Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by binsquare on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @03:23PM (#48751888)

Sony also used to mock digital only approaches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSIFh8ICaA

Now at a time when memory and storage prices are at an all time high - they pull a move that directly hurts the customer.

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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by Dylan16807 on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @04:35PM (#48752756)

The storage price isn't really an issue. For the average game it's probably $2 of storage on a hard drive when it's not currently installed on your console. And digital versions see discounts more often.

I'd say screwing up ownership is a much bigger issue.

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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by donkey_oaty on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @08:00PM (#48754721)

I remember when the ps3 released Sony mocked controller rumble as a 'last gen feature'. Now their haptic feedback is the only distinguishing feature of their console.

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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by extraduder_ire on Thursday July 02, 2026 @04:42AM (#48758375)

If you're only counting ones not on their previous consoles. How easy it is to disassemble and clean is a change from prior playstations too.

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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by musicale on Thursday July 02, 2026 @10:34PM (#48770054)

> Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video

this is how you don't share games on playstation :(

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