Tag: physical media

Sony vows to press on with discless plans, saying “digitalization is progressing” across all media despite heavy protest from players

Sony vows to press…

Sony has been asked about its decision to kill off physical media in PlayStation’s latest earnings call. The company,…
Will you power down your PS5 for a week in protest of Sony’s all-digital future? A new petition encourages you to pull the plug on PlayStation

Will you power down…

The backlash against Sony’s proposed all-digital future continues apace this week. The company, which recently announced plans to end…
“Sony had the strictest social media guidelines they’ve ever seen issued,” says former first-party dev about physical disc backlash

“Sony had the strictest…

Sony has reportedly engaged its strictest social media rules for current and former staff across the company and its…
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot doesn’t believe PlayStation ditching physical discs will “disturb” the industry much

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot…

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has chimed in on the debate surrounding Sony’s planned shift away from physical disc production,…
EU admits it cannot stop Sony killing physical discs – “companies are free to offer games and services in the manner that they see fit”

EU admits it cannot…

The European Union has confirmed it cannot prevent Sony from scrapping physical discs, stating “companies are free to offer…
“A hammer blow for games retail” – Experts weigh in on PlayStation’s discless future, and the impact it will have on traditional game stores

“A hammer blow for…

Last week, Sony announced that in January 2028, large-scale production of physical discs for new games would cease. This…
Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima “really sad” about Sony ending physical disc production, and says lack of media ownership has “frightening” possibilities

Death Stranding director Hideo…

Hideo Kojima has spoken about Sony’s cessation of physical video game disc production, with the director behind Death Stranding…
Sony assures developers they can still order some games on disc after 2027 – but there’s a catch

Sony assures developers they…

Sony is reportedly informing developers that they can still order disc games beyond January 2028 providing the game releases…
Halo: Campaign Evolved really, really wants you to know you can get a physical disc even if you buy it on PS5

Halo: Campaign Evolved really,…

Microsoft is using Sony’s decision to end production of discs from 2028 as a selling point for Halo: Campaign…
Man, I Miss Big Bargain Bins Of Used Video Games

Man, I Miss Big…

Is that a used copy of Nintendogs?!Source