… Sony 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.” It added: “This is a natural direction for… …
… Sony announced on Wednesday that physical disc games will be discontinued for PlayStation consoles from January 2028, and that after this date, new games from all publishers will be digital only. …
… That’s according to Ampere analyst Piers Harding-Rolls, who believes that confirmation of PlayStation’s all-digital future “telegraphs quite a lot of information” about Sony ’s next-generation console, which was previously expected to arrive in late 2027 . “First, we believe this almost certainly g… …
Capcom has said the ongoing games industry shift to an all-digital future won’t have much of an impact on its sales. Sony announced a month ago that physical disc games will be discontinued for PlayStation consoles from January 2028, sparking fierce debate online. …
… Both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series are heavily weighted towards digital distribution at this point Xbox Series more so than PlayStation 5 , with that shift towards digital continuing to grow over time. …
… Both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series are heavily weighted towards digital distribution at this point Xbox Series more so than PlayStation 5 , with that shift towards digital continuing to grow over time. …
… Sony added the caveat that the transition to digital wouldn’t affect games that had already been released in disc format before January 2028. …
… The YouTube AI disclaimer for the music video states that “sounds or visuals were altered or fully generated.” The disclaimer likely isn’t required for most fans, however, as the visual “style” is unmistakably AI-generated. …
… The site in Thalgau, Austria produces 600,000 discs every day, but that number is expected to drastically drop following Sony ‘s announcement that PlayStation games will no longer have physical disc releases starting from January 2028. …
… However, it’s since emerged that the company has told partners they will be able to reprint discs for games released before this point . It also told partners that it will “provide publishers with the opportunity to release new games at retail using digital codes,” with more details to come. …