Sony appears to be putting labels on PS5 console boxes to warn people it's ending disc production
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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"We are profoundly disappointed" - boutique special edition game makers react to PlayStation's discless future
… Lost in Cult wrote: "As a company on a mission to preserve video games, we are deeply saddened by the recent news from PlayStation on ending physical disc production from 2028. …
At the same time as killing off physical discs, Sony has to ration attachable disc drives sales due to "high demand"
Sony is still rationing its supply of attachable disc drives despite announcing plans to end production of physical discs for PlayStation games because of changing "consumer trends". …
Halo: Campaign Evolved really, really wants you to know you'll get a physical disc, even if you buy it on PS5
… On 1st July, Sony announced plans to end the production of discs for PlayStation games, effective January 2028 , after which point, PlayStation games will only be available digitally. Notably, PlayStation games will continue to be sold at retail, just without a physical disc. …
Sony has already started repurposing its lone PlayStation disc factory, and the body of physical gaming isn't even cold yet
… 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. …
Sony assures publishers and developers they can still order games on disc – but there's a catch
… Sony is still rationing its supply of attachable disc drives despite announcing plans to end production of physical discs for PlayStation games because of changing "consumer trends". …
The petition against Sony's decision to kill PlayStation physical discs has over 170,000 signatures, as many wonder if Sony would ever respond
… The petition's goal is simple: pressure Sony to keep physical disc production beyond 2028, "so the next generation can own the games they play, not just rent them". "If we do not speak up now, the disc disappears, and the choice goes with it," it goes on. …
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden on Sony's years-long debate over scrapping discs, and why this time it's probably "a straight spreadsheet decision"
… Like us, Layden thinks Sony's decision to end disc production probably means it's making a PS6 console that doesn't have a disc driv e. …
"How much innovation can the end-user handle?" - Shawn Layden explains why he said Sony should have made PlayStation Portable 2 rather than PS Vita
… I can still buy a laser disc or a Blu-ray disc or some format, and that movie is 100 years old, and I can still watch that. …
Sony will no longer produce discs for PlayStation games starting in January 2028, citing "consumer preferences" as the reason why
… "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 . …