PlayStation finally breaks silence amid physical disc fury

Sony kills physical PlayStation games. The era of discs comes to an end for Team Blue

Physical PlayStation discs are getting a hard cutoff: January 2028. After that, every new game will be digital-only, on both the PlayStation Store and at retail.

Sony’s Famous E3 2013 Press Conference Celebrating Disc-Based Games Hits Different Now

Own your games forever with no DRM, Jack Trenton promised at the time

Sony Is Officially Killing PlayStation Game Discs: Here’s When

Sony is done with game discs, so get ready to pour one out. Starting January 2028, every new PlayStation game will be digital only, available either through the PlayStation Store or as a download code at retail. If you were hoping to keep buying physical copies of new releases, that window is closing. The company [] The post Sony Is Officially Killing PlayStation Game Discs: Here’s When first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

Sony’s digital shift sparks debate over the future of Kuwait’s iconic Rihab Complex

KUWAIT: Sony’s announcement that it will permanently end physical disc releases for new PlayStation games by January 2028 has sparked widespread discussion among gamers in Kuwait,...

PlayStation Will Stop Producing Disc-Based Games In 2028

Physical games are fading fast as Sony announces they'll stop making discs for PlayStation by January 2028. From then on, it’s all about digital downloads or boxed codes, as disc sales plummet.

After Deleting Hundreds of Digital Movies, PlayStation Announces End of Physical Video Games

After Deleting Hundreds of Digital Movies, PlayStation Announces End of Physical Video Games

PlayStation announces it will end physical disc production for new games starting in 2028

PlayStation will discontinue physical game disc production for all new games starting January 2028, the company announced on Wednesday. ​Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation’s parent company, said the decision is a response to shifting consumer preferences and broader trends in the entertainment industry. ​“The general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs,” the news release []

Sony No Longer Releasing Physical Games Despite Vocal Consumer Preferences

The digital future is here, whether we like it or not.

Sony Stock Climbs After PlayStation’s All-Digital Announcement Despite Fan Backlash

Sony’s stock has climbed in the wake of its announcement that it would be ending production of physical PlayStation discs in 2028. Since sharing this news with its user base, PlayStation has been under fire from fans across the internet who have made it known that they still prefer to purchase their games physically rather []

Evercade creators Blaze dunk on PlayStation for ending physical games using their own PS4-era mockery

Evercade creators Blaze dunk on PlayStation for ending physical games using their own PS4-era mockery

Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs in 2028, Sparking Industry Backlash

Sony will discontinue physical disc production for all new PlayStation games from January 2028, accelerating the gaming industry's shift to digital distribution and prompting concerns over ownership and game preservation. The post Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs in 2028, Sparking Industry Backlash appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

‘You’ve become the villain you mocked’ – PS5 fans slam Sony over classic video

Now that Sony plans on ditching physical releases for PS5 games, its old video guide on how to share PS4 games has aged like milk.

Sony says new games releasing on Playstation to be digital only 2028 onward

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC's PlayStation announced on Wednesday that its new video games would be released only in digital format, discontinuing physical discs, starting January 2028, AzerNEWS reports.

"Long live physical media": Devs and publishers of Baldur's Gate 3, Silksong, and more call Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games "genuinely heartbreaking"

"Long live physical media": Devs and publishers of Baldur's Gate 3, Silksong, and more call Sony's decision to end physical PlayStation games "genuinely heartbreaking"

PlayStation is ending physical disc production for new games in 2028 as Sony says "general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs"

PlayStation is ending physical disc production for new games in 2028 as Sony says "general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs"

PlayStation Officially Kills Off Physical Games Beginning in 2028 as Sony Goes Fully Digital

The future of PlayStation is officially digital as Sony will end physical game sales in 2028. In one of the biggest announcements in the company’s history, Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that it will stop producing physical game discs for all new PlayStation releases beginning in January 2028. From that point forward, every new PlayStation [] The post PlayStation Officially Kills Off Physical Games Beginning in 2028 as Sony Goes Fully Digital appeared first on That Park Place.

