⬛The NEW Gameplan: PS5 BLACKOUT UPDATE!!

We need more than a blackout.

We need numbers.

We need organization.

We need measurable action.

We need conversations happening everywhere.

And most importantly:

⬛🎮 THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO JOIN THE PS5 BLACKOUT.

Can't completely stop playing PlayStation this week?

That's okay. Pick your mission to join the cause. This an entire campaign, with many ways to participate.

So how can YOU participate?

🏆 1. FULL BLACKOUT — DEFENDER OF THE DISCS

Keep your PlayStation OFF through August 30.

If you've been blacked out since the beginning...

You've earned our unofficial BLACKOUT PlayStation trophy.

🏆DEFENDER OF THE DISCS

💿 2. PHYSICAL FIRST

Still buying games?

Buy Physical. We can get stores sold out on physical. We can create our own collections. We can show physical has value.

So before purchasing digitally, check physical prices too.

Compare the PlayStation Store with new copies, used copies, local stores and resale markets.

If physical makes sense for you:

BUY PHYSICAL.

Show that demand still exists.

♻️ 3. BUY USED

Buying used demonstrates something incredibly important:

A physical game can continue having value after its original purchase. Get from garage sales, Ebay, FB marketplace.

Buy it. Play it. Trade it. Lend it. Sell it.

🏪 4. SUPPORT GAME STORES

Nothing is more physical then going to your local game store.

Browse their physical inventory.

Support businesses that keep physical gaming circulating.

🎮 5. PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE

Your PS5 doesn't have to be your only entertainment.

Fire up your:

🟩 Xbox

🔴 Nintendo

💻 PC

🎮 Steam Deck

👾 Retro consoles

Or don't game at all.

🌎 6. GO IRL

Use BLACKOUT week to do something completely different.

🎬 Watch movies🎵 Listen to music🎨 Draw

📚 Read♟️ Play chess🏀 Play sports🥾 Hike

🏋️ Hit the gym🍳 Cook📷 Photography

🃏 Collect/trade cards🛠️ Build something

👨‍👩‍👧 Spend time with family 🤝 Hang out with friends IRL

Show that our entertainment doesn't depend on one platform.

📸 7. SHOW YOUR PHYSICAL COLLECTION

Post your PlayStation collection.

Show people WHY physical gaming matters to you.

Use: #PS5Blackout

💿 8. SHOW YOUR FAVORITE PHYSICAL GAME

Pick one game you're glad you own physically.

Post it and explain why.

Maybe it's valuable.

Maybe you got an incredible deal.

Maybe it simply means something to you.

💰 9. SHOW THE PRICE DIFFERENCE

Find a physical game cheaper than the digital version?

SHOW IT.

💵 10. TRACK WHAT YOU DIDN'T SPEND

Were you planning to spend $20, $40, $70 or $100 on PlayStation this week?

Hold off and tell us:

"BLACKOUT SAVED: $_"

Let's start measuring the economic choices participants are making so we can share how much we aren't spending on PlayStation.

🗣️ 11. START THE CONVERSATION

Talk about it.

COD lobbies

Gaming groups.

Discords.

Forums.

Multiplayer communities.

Social media.

Friends.

Just ask:

"Do you want physical AND digital games to remain options?"

👥 12. RECRUIT ONE GAMER

This might be the most important mission.

Don't try to convince 1,000 people. Convince ONE.

✍️ 13. SIGN & SHARE THE PETITION

Sign legitimate preservation/physical-media petitions you support and share them with other gamers.

Petition Available here at

https://www.change.org/p/don-t-kill-the-disc-tell-sony-to-keep-physical-playstation-games

📧14. TELL PLAYSTATION WHAT YOU WANT

Constructive feedback matters.

Tell PlayStation:

"I want the option to purchase my games physically AND digitally."

We're fighting for a better PlayStation experience

🎁 15. GIFT PHYSICAL

Buying someone a game?

When there's a physical version available, consider gifting the disc.

A wrapped game under the Christmas tree still hits differently. 🎁

🔄 16. TRADE OR LEND A GAME

Let a friend borrow a physical game.

Trade games with another gamer.

Show exactly why transferability matters.

📣 17. BECOME AN AMPLIFIER

Can't blackout?

Help somebody else discover it.

Share a BLACKOUT update.

Post about physical gaming.

Talk about preservation.

Bring another gamer into the conversation.

📊 18. CHECK IN EVERY DAY

If your PS5 is still OFF:

Comment:

⬛ DAY 3 — STILL BLACKED OUT

So far we have completed 3 days blackout! a huge milestone! Thank you to everybody still part of the movement. Its hard but to make change, we have to be the change!

YOUR BLACKOUT MISSION

Pick at least ONE:

⬛ Full Blackout

💿 Physical First

♻️ Buy Used

🎮 Play Elsewhere

💰 Don't Spend

📸 Show Your Collection

🗣️ Start a Conversation

👥 Recruit One Gamer

✍️ Sign & Share

📧 Give Feedback

📣 Amplify

🏆 Guardian of the Discs

⬛ PS5 BLACKOUT — AUGUST 23–30

Which mission are YOU choosing? 👇

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