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Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by bigfishrunning »

dice wrote: post #36
fredoralive wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Closing the online store for older systems simultaneously with announcing the dropping of physical media leaves an interesting question for the future. Even if you’ve never bought an online PS3 or Vita game, you’ll still be able to use the systems for physical games. Presumably once the PS6 store is gone, any console is just an ornament if you don’t have access to an account with games already purchased (and how long…

I was having this discussion with my 9 year old yesterday. He mentioned that a friend had Rocket League on their Switch 2 and "it didn't even need a game card". I told him that anything without a physical card can be taken away, the company that made it can decide to take it back or to stop letting it work. Compared that to my old DS which he found along with game cards for Lego Star Wars and Scribblenauts that still…

Your point stands, but Rocket League specifically is free (this wasn't always true, but is now...)

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

Noe2097 wrote: post #28

Wow that doesn't sound great. We won't own games anymore, we won't be able to sell/acquire used games, we won't be able to play disconnected. I'm curious whether Nintendo will be following the same path.

> I'm curious whether Nintendo will be following the same path.

Probably, they're already heavily invested in digital-only games, e.g. virtual console, or selling game boxes with just a download code.

But this goes back years already, physical copies of their games have remained expensive for ages. Relatively modern and/or very common "everyone has these" games like various pokemon games going for full price to 2-3x that.

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by mghackerlady »

OuterVale wrote: post #4

Shutting down the stores on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, too. https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playsta... Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48745476

Shit, they tried a while ago with a lot of pushback. I hope they don't. I love my vita, and while realistically anybody playing one nowadays has it hacked and can get games from wherever they please, it sucks that the only official way is going the way of the dodo

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by kaishin »

pryelluw wrote: post #25

Guess I’m throwing my PS5 out the window and going to PC. This war on physical media is ridiculous. Pretty soon they’re going to require us to buy the console but rent the controllers for the very low price of $79.99 a month.

To solve what exactly? Sure you will punish Sony but that won't bring optical media back. We need to accept and move on with the times.

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by bigfishrunning »

fredoralive wrote: post #7

Well, I guess that answers the question of whether the PS6 will have an awkward snap on disc drive.

to be fair, the "awkward snap-on disc drive" on ps5 isn't really awkward -- it's a one time install and is now indistinguishable from a built-in drive.

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by Hamuko »

OuterVale wrote: post #4

Shutting down the stores on the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, too. https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playsta... Discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48745476

This is why I will not be buying a PlayStation 6. I've had my Steam account for 20 years (21 come October) and I can still download every single thing I've ever bought there. Why should I invest in buying PS6 games when they're gonna be made obsolete by Sony?

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

kuerbel wrote: post #10

Aaaand I'm not going to buy a PS6. On pc there is some competition at least between Steam, epic, gog (the odd one out but I like it) and such. I have no interest in buying a vendor specific computer with only one storefront and no competition.

But those are still digital-only platforms, with a chance of them disappearing. Epic is the biggest risk there, I think.

GoG is an interesting case though, it has loads of games that by and large were available on physical media, but because said physical media is either gone, broken, or in the hands of collectors, getting a physical copy of those games is difficult now. Them being a digital platform re-enables people to play these games.

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by Imustaskforhelp »

So physical disc production is ending for new games on Playstation.

At the same time, as @outervale has said: they are shutting down PS3 and PS Vita online stores as well.

AND at the same time as @zache has said & previous discussions about PlayStation Deleting 551 Movies from Customers' Accounts.

WHILE at the same time, Dynamic pricing[0] is occuring where people who buy games are charged more because PS expects them to be able to cough up more money from my understanding

Combining all of this: No physical disc + shutting down online stores + deleting movies from customers accounts + dynamic pricing.

These might basically just be planned obsolence devices while trying to extract as much profits as humanly possible from your wallets.

I remember the dynamic pricing debate and that some people were somewhat tolerable of that, but I think that being tolerable of that is what is causing more and more precedents and an overall situation has occur where things are just increasingly more actively consumer-hostile.

[0]: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-reportedly-testing-dynamic...

Re: Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

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Post by bigfishrunning »

kuerbel wrote: post #10

Aaaand I'm not going to buy a PS6. On pc there is some competition at least between Steam, epic, gog (the odd one out but I like it) and such. I have no interest in buying a vendor specific computer with only one storefront and no competition.

It's important to note that that vendor specific computer is 1) cheaper then a PC that can play equivalent games, and 2) much more reliable (i never have to mess with drivers, updates just work, etc...)
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