Sony Phasing Out Physical Discs for PS5, Closes PS3 and PS Vita Stores

It's a major shift toward digital distribution.

Sony announces end of PlayStation discs, parts of digital store in the same day

“We will own nothing, it's truly sad.”

Sony to phase out physical game discs for PlayStation

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PlayStation 6 "Almost Guaranteed" To Launch In 2028 Following Switch To All-Digital

Video game analysts believe PlayStation will release an all-digital PS6 in late 2028 following today's announcement that physical discs are ending.

Sony Just Killed Discs: Physical Disc Production to End January 2028 for New Games Releasing on PlayStation Consoles

Sony has announced physical disc production ends in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles.

Sony’s PlayStation to Stop Releasing Games on Physical Discs

PlayStation will cease production of physical discs for its games beginning with new titles releasing in 2028. The news comes on the heels of Take-Two Interactive’s Rockstar Games revealing that “Grand Theft Auto 6” will not launch with a disc version, but rather the option between a digital copy and a “code in a box” []

3 PS1 Games Are Re-Releasing on Modern Consoles in 2027

Many years after their original launches, three retro games from 1997 and 1998 are making their way from the PS1 to modern consoles with new launches across PC, Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation hardware. All PS1 Game Revivals Announced At QUByte Reconnect The first QUByte Reconnect recently took place and featured a ton of exciting news, []

Sony will stop making physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028

Sony will stop producing physical game discs for new PlayStation titles starting in January 2028, the company announced on Tuesday in a PlayStation Blog post. New games released after that date will be available only as digital downloads through the PlayStation Store. Existing disc-based games will continue to work on compatible hardware. The decision follows [] This story continues at The Next Web

It sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games: its first post in a week has been besieged by disc defenders

It sure feels like PlayStation underestimated the backlash to ending physical games: its first post in a week has been besieged by disc defenders

Sony killing physical PlayStation games has folks so angry that its announcement has even more views than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer posts on Twitter

Sony killing physical PlayStation games has folks so angry that its announcement has even more views than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer posts on Twitter

Sony announces end of physical game production for the PlayStation

Say it ain’t so — Sony has just announced that it is stopping physical disc production in January 2028 for new games that are releasing on PlayStation consoles. Sony notes in the press release that “consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital” as the reason for []

Remothered: Broken Porcelain Remastered announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC

Stormind Games has announced Remothered: Broken Porcelain Remastered for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Source

With PS3 and Vita digital stores closing, I've unearthed the best physical games to add to your collection before prices balloon

With PS3 and Vita digital stores closing, I've unearthed the best physical games to add to your collection before prices balloon

Now is the winter of your discontent, console blaggards: the RPS team reflect on PlayStation going digital-only

This week brought the news that Sony will stop selling physical PlayStation games at the start of 2028. Not just for their own games, but third-party, too. Here in the world of PC gaming, we've largely been without physical game releases for yonks now, but this move by Sony has stirred up some discussion at RPS. Mainly, is this a big deal or, as ever, a sign of the consoles lazily trudging after the path carved on PC? Read more

PlayStation Will No Longer Release Physical Games. That Should Worry You

Sony announced that physical games will no longer be produced for PlayStation. The move affects both first-party and third-party games.

Xbox testing a feature that lets gamers digitize their physical games

Is Microsoft planning to do away with physical game discs like Sony is?

What The Hell Is Going On With Video Game DISCS?

PlayStation and Grand Theft Auto 6 are ditching physical game discs. Let's talk about it. Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/gameranxTV?sub_confirmation=1

PlayStation just struck a hammer blow to game preservation

Killing game discs is an anti-consumer move that only benefits Sony.

‘Sony essentially destroys its own defense’: How its disc-free PS5 plan triggered a $457M lawsuit and  undercut its antitrust defense

Sony’s move enraged thousands of gamers and brought on a lawsuit with the backdrop of rival Xbox’s restructuring amid video game industry challenges.