End of an era!
As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital, physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028. Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only. This transition has no impact on games that already released, or will be releasing, prior to January 2028 in disc format.
This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs. This transition will enable us to align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play games today.
We’ll continue to prioritize our resources to drive innovation in how players can access games and provide choices as to where players prefer to purchase new games, whether that’s at retailers or PlayStation Store. We remain committed to delivering a world-class gaming experience to our fans and we thank you for your continued support.
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That’s a no from me, dawg. If I’m buying digital, I’m ABSOLUTELY buying it on computer, DRM free. Or on Steam. Or I’ll just emulate it.
The only reason I continued to buy consoles and games was to build a physical collection. You’ve made that basically impossible now.
Sorry Sony. I’ve spent an obscene amount of money with you in hindsight. But I literally just saw you take people’s content away. Why on earth should I trust you? Will all my games be playable on ps6? I know damn well my PC games will be playable on my next PC.
I had the exact same reason back with Xbox 360. Why should I buy a game, that dies with a console, if I can spend less money on it on the PC and keep it for many PCs?
very very bad. I’m using an old PS5 (the thick one) with a CD drive. I do buy my games on the second hand market and I do share the CDs with friends.
If I can’t do that with the next gen PS, I will not buy it. as simple as that.
This is sad, i always bought games physical. With game key card on switch 2 und bad physical support on xbox, i’m just sad.
just canceled my ps+ subscribtion, should made that way ealier, but was lazy. But maybe that’s a nice sign for today.
