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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 mghackerlady »

fishgoesblub wrote: post #137
mghackerlady wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most people really don't care, which is a shame. The sheer quality difference between a 4k digital movie and a 4k bluray is astounding. Hell, oftentimes a standard bluray looks better despite the lower resolution since it isn't being compressed

> since it isn't being compressed Isn't being compressed as much . All Blurays are compressed either with MPEG2, VC1, H.264, or H.265 if it's an UHD Bluray.

Huh, I always thought they were uncompressed. That's why people preferred it over hd-dvd

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

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Post by antisthenes »

fennecfoxy wrote: post #95
buran77 wrote: post #8

Discs are less convenient so people have slowly moved to digital sales. This worked even better for console manufacturers, cheaper to drop that disc reader, and the second hand market is effectively dead which increases new game sales. The side-effect most people didn't consider is that you never really own a digital copy. And the most relevant part is that you cannot transfer/sell a digital copy. For everything else…

And also quality. I wouldn't think that the copy of some movie Netflix is streaming to me will be 60-100GB over the duration of the movie. Not to mention when their services have issues and you're watching 5-10 minutes of low quality content until it settles and snaps up to full (streaming) quality.

What's kind of an annoying side effect of this is that you have all this fancy new display tech, like quantum dot LED (marketing term, but w/e), or OLED, but it's all pointless because you're just watching it with crappy compression, negating the quality gains.

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

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Post by Imustaskforhelp »

Cpoll wrote: post #119
K3UL wrote: post #29

One of the major reasons I upgraded to ps5 was because it would also allow me to play blu-ray movies. If the PS6 comes out with no disc player at all, not a chance I buy it. Also, that's a definite middle finger to second hand and physical stores then ? Hoping MS will make a bet in the opposite direction (but I don't see it) and the players will follow..

> middle finger to second hand and physical stores They've seen the writing on the wall for at least a decade; that's why GameStop has more shelf space for Funko Pops than for games.

Genuine question but is this why Gamestop was thinking about buying E-bay which ironically had some of the most greatest meme about "half cash, half stock" if someone remembers that in terms of the immense stupidity displayed in botching up the deal or the finances of it.

but what is the plan for shops like GameStop then if nobody buys or sells games anymore via offline shops. as you mentioned with Funko pops (and I had to search up with that), but they could perhaps transition to merchandise focused goods but I think that even within that online could have a valid competition?

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

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Post by doubled112 »

jonhohle wrote: post #96
paolfs wrote: post #91

Imho this is no issue, as long as the game is playable after download without some kind of server or account. The moment you need an account or server to play you don't own the game. I think governments should step in here. They must force stores to use words like rent or lease instead of buy. That way it is way more clear where you are going to spend money on.

How do you purchase or download a game without a server or account?

I think they mean to say that it is fine as long as you no longer need a server or account once it is downloaded from their server.

You would be allowed to keep a backup, play the backup, transfer the backup, etc.

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

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Post by akmarinov »

Since they're also shutting down the PS3 and Vita stores - https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/an-update-on-playsta...

That means that when the PS8 rolls around, any games you've bought for the digital-only PS6 will be unplayable, so think about that when you buy digital games when that (and for PS5 now) comes through.

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

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Post by Telaneo »

bigfishrunning wrote: post #60
bilekas wrote: post #19

This is ridiculous, and not long after they've been updating their ToS to require you to sign in and phone home in order to continue to be allowed access to your digital library. > In response to shifting trends in consumer preference. I hate this corporate speak. If buying isn't ownership, then pirating isn't stealing.

> If buying isn't ownership, then pirating isn't stealing. You're not buying a game, you're buying a license to play the game. If you don't agree with the terms, don't buy that license, but that doesn't mean you're entitled to commit copyright infringement. If I buy a movie ticket, that means I get to watch the movie once. That's the agreement.

> If I buy a movie ticket, that means I get to watch the movie once. That's the agreement.

Good thing I don't recognise copyright. Can't infringe on that which does not exist. I'm sick of pretending it does good in the world when I constantly see its consequences are things like this.

> If I buy a movie ticket, that means I get to watch the movie once. That's the agreement.

Given the amount of agreements out there that have unfair terms from the get go, or are otherwise Darth Vadered, why should anyone care what deal the corps give you?

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

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Post by Rodmine »

fluoridation wrote: post #130
deadbabe wrote: post #27

I used to think this was bad, but honestly? It’s just games. Some people buy tons of digital games they literally never even play. If they were physical games, imagine all the e-waste. And what’s the point of physical games? So you can play the game in 30 years from now on some retro console you’ve diligently maintained? Get over it, you’re not going to do any of that. There’s no mythical third act where you go throu…

>There’s no mythical third act where you go through some library of physical CDs and reminisce about an old ass game. Huh? You won't replay every game, sure, but once in a while you'll find a game that you keep coming back to even many years after first playing it. The last time I played Pokémon Red all the way through was only a few years ago. I have permanent Deus Ex, Crysis, FEAR, and Duke Nukem 3D installations o…

Maybe remember the experience but grow up?

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

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Post by podgietaru »

MBCook wrote: post #56
zache6 wrote: post #6

Sucks to see this right after the Studio Canal movie situation [1]. I won't be getting another PlayStation. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48691346

Why would anyone “buy” movies from PlayStation . That’s not their business, I would never have expected them to be in it for the long haul, just like MS did a rug pull on this a few years ago didn’t they?

It was their business, because they sold them....
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