Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I was really excited to buy BoxPlates for PS5 so that the system could sit flat and look a bit less obnoxious, but heavy physical media users might not love it.

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► Episode Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - BoxPlates purchased!
02:13 - Disc drive concerns
04:33 - Installing BoxPlates
05:17 - Testing the disc drive slot
06:48 - Conclusions