UK retail group, the Entertainment Retailers Association, has criticised Sony’s decision to stop physical game production, stating it doesn’t represent progress.
Sony is not going to reverse its decision on killing physical game discs, an industry consultant has said, noting how lucrative digital content is.
A petition that calls for Sony to reconsider scrapping physical media in January 2028 has reached a new milestone in signatures.
A lawsuit has been filed against Sony by a Dutch consumer group, which alleges the PlayStation manufacturer has been exploiting its dominant market position.
A new report has claimed that Sony neglected to keep its publishing and business partners in the loop about its plans to scrap physical game discs on PlayStation.
The CEO of an independent Canadian games retailer started a petition calling for Sony consider its plans for a digital-only games future, and has hit over 120,000 signatures.
Hideo Kojima has said he’s ‘really sad’ about Sony’s decision to cease production of physical game discs for PlayStation in January 2028.
Sony has revealed that developers will still be able to place orders for physical game discs for titles that were released prior to January 2028.
Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has said he ‘doesn’t necessarily agree’ with Sony’s decision to end physical game disc production.
Sony recently started rolling out dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store, which is all the more concerning in wake of its decision to end physical game disc production.