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GitHub's July 3, 2026 X post offers a real limited-run CD of your public repo at gh.io/cd — a satirical response to PlayStation ending physical discs. How to order, limits, and why devs are laughing.
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July 3, 2026, 3:27 AM UTC: @GitHub posted on X that you can now obtain your public repository on CD-ROM — "physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real." The post hit 2.1M views in hours.
This is not a permanent product. It is a limited-run promotional stunt aimed squarely at Sony's July 1 PlayStation announcement that physical disc production for new games ends January 2028. GitHub went further than Domino's UK or KFC Spain — brands that ran fake "digital-only" food jokes the same week — by attaching a real Microsoft Forms intake at gh.io/cd.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is it real? | Yes — limited promo, not a new GitHub feature |
| URL | gh.io/cd |
| Window | July 2–6, 2026 only |
| Limit | First 1,000 eligible submissions; one per person |
| Repo requirement | Must be public; you confirm ownership via checkbox |
| Why now? | Satirical response to PlayStation killing physical discs |
| Delivery | Weeks if selected; regional shipping restrictions apply |
The full X post from @github:
We heard you. And we agree.
In light of recent developments in physical media, GitHub is proud to announce that you can now obtain your public repo on CD-ROM.
Keep it. Lend it to friends. Pass it on to your children.
Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let's be real.
Order yours today.
The tone mirrors preservation advocates who pushed back on Sony's digital-only pivot — then applies it to source code instead of AAA games. Community replies ran the gamut: "Can't wait to pass my vibe slop b2b saas down to my kids" (@itsclarkholden), "Me listening to repos on a walkman" (@thats_vanity), and sharper criticism that GitHub has *"7 million things to fix" before shipping CDs (@ramonpiano_).
Two days earlier, on July 1, 2026, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced:
The official @PlayStation post drew 2.2M views and split the community between natural evolution and you will own nothing. GitHub — owned by Microsoft, which also runs Xbox — entered the conversation with optical media as punchline.
| Company | July 2026 physical-media stance |
|---|---|
| Sony / PlayStation | Ending pressed discs for new games after Jan 2028 |
| GitHub / Microsoft | Will literally burn your repo to CD (limited joke promo) |
| Domino's UK, KFC Spain | Fake "digital-only" food announcements (pure parody) |
Windows Latest framed it as Microsoft trolling Sony while noting Xbox never went this far with a real intake form. The satire works because both sides of the debate care about ownership — gamers want discs they can resell; developers want repos they control. GitHub compressed both anxieties into one meme-friendly offer.
For the full PlayStation policy timeline, disc window through 2027, and what still ships on disc (including GTA 6 in November 2026), see our dedicated breakdown: PlayStation Physical Discs Ending January 2028.
The form at gh.io/cd — titled "GitHub Presents: Your Code, On a CD" — collects:
| Field | Requirement |
|---|---|
| GitHub username | Required |
| Public repo URL | Full URL, e.g. github.com/you/repo |
| Ownership confirmation | Checkbox: "I confirm I own this repository and grant GitHub permission to press it to a CD" |
| Full name | Shipping |
| Contact | |
| Country | Regional eligibility |
| Shipping address | Street, city, state/region, postal code |
| Phone number | Required for some international carriers |
Pick a public repo you actually want archived — README, source, configs. Large monorepos may not fit a standard CD's ~700 MB capacity; GitHub has not published compression or truncation rules. For context on why local copies matter beyond jokes, the PlayStation post covers the same preservation vs convenience tension for digital game libraries.
The sharpest criticism is not the joke — it is the verification model.
Multiple X users noted there is no GitHub OAuth login on the form. You type a username, paste a public repo URL, and check a box. @MartinMarkov summarized it: "No authentication and you send the repo, smart." @GregTomaselli argued GitHub should do better than self-attestation.
Technically, anyone could submit someone else's public repo if they beat the owner to the 1,000-slot cap — though GitHub likely filters duplicates and may validate ownership out of band for a promo this visible. Hacker News discussion (100+ points within hours) treated the form as "presented as an official Microsoft product" while hosted on generic Microsoft Forms infrastructure.
For developers thinking about repo ownership and hosting independence more seriously, see Cursor's origin story and Git hosting alternatives — the CD stunt is humor; where your canonical remote lives is not.
The joke works because developers and gamers share a vocabulary about losing access:
| Physical media fear (PlayStation) | Developer parallel (GitHub CD) |
|---|---|
| Digital license vs disc resale | Cloud account vs local clone |
| Delisted games | Deleted repos / org transfers |
| Store shutdown (PS3/Vita) | Platform policy changes |
| "Pass it to your children" | "Fork it before the maintainer ghosts" |
Sony's January 2028 cutoff removes resale, lending, and offline permanence for new PlayStation titles. GitHub's CD offer gives you a write-once optical backup of code that was already public — closer to a conference swag gag than a backup strategy.
If you want real code preservation:
The CD is a meme. Your git remote strategy is the actual insurance policy.
| Account | Take |
|---|---|
| @itsclarkholden | Passing "vibe slop b2b saas" to the next generation |
| @thats_vanity | Listening to repos on a Walkman |
| @ramonpiano_ | Cool but crazy — fix the platform first |
| @rfleury | Stop taunting physical-media advocates; fix site performance |
| @brandon_ai | Sits next to the Windows 95 installer CD |
| @GregTomaselli / @MartinMarkov | Weak repo ownership verification |
Hacker News treated it as half-joke, half-real logistics exercise — with debate over whether Microsoft Forms legitimacy and the gh.io/cd short link make the stunt feel more official than it is.
GitHub did not announce:
The July 2026 GitHub Changelog focuses on enterprise secret scanning and Code Quality GA — not optical drives.
GitHub's CD-ROM promotion is a real limited offer wrapped in a PlayStation parody. Visit gh.io/cd before July 6, 2026 if you want a shot at one of 1,000 burned discs of your public repo — and read Sony's January 2028 digital-only timeline to understand why Microsoft thought optical media was funny this week.
Your code was already public on GitHub. Now it might be public on polycarbonate too. Until you lose it — let's be real.
Last updated July 3, 2026. Offer terms, eligibility, and shipping regions are controlled by GitHub's Microsoft Forms page — verify at gh.io/cd before submitting PII.
