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

Post by iwontberude » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC

phire wrote: post #192

jonhohle wrote: post #107

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Years ago I did a podcast[0] on physical media and hypothesized UHD would be the last physical movie format (and was shocked that it was even a thing). The next two years are probably going to be a mess as collectors snatch everything up annd inventory gets cleared out. 0 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cherry-bombs-the-under...

UHD bluray isn't really a new physical format. It's the exact same physical format as regular bluray. They didn't change a thing except move some previously optional parts of the bluray spec (like three layer discs, and 33GB per layer) to being compulsory. I don't think we have ever seen something like it before. A new media format that breaks backwards compatibility, yet uses the exact same physical medium as the pr…

Post by runarberg » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC

NathanielK wrote: post #126

bakies wrote: post #84

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Libraries :(

My local library never made the jump to Blu-Ray and still only has DVDs. They have physical copies of video games too though.

Post by artisinal » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC

rrreese wrote: post #89

Insanity wrote: post #80

Haven’t bought a physical game in at least 15 years (because of Steam). I do wonder how many people still buy physical copies these days. Not sure what the sales are like on PS but at least on Steam you can find great deals for the digital copies as well. (You lose the reselling though)

Due to the steam sales and deep discounting its easy to buy games on steam for much cheaper then the consoles. For console where a game may be £60 for several years, buying physical means you can resell. For anyone with a budget, it makes a huge difference on how many games you can play.

Post by 0x457 » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC

garciansmith wrote: post #227

0x457 wrote: post #197

I never understood why disc versions of current gent console exists at all. Don't @ me about internet speeds: even if game does come on a disc, day 1 patches got out of hand before this generation was launched or in works.

One reason is control. You control the physical media. You can sell it, you can buy used games, let people borrow them, etc. This affects less people, but there are also many who like collecting them. Physical objects are nice, especially if you've been keeping all your old games for old consoles. Which also ties into control of course: you can still play your games, even if the companies that made them and the conso…

Post by steve1977 » Wed, Jul 01, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC

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?