Sony's decision to ditch discs was practically inevitable, data shows Posted by bpierre on Thursday July 23, 2026 @01:55PM from the arstechnica.com dept. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/the-playstation-game-disc-was-dying-long-before-sony-pulled-the-plug/ ( 1 comment | 2 points | on HN )
I had no idea physical game sales had peaked so long ago. I would have guessed something like 2018.