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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 iamjake648 »

criddell wrote: post #205
CM30 wrote: post #165

Well, if Nintendo and Microsoft go the same route (and sadly, I see that being almost inevitable at some point), that's probably the end of my interest in gaming as a whole. I generally refuse to 'rent' or 'license' things on a temporary basis, and have decided in this generation that every game I'll get for Switch 2 will be a physical game on cart version, without exception. And the reasons for that are pretty simpl…

I'm guessing you know this already, but I thought it's worth saying - some Switch 2 carts only contain a game key and not the actual game. https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/...

At least they clearly label them and make them easy to avoid!

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

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Post by gonzalohm »

CM30 wrote: post #165

Well, if Nintendo and Microsoft go the same route (and sadly, I see that being almost inevitable at some point), that's probably the end of my interest in gaming as a whole. I generally refuse to 'rent' or 'license' things on a temporary basis, and have decided in this generation that every game I'll get for Switch 2 will be a physical game on cart version, without exception. And the reasons for that are pretty simpl…

What about PC gaming? There are stores that sell you the game and it's yours to keep

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

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Post by j45 »

0x457 wrote: post #215
j45 wrote: post #202

One huge downside for this is allowing kids to understand how things work. A digital delivery world does not teach the same way as children learning to put a DVD into a player, hitting play, and understanding how things get somewhere. Physical game disks, were also about community, gathering. This is surprising because Sony obsessed over the isolation it was creating when it released the walkman.

> A digital delivery world does not teach the same way as children learning to put a DVD into a player, hitting play, and understanding how things get somewhere. What did putting a disc in disc reader thought you? > This is surprising because Sony obsessed over the isolation it was creating when it released the walkman. And they have the only online storefront on PlayStation, therefore 2nd-hand market is gone. So wha…

Good point about the second-hand market disappearing digitally, if anything it might renew efforts to jailbreak consoles.

The disc is a step along the way, from record players, to reels, to cassettes, to video tapes, to discs.

Instead of experiencing changes forward, it can be experienced step by step backwards.

Much like Gen Z are rediscovering the 90's, along with single use devices, music players, dedicated cameras, etc, and hopefully remember some people got to experience it as their real present life.

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

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Post by bakies »

runarberg wrote: post #233
NathanielK wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

I don’t know the stats but I would guess more people have DVD players then Blu-Ray, so it makes sense for libraries to rather offer DVDs. DVDs is also one of these things that is good enough. The jump in quality between DVD and Blu-Ray is very unnoticeable (when fully immersed) compared to e.g. between VHS and DVD (or even between vinyl and CD).

Yeah bluray is really only necessary for 4k. And dvd probably beats streaming quality

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

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Post by MBCook »

steve1977 wrote: post #239
MBCook wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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?

Why not? Maybe people already have an account there with payment set up, the console hooked up to the TV and soundbar and don't want do sign up somewhere else? Furthermore, Sony Pictures is huge, so selling movies is absolutely part of Sony's business as a whole.

Sony Pictures. A different division of a huge conglomerate. And Sony already has other movie selling divisions/streaming services.

It’s not all one Sony. Just like Samsung or MS divisions fight and get into spats.

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Post by officeplant »

deadbabe wrote: post #189
officeplant wrote: post #76

Rip main stream physical game market. Long live independent physical game market. We already see people with 3d printed carts, designing labels and making their own homebrew games for retro consoles. Some people are also producing their own big box PC games for the hell of it. As I continue to largely ignore AAA & mainstream gaming companies I look forward to how the indie gaming market takes advantage of everyone's…

Nearly all of the people who sell third party physical carts and media are also selling digital versions as well, which sell in much greater numbers. The physicality is a novelty, much like vinyl records. It’s a market sure, but not a significant one that calls for a paradigm shift.

>also selling digital versions as well, which sell in much greater numbers.

Happy for them, I'll even buy it if it's DRM-free with off-line installers I can back up.

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

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Post by jwitthuhn »

MrGilbert wrote: post #247

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.

Why would physical copies matter for this? All physical games have to be signed by Sony anyways so it's not like a third-party can produce them.
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