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The senior director at Circana has stated that Nintendo is unlikely to follow Sony and Microsoft’s plans to drop physical media. There was a significant uproar in the gaming industry yesterday after PlayStation announced that it will stop producing game discs starting in January 2028. …
… Physical game discs not only provide ownership, but they also come with the benefit of resale. Gamers can recoup some of what they paid for it once they are finished playing. The extinction of game discs represents the loss of the ability to share physical games with friends and family. …
Physical game discs have always been a big part of the gaming industry. …
… As reported by Game File , Sony shared a private message to PlayStation developers and publishers that said they "will still be able to place re-orders for existing PlayStation disc games." Sony's post on the PlayStation blog mentioned that its discontinuation of physical game discs would have "no … …
… Fortunately, while Sony seems to be winding down physical media for the PlayStation, Xbox is going in the inverse direction. If rumors about Team Green are true, they're planning to allow people to convert their physical discs to digital licenses so people can get the best of both worlds.
A Change.org petition urging Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 172,000 signatures, six days after the company announced that it intends to stop producing discs for new games in January 2028. …
… Some of the more vocal consumers, who overwhelmingly prefer that their games remain available on physical discs, have not responded to the news with enthusiasm. …
… The sunsetting of physical game discs makes sense from a business perspective. Discs cost money to produce and make up a minority of game sales, so from an executive level, it looks like an easy cost-cutting measure. …
The factory behind physical PS5 games is already being repurposed Matthew Wilson 13 hours ago Featured Tech News , Software & Gaming Sony’s move away from physical PlayStation games appears to be firmly underway, as the factory responsible for producing Blu‑ray discs for PS5 titles is already being… …
