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Sony's PlayStation Disc Factory Pivot Seals Fate Of Physical Gaming Media by Paul Lilly — Friday, July 03, 2026, 09:30 AM EDT Sony is converting a factory in Austria that produces hundreds of thousands of physical discs every month into a micro optics plant, according to ORF Salzburg , which is Aus… …
… This sales drop for physical disc games reflects an accelerating digital transition , highlighted by Sony’s recent announcement to phase out physical PlayStation disc manufacturing by 2028, for example. …
… "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. …
… This, he says, "makes digital appeal to players, more so than the general appeal physical provides, like disc-sharing." Thornton’s interview omments are unlikely to sway any of those who’ve been upset by PlayStation’s decision to end the production of game discs in a year and a half. …
… To back that up, Circana formerly known as the NPD group, which reports this data officially says that only seven that's 7, single digit PlayStation games have sold over 100,000 copies on physical discs in 2026. Only two titles eclipsed 10,000 physical sales in the week ending July 11, 2026. …