hapalopus:ralfmaximus:Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discsSony has announced that from January 2028 it will entirely stop the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point onwards, new releases will only be available in digital versions from the PlayStation Store and other retailers. Games released before January 2028 will still be available on disc.They cite “consumer preference” as the reason, but we all know what’s going on. If there’s no physical media, you don’t really own your game. You’re only renting it.From the way this is worded I think future Playstation consoles will continue to have optical drives, at least as an option. This announcement dropped right after Sony deleted 551 movies and tv shows that people paid for under the assumption that they were buying a physical copy, not renting itYet another reason to go back to buying Blu-rays: Sony is deleting over 500 ‘purchased’ PlayStation movies with zero compensation due to a lPiracy is so fucking back
Sony has announced that from January 2028 it will entirely stop the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point onwards, new releases will only be available in digital versions from the PlayStation Store and other retailers. Games released before January 2028 will still be available on disc.
They cite “consumer preference” as the reason, but we all know what’s going on. If there’s no physical media, you don’t really own your game. You’re only renting it.
From the way this is worded I think future Playstation consoles will continue to have optical drives, at least as an option.
This announcement dropped right after Sony deleted 551 movies and tv shows that people paid for under the assumption that they were buying a physical copy, not renting it