Sony Response Missed A Critical Question: The PS6 Disc Drive
… But with game disc production coming to an end in just a few years, the question of a disc drive keeps cropping up. …
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Sony Officially Responds To Physical Disc Backlash
… And compared to high-end gaming PCs, our product is more affordable. So we don’t feel that the disc itself is a strong factor for differentiation. …
New PlayStation Trailer Worryingly Spotlights Discless PS5
… Even though PlayStation isn’t officially ceasing physical disc production until early 2028 , it seems likely that the impending end of things is going to stop a lot of publishers from even bothering. …
PS6 Will Leave Casual Gamers Behind, Says Analyst
… Ending Disc Production Is Part Of Sony's Strategy To Capitalize On "Hardcore Gamers" Who Spend More Knowing the PS6 will target a smaller, more exclusive day-one player base means Sony has far less to lose by alienating casual, budget-conscious users who rely on the second-hand market or prefer phy… …
PlayStation Isn't Completely Ditching Physical Games, But There's A Cut Off
… From January 2028, PlayStation is ceasing game disc production and going all-digital with its releases, marking the end of physical releases as we know them. …
Report Claims PlayStation Has Wanted To Abandon Physical Releases "For Some Time"
… In what has to be one of the most controversial decisions that the company has ever made which is saying a lot considering the backlash to the PS3's price , PlayStation announced yesterday that it will be ending disc production from the start of 2028 . …
PlayStation Buries Its Head In The Sand Over Disc Controversy
… You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com Sign in to your TheGamer account PlayStation has a pretty bold strategy to weather the backlash over ending disc production: the ol' put your fingers in your ears and say, 'na na na na na.' After six days of radio silence, it finally posted to X with... a … …
Disgaea Creator Says PlayStation Might As Well Abandon Consoles
… He's also been playing League of Legends for a decade, unfortunately. Sign in to your TheGamer account Sohei Niikawa, creator of the Disgaea series, is critical of PlayStation's intention to discontinue the production of physical games from 2028 onward. …
PlayStation's First Post Following Disc Announcement Is Going As Well As You'd Expect
… Fans Haven't Forgotten The Disc Controversy Unfortunately for fighting stick fans, the replies and reposts are dominated by people unhappy about PlayStation's decision to end physical support. …
Publishers Are Bound To Secrecy Over How Game Discs Work
… Since game disc production has been going on for so long now, you’d think that it would be a pretty open secret, but that wasn’t the case. As Totilo notes, no one he spoke to for the report was “authorised to talk on the record” , meaning that disc creation is apparently quite a guarded secret. …