Of The Week 1 (Evercade Talk): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=texdcJPU0hQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=texdcJPU0hQ)
Video Of The Week 2 (itsaPIXELthing DOS Gaming): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf41l9gHd0o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf41l9gHd0o)
Video Of The Week 3 (Jeff Geerling Buying Isn't Owning): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19tXQcw2tE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l19tXQcw2tE)
Video Of The Week 4 (Clicks Communicator Phone): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMNdr8dV23A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMNdr8dV23A)
Video Of The Week 5 (Luxocrates C64 Series): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWe811rehU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWe811rehU)