… GOG's message came days after PlayStation announced its intention to shift away from physical game discs by January 2028. Sony's intention to move away from releasing PlayStation titles on physical discs after three decades immediately drew the ire of gamers, developers, and other companies. …
… Video game fans have long worried about companies phasing out disc drives. The Xbox Series S does not have a disc drive, and multiple PS5 models do not offer the option of playing physical games. …
… New plans to shut down the PS3 PlayStation Store were announced alongside the plan to stop producing physical discs, but fan efforts did at least delay the inevitable. The upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 is going to be a code in a box, with no disc version available at all. …
… The shift away from physical discs will likely continue to be a hot topic of discussion among gamers for years to come. …
… At the beginning of July, PlayStation shared plans to phase out PS5 discs . …
… Physical collectors may still care enough to argue the value of physical discs, but companies are always going to look at what players actually buy more than what they say they value. The uncomfortable truth is that physical games don't carry the same importance and value they used to. …
… Gamers Hoping for Sony to Change Its Mind About Physical Games Need to Remember Destiny 3 I'm an avid game collector, and I don't want to see physical discs become a thing of the past. …
… Concerns over digital ownership rights have been a hot topic of discussion for several years. Discussions about an all-digital future came back up following the recent announcement that GTA 6 will not have a disc version . …
… On this issue, PlayStation said, “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.” Find the odd one out… …
… Many gamers are trying to stop the Japanese company from discontinuing discs. There is currently a Change.org petition about PlayStation canceling the release of physical discs , and so far it has collected hundreds of thousands of signatures. …