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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 kouteiheika »

Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #188

That will put them in direct competition with Steam, though. Suddenly their cheaper console will result in way higher cost for the lifetime of the console. Killing the used market is a very bad idea. Remember what happened with xbox?

> That will put them in direct competition with Steam, though. Suddenly their cheaper console will result in way higher cost for the lifetime of the console.

...funny that so many people were complaining about the recent Steam Machine not being worth it compared to just getting a PS5; maybe now it's not that bad of a deal after all, huh?

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Post by Narishma »

mghackerlady wrote: post #172
fluoridation wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not everyone wants to do research for every little purchase. XBox and PS controllers are likely to be at least good enough, if not the baseline of quality. A few weeks ago I got an XBox-compatible third party controller with Hall effect sticks, and while it's mostly alright, I found a weird issue where when I enter a specific mode in one game by holding the right trigger I have to have the stick centered or it doesn'…

Do people genuinely not know about 8bitdo though? It doesn't take a lot of research if you're in a store or recommended it by amazon

No, they don't. They're a niche manufacturer, of course they're not as well known as Xbox or Playstation.

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Post by testfrequency »

jwitthuhn wrote: post #260
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.

Retailer exclusion. Monopoly behavior. Total market control of goods.

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Post by dandellion »

antiloper wrote: post #207
accrual wrote: post #31

> Sony's announcement follows Rockstar's announcement that Grand Theft Auto 6 will come with a download code in a box rather than a physical disc. It's a move that most notably stamps out second-hand reselling of a game. This is the big point for me. If one buys a digital PlayStation game there's virtually no easy way to transfer it to another owner or sell it like one could do in past console generations. There will…

> There will always be modding and ways to play game dumps There won't because advances in defensive cybersecurity have made it so that software exploits are extremely rare (if they exist at all), and modern chips contain hardware defenses against electrical attacks like voltage glitching.

There are already more game dumps and mods than anyone can play in single lifetime. There are plenty games without DRM and always-online protections in GOG alone.

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Post by hootz »

1-6 wrote: post #265

I wonder why Sony or Microsoft don't try to 'game' the used market by becoming the used marketplace for virtual copies. They can charge a commission for every game that changes hands.

Why would someone ever buy new, if that was the case?

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Post by purnya2 »

deadbabe wrote: post #190
Telaneo wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Replace 'games' with 'books' in your comment. Would you feel the same way?

No because shelves full of books make great decorations and sound proofing in between walls.

I'm sorry, is that it? Have you ever seen how a collection looks like? They have a lot of charm as well.

Once they used to be even better because they'd come with manuals, posters, and more inside the case, but unfortunately they already took that away from us...

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

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Post by CommanderData »

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/

Yes stupid for shareholders and until the EU comes in and saves the day again this will continue.

There's something to be said for creating a near monopoly and also having the ability to digitally revoke someones right to use something they purchased legally, which we'll see more of.

Regulations are needed to protect us.

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