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PlayStation sold more PS5 without BD reader than the one with. Consumers have already voted
It's kinda not only customers fault. Sony charges much for the bd version plus 9/10 of the games require huge downloads and installs even if they are physical. Most people just don't see the point anymore.
If the disk cannot install and play the full game, then it holds little value as physical media for preservation. At that point the only value it has is for collectors.
Or someone who wants to resell it when they're done playing it. Us old dudes did that often. You could always get a little of the cash back from a game you could use to put toward a new game. With digital it's full price and no resale.
Yeah, but every game has an expiration date if you have to rely on a server still being live to download the full game, which is kinda my point.
On top of reselling, you could let friends borrow games that you weren't using.
you mean the days when a $80 game could be resold for $5?
Only to GameStop. You could get more money for them selling on eBay or outright.
I bought the one with the disc drive and buy physical games as much as possible. I honestly always felt ripped off paying full price for a console game without getting the physical media. The problem is that nowadays, shipping games before they're fully cooked and patching later has become the norm. Buying discs of brand-new games doesn't actually let you keep the full experience anymore. You can resell them though.
Did the same thing
Do you have a source for that? Because I know for a long time the disc version outsold the digital by a pretty wide margin. And the pro doesn't count because it doesn't offer a disc option.
Iβm pretty sure that was in the media release from Sony but I could be mistaken
Feel free to link this media release
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/
Thatβs about games, not consoles.
Consumers are dumb
Buy the disc system, then Its only a few physical games, and then youd have saved the money a disc drive would cost
Ive gotten all physical games i have, for 70% of the price sony sells them for on their digital store
Incl brand new releases
And i own it forever
Sony has rigged the game though, and youβve bought into it.
Your physical discs are only as good as your ability to download the game files and day-one patches from their servers. For the average user, there really is no benefit to having a disc.
I hate it, but Sony made the choice for us as far back as the PS3.
Most games play just fine without internet
"And i own it forever"
We are not talking about the PS2 or even PS3 here though. These new games do not fit on a disk and require constant updates and connection to servers. Any game that requires you to connect to the internet, even if you own the disc, you don't really own. They can shut that down anytime they feel like it.
Certainly depends on the game
My baldurs gate 3 came on 2 discs
So thats an option too
A lot of the games i have, got someonline functionality, multiplayer or online content etc but they work just fine offline too
I mostly buy that type of games for my ps5, then i get the βonlineβ games like path of exile or whatever, on PC
To add to what you've said, Microsoft has effectively abandoned physical media as well, with Nintendo being the last hold out whom is constantly lambasted for their prices. Computer gaming had completely abandoned physical media for over a decade.
According to Circana (formerly NPD), as of October of 2024, 82% of PS5s were the disc version.