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… "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 said at the time. Love Eurogamer.net? …
Since 1st July, when Sony announced its intent to move away from the production and sale of physical media , we've seen plenty of backlash from both consumers and those working within the video game industry. …
In case it was ever in doubt, it seems Sony is not backing down from its controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical disc-based games . …
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… Whilst there's credit in mass action like this - and it'll no doubt raise eyebrows at PlayStation should enough people follow suit - the statement seems to be rallying fans for even more action, suggesting that "bringing back physical games would only be meeting players halfway". …
… One has to wonder though, how big an impact will this public backlash have against the games Sony is championing? Is it just online bluster, or are there material consequences on the cards? Love Eurogamer.net? …
… "Marvel's Wolverine will come out in digital and physical versions and the game will be fully playable on the disc when you purchase it," senior project director Jess Reiner-Reed told Eurogamer at a Marvel's Wolverine preview event - our preview from which you can read now . …
… And if that's true, it could mean the end of physical gaming media, because there's no point making disc-based games if you've nothing to play them on. And maybe the apathy towards owning an effectively empty box will flatten any remaining desire for box-based games. …