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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 0x457 »

j45 wrote: post #206
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.

If the console is diskless, it will be the last console I ever buy from that company. Sucks to say that about Sony but this is an incredibly out of touch move, that will always linger in the back of gamers minds that it could be tried again in the future if rolled back. Disc consoles are superior in nearly every way: - Disc consoles also have a hard drive, best of both worlds. - You own the physical game. You don't o…

> You own the physical game.

When it comes to consoles - you do not.

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

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Post by tialaramex »

Uvix wrote: post #200
mittensc wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> And the most relevant part is that you cannot transfer/sell a digital copy. EU or any other gov can pass a law to allow that and we'll have the option.

Or they’ll just stop “selling” copies in those territories and only allow short-term rentals or monthly subscription services.

One of the EU's backstop "Fuck Trump" options is to stop enforcing America's IP rights.

Maybe this USB stick full of MCU movies isn't the highest possible quality and two of the Thor movies are missing for some reason, however it cost less than €20, so who cares ? Oh it's illegal? Well my government said they don't give a shit about that until you get rid of the orange lunatic

In a world where American media companies are also trying to fuck over consumers that sort of action could probably get a rotting corpse re-elected in a landslide, that's one of the reasons it's on the backstop threat list - dry policy responses don't connect with voters, but "make as many copies of their stuff as you like" is incredibly popular.

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

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Post by MYEUHD »

Telaneo wrote: post #111
Cthulhu_ wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not convinced, jailbreaks are becoming more difficult.

Given enough time, I'm sure it will happen, if only because they're not going to get security updates until the end of time. And even if true, there's always emulation (also a pain though).

Emulation requires the ability to dump games.

And dumping games requires a jailbreak.

That's why there's no switch 2 emulation as of now.

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

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Post by xp84 »

giwook wrote: post #68
lelandfe wrote: post #38

To illustrate why this is stupid, I will furnish two links to purchase Dark Souls 3 (PS4, 2016) Ebay, to buy: $11 + shipping[0] PS Store, to rent: $60[1] [0] https://www.ebay.com/itm/298370753624 [1] https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/dark-souls-iii/

You've illustrated exactly why Sony is getting rid of physical media. Money.

Also, remember the marketing idea of the "Disney Vault"? In the 90s, Disney would take all their movies in and out of print basically, only selling tapes some of the time, and they'd charge top dollar for them, because you couldn't just walk into Walmart and grab a copy of "Cinderella" anytime. They created scarcity easily this way, since before ebay, finding specific things like a certain videotape at a thrift store or something was a lot more work. So they would charge like $25 for a decades-old movie and say "Get it now, before it goes back in the vault!"

I can see this happening with games more after the death of physical media. Create artificial scarcity with limited time windows and charge top dollar for old games because there will be literally no way to get them besides on their digital store terms.

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

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Post by MrGilbert »

This will hopefully backfire. As soon as there are no more physical copies of games available, Sony will run into the same situation that Apple is currently, which will make them a Gatekeeper in the EU. That will eventually mean that they need to open their platform for third-party-vendors. But, yeah. It will be bad for a few years at least, I'm afraid.

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

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Post by j45 »

0x457 wrote: post #241
j45 wrote: post #206

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If the console is diskless, it will be the last console I ever buy from that company. Sucks to say that about Sony but this is an incredibly out of touch move, that will always linger in the back of gamers minds that it could be tried again in the future if rolled back. Disc consoles are superior in nearly every way: - Disc consoles also have a hard drive, best of both worlds. - You own the physical game. You don't o…

> You own the physical game. When it comes to consoles - you do not.

Are you saying physical discs can be disabled once the console and disc are in the hands of the owner?

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

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Post by owlninja »

miiiiiike wrote: post #73
phire wrote: post #23

With this news, I have to wonder how much longer bluray will live. Will we continue seeing new bluray releases of movies and TV shows for decades, or are their days numbered? The loss of console gaming presumably removes a guaranteed revenue source that was keeping Bluray pressing plants alive. Sales of DVDs and Bluray have been declining for years [1] [3] . Some people have been excited pushing the news that UHD blu…

I saw my first Dolby Vision Blu-ray and immediately started a Blu-Ray collection. The Blu-ray player on the PS5 is fine, but a nice dedicated player from Sony blows it away. I would pay for my favorite albums on Blu-ray too. I wish more artists released their entire discography on a really well produced Blu-ray. NIN would be perfect for this. So many Halos, so many videos, all in release order. A real release of Pure…

I just pre-ordered the 4K UHD remaster of The Sopranos, and while on the Gruv site I saw another UHD remaster of a movie I enjoy and ordered it. I am excited to experience this (haven't watched physical media in forever), but I was planning on using my PS5. My research also confirms that standalone players are legit, but they are more expnsive than I figured! I guess I'll give one a try and hope this isn't another addiction...

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

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Post by dominictorresmo »

cbolton wrote: post #243

I wonder if piracy will eventually fill for physical releases of movies and games. It might be a fun project to make an online store game work on blue ray with nice packaging...

In Brazil we have some websites that do this with old console games. Like this one: https://oldgame.com.br/
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