Sony ends PS5 discs; Discord natively on Meta Quest & Apple XR; hardware chief steps down | XR News

Sales: https://voodoode-vr.com/coupons-sales 🎥More interesting videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLomhvuHIjibROag3Knx0F55BuqdzoZ6rR Use 10% Coupon "VOODOODE" for all Quest-Games (Advertising/Affiliate)! More coupons, important links, Social Media, etc. can be found here: https://voodoode-vr.com Become channel-member and get exclusive benfits: https://www.youtube.com/@VoodooDE_VR_english/join 💥Don't forget thumbs up 👍 and a sub with 🔔! This episode of the XR Weekly News covers massive industry shifts for week 27 of 2026. Sony prepares to phase out physical discs for PlayStation games by 2028, moving entirely to digital distribution. Meanwhile, Apple faces a major setback as its Vision Pro hardware engineering chief departs for OpenAI. On the software side, Meta Quest receives a native Discord app with standalone streaming, despite some initial RAM constraints. 📔 Infos and links: Discord on Meta Quest: https://www.uploadvr.com/discord-now-on-meta-quest-with-streaming/ Apple Hardware Chief Joins OpenAI: https://www.uploadvr.com/apples-vision-pro-glasses-hardware-chief-leaves-for-openai/ Sony to Stop Discs by 2028: https://www.uploadvr.com/sony-to-cease-production-of-discs-for-new-playstation-games-in-2028/ Contractors Showdown Update: https://www.uploadvr.com/contractors-showdown-exfilzone-mid-season-update-adds-new-dlc-mission-lines/ Check the Pimax Midyear Sale and Meta/Steam Summer Sales via my homepage links. ⏰ Timestamps 00:00 Intro & Medical VR Video Feedback 00:55 Native Discord App on Meta Quest: Standalone Streaming 02:20 Apple Setback: Vision Pro Hardware Chief Leaves for OpenAI 04:06 Phasing Out Physical Discs: Sony's 2028 Digital Shift 06:49 Contractors Showdown Mid-Season Update Details 07:59 New VR Game Releases of the Week 09:06 Pimax Midyear Sale & Steam/Meta Summer Sales 11:14 Outro 🆔 Hashtags #XRNews #MetaQuest #PS5Digital #AppleVisionPro #OpenAI #DiscordVR #VRGaming #PimaxSale #SteamSummerSale #QuestCreatorPartner 📃 Relevant