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Historical offers are not automatically current rules.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "K18": { "source_id": "K18", "title": "How SpecialEffect access the PS5 console", "publisher": "SpecialEffect / GameAccess", "publication_date": null, "original_url": "https://gameaccess.info/how-specialeffect-access-the-playstation-5-console-video/", "retrieved_url": "https://gameaccess.info/how-specialeffect-access-the-playstation-5-console-video/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Direct website observation / benchmark", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Practical configuration video and transcript; expertise is SpecialEffect’s, not ours", "limitations": "Observed public content or stated methods, not analytics, verified conversion performance, or permission to copy assets/data.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "K19": { "source_id": "K19", "title": "Can I Play That? reviewing guide", "publisher": "Can I Play That?", "publication_date": null, "original_url": "https://caniplaythat.com/reviewing-guide/", "retrieved_url": "https://caniplaythat.com/reviewing-guide/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Direct website observation / benchmark", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Disability-informed functional review and limits of ratings", "limitations": "Observed public content or stated methods, not analytics, verified conversion performance, or permission to copy assets/data.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H35": { "source_id": "H35", "title": "An Important Update on Concord", "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2024-09-03", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/03/an-important-update-on-concord/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/03/an-important-update-on-concord/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Announced September 6 shutdown, sales cessation and refunds", "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. 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Supersedes N34’s undated upcoming-multiplayer sentence.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N40": { "source_id": "N40", "title": "An Update from PlayStation Studios", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "publication_date": "2024-10-29", "original_url": "https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-update-from-playstation-studios/", "retrieved_url": "https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-update-from-playstation-studios/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Firewalk and Neon Koi closure decisions; Concord permanently sunset; canceled mobile project", "limitations": "Management rationale is not independent evidence that closures were unavoidable.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H41": { "source_id": "H41", "title": "87% Missing: The Disappearance of Classic Video Games", "publisher": "Video Game History Foundation", "publication_date": "2023-07-10", "original_url": "https://gamehistory.org/87percent/", "retrieved_url": "https://gamehistory.org/87percent/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Independent reporting or research", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Commercial availability study headline; not a PlayStation-only loss rate", "limitations": "Original research/reporting has its stated date, scope and method; not a substitute for current support.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "H42": { "source_id": "H42", "title": "The Game Availability Study, Explained", "publisher": "Video Game History Foundation", "publication_date": "2023-07-10", "original_url": "https://gamehistory.org/study-explainer/", "retrieved_url": "https://gamehistory.org/study-explainer/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Independent reporting or research", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained", "claims_supported": "Sampling, scope, remake distinction and April 15, 2023 observation cutoff", "limitations": "Original research/reporting has its stated date, scope and method; not a substitute for current support.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N03": { "source_id": "N03", "title": "An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2026-07-01", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playstation-store-for-ps3-and-ps-vita/", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playstation-store-for-ps3-and-ps-vita/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Announced Mexico/Honduras/Nicaragua August 2026 PS3 phase; unnamed later regions; July 2027 remainder; redownload statement", "limitations": "Future/elapsed announcement, not observed implementation; Mexico schedule conflicts with N05. Later-2026 countries are not named in the retrieved original.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N04": { "source_id": "N04", "title": "Important notices (United States)", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment", "publication_date": null, "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/important-notice/", "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/important-notice/", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Regional July 2027 notice; PSP commerce July 6 2021; payment and device/transfer limitations; PS Camera adapter notice", "limitations": "Undated living regional notice; individual online services remain separate; not proof of all-world implementation.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" }, "N09": { "source_id": "N09", "title": "Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles", "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog", "publication_date": "2026-07-01", "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles", "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles", "accessed_at": "2026-09-11", "type": "Official primary", "retrieval_status": "Read in this research", "claims_supported": "Announced future new-release disc-production policy; existing/pre-2028 releases distinguished", "limitations": "Future announcement, not completed transition or a technical statement that existing discs stop working. No exact January day inferred.", "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11" } } }