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The complaint argues that phasing out physical discs would make digital software sales the only sales channel for PlayStation games, allowing Sony to dictate prices and terms without market competition. It says removing physical media could limit consumer choice and make it harder for smaller developers to compete. The complaint also contends the digital-only model shifts ownership to the platform, giving Sony more control over game access and pricing and removing real physical ownership from buyers. Answered

Yes. The primary article states Sony will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028, and notes shipped discs fell from 168 million in FY17 to 70 million in FY25. The article implies this decline and factory retraining make the shift effectively planned and difficult to reverse, so retailers should expect physical stock availability to end by the 2028 cutoff. Answered

The Thalgau plant will be retrained to produce Sony’s Micro Optics technology instead of game discs, and since the facility can produce up to 600,000 discs per day, shifting it away from disc manufacturing makes restarting large-scale disc production unlikely. This suggests replacement or archival game discs will be harder to obtain after January 2028 because a major production line will no longer be making them. Answered

They will not be affected immediately; Sony said the January 2028 cutoff applies to new games releasing after that date, and any physical games released before January 2028 are not affected. After that point, new game releases will be digital only and physical copies will contain a code, so owners could not rely on new discs for future releases. (Related article: "PlayStation ending physical game discs in 2028, Sony officially confirms") Answered