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Sony Defends Ending PlayStation Game Discs Amid Player Protest by Paul Lilly — Friday, July 31, 2026, 09:15 AM EDT Sony has broken its silence after weeks of deafening community backlash over its plans to phase out physical PlayStation game discs by 2028. …
… The transition signals that Sony's controversial and wildly unpopular decision to phase out physical game discs for its PlayStation consoles is final. …
… The company’s social media announcements have usually received hundreds of messages disapproving of the move to phase out discs, but the most serious pushback is set to kick off this week with gamers being asked to participate in a weeklong blackout. …
… 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. …
… While it is certainly possible that there is an influx of sales following Sony's announcement that it plans to phase out physical media for new games starting in 2028, the strict order limit on PS5 disc drives at the PlayStation Store is totally unrelated. …