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Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles (blog.playstation.com)

submitted 22 hours ago by UnLocoPoco@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48892852

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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[–] juipeltje@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yet another reason for me to consider ps5 being my last playstation console and just fully focussing on my pc. Sure steam still has drm games as well, but at least we also have stores like GOG, cracked games, piracy, etc.

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 hour ago

Also games I bought on Steam 20 years still work on my PC today.

I have no way to play any of my digital console purchases without pulling out old hardware that may or may not work anymore. And that also assumes I still have the game downloaded on that console.