Sony to end Playstation disc production from January 2028

[NateDog]

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/...-consoles/

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.  Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only. This transition has no impact on games that already released, or will be releasing, prior to January 2028 in disc format.  

I knew GTAVI's digital-only release would accelerate the oncoming of the end of the physical gaming market, but even I didn't expect to see something like this confirmed so soon. A very dark day for gaming (and in general, media) preservation. That may see me done with consoles apart from Nintendo. My brother in law could only play Resident Evil Requiem and Lego Batman because I loaned him my copies, I could only buy Pokopia because I sold my copy of Mario Tennis. I'm not going to be playing much in a world of €80+ games with little to no discounts available and no recourse to moving something on if it doesn't gel with my group or if I'm finished with it and know I won't return. Fuck this and fuck Sony.