PlayStation's Game Disc Decision Threatens Preservation Efforts
Killing game discs is an anti-consumer move that only benefits Sony.
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Killing game discs is an anti-consumer move that only benefits Sony.
For decades, to be a gamer was to accumulate a lot of stuff. Consoles, controllers, accessories, weird VR gloves that never worked properly, but mostly the games themselves. Over the years, games have come in every shape and size you can imagine. And now that era appears to be ending. On this episod
Xbox may offer a way to preserve physical game purchases in an increasingly digital future.
Sony’s PlayStation 5 Pro doesn’t even feature a disc drive. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony has announced that from January 2028 it will entirely stop the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point onwards, new releases will only be available in digital versions