Sony's planned shift away from producing physical discs for PlayStation might be unpopular, but new sales data has highlighted the stark business reality behind it. …
Sega is the latest publisher to make its views about physical media clear, in the wake of Sony's controversial decision to kill off the manufacture and sale of discs by 2028 . …
… "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," Sony announced via a PlayStation Blog post . …
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has chimed in on the debate surrounding Sony's planned shift away from physical disc production, stating he doesn't think it will "disturb" the industry too much. …
… The shift to digital is largely detrimental to the end user, however, as various analysts have proven games are almost always cheaper in physical stores. …
… It's also worth noting that Rockstar and Take Two may have arguably kicked off this shift away from discs, having announced physical editions of Grand Theft Auto 6 would come with a code in place of a physical copy. …
… "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," Sony announced via a PlayStation Blog post. …
… The plant produces 600,000 discs per-year, though according to OLF Salsburg this figure is expected to decrease significantly as Sony moves away from physical disc production. Dietmar Tanzer, the CEO of Sony DADC, the Sony company that makes the discs, provided the outlet with more insight. …
… I'd like everyone to keep that in mind." Since Sony revealed it will end the production of physical game discs starting January 2028, the company has assured developers that discs for can still be ordered as long as they are released prior to that cut-off date . …
… The Don't Kill the Disc Change.org petition , which was launched in the wake of Sony's bombshell decision to end physical disc manufacturing in January 2028 , has amassed over 170,000 signatures at the time of writing. …