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PlayStation Announces It’ll Phase Out Physical Games
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Sony recently announced that it plans to stop making physical PlayStation discs by 2028… and the rest of the industry appears to be heading in the same direction.
The Big Play: No longer making discs signals an existential shift in the gaming industry — one focused on subscription economics and cloud-based game iteration. While that offers greater convenience for gamers, it also undermines the permanence and flexibility that come with true physical ownership.
Behind The Decision: Soon, there will be nothing inside the game box.
Sony said its discless decision stems from the fact that the majority of its consumers now purchase games digitally. That makes sense, given that game studio Capcom said 93% of its sales last year came from digital game purchases.
Xbox will likely follow Sony and is already testing the waters with its most anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto 6. Physical editions won’t include a disc — just a digital code inside. Yeah, you’re basically buying a plastic case.
The wind was already blowing in this direction after the latest Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam consoles stopped including a disc drive by default — that’s now an extra-cost add-on.
Xbox’s next console may not support a compatible disc drive at all, which could be why the company is working on a feature that lets players digitize their physical game collections. Expect Sony to roll out something similar.
Last Level: Despite the obvious consumer trends favoring digital purchases, gamers still aren’t happy about losing the option to buy physical discs. Sony has been raked through the coals on social media over the past couple of days — it’s the kind of viral attention no company wants. That’s especially true when celebrity game designer Hideo Kojima, one of PlayStation’s most important creatives, publicly came out against the move.
That criticism is understandable, especially after Sony recently lost access to 500 StudioCanal titles due to a licensing dispute. That meant people who only “owned” digital versions no longer had access to them. In a digital-only economy, maybe you can’t truly own anything.
The Future: Maybe the Criterion Collection will expand into gaming one day to help preserve some of the medium’s most culturally significant titles.
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