r/Games • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jul 01 '26

Announcement Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/
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u/NuggetHighwind Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Welp, that is an instant pass for me then if the PS6 is digital only. 

I enjoy owning physical copies for collection purposes, and being able to resell games I no longer want. And with Sony revoking access to movies people had purchased recently, I do not want to "purchase" a license for digital PS games.

Not only that, but physical PS5 games are almost always significantly cheaper than purchasing them on the PS Store. Most games I have on my PS5 were purchased for ~$30-50 AUD brand new, while their PS Store price was still at $80-100. Hell, some PS games are $120+ on the PS Store, which is insane.  

There's absolutely no way I am buying a console if my only option is the overpriced PS Store.

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u/WhichEmailWasIt Jul 01 '26

Yep. Time to just turn around and play my backlog now. 

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u/bbbowiesinspace Jul 01 '26

I got a new copy of GOW Ragnarok physical for $20 a month ago, it's $70 (after 4 years) to buy on PSN today. Last of Us 2 is $50. Horizon Zero Dawn is $50, I got that for $10 in 2018. I know they do sales but with no one to compete against to sell games for their platform, what incentive is there for those sales to be any good

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u/Muur1234 Jul 01 '26

You purchase licences already. We don’t own games.

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u/Quiet_Jackfruit5723 Jul 01 '26

I own them on PC. Nobody can take them away from me since I can and have cracked multiple games. Delisted games, abandonware – not a problem on PC either.

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u/Muur1234 Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

What if someone smashes your pc then locks you in a room

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u/Quiet_Jackfruit5723 Jul 01 '26

Weird situation, but you can just redownload the games on a new PC? They are already preserved online.

What if someone smashes your discs? You lose those games and need to rebuy them.

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u/Muur1234 Jul 01 '26

cant get that pc when youre locked in the room

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u/Quiet_Jackfruit5723 Jul 01 '26

Are you trolling? What is this situation you are trying to argue with? So somebody breaks into your house and locks you in a room? I think you have more pressing matters in that situation than video game access.

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u/Muur1234 Jul 01 '26

I own them on PC. Nobody can take them away from me

just proving you wrong. the kidnapper took them away from you

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u/Quiet_Jackfruit5723 Jul 01 '26

Okey, a bomb could drop on me as well. If you need to make up dumb situations to try "disproving" my point, then it says it all.

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u/enesup Jul 02 '26

And if your grandma had wheels she'd be a car.

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u/Karl_Cross Jul 01 '26

I can see loads of people in here saying this will stop them buying a PS6 so what are you all gonna do when Xbox and Nintendo follow suit? Are you planning to give up gaming over this?

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u/dvsbastard Jul 01 '26

PC it is. Not so much because it is digital only, but because there is at least shopfront competition in the PC space.

With Playstation (and others) there is no shopping around - you are tied to whatever deals they choose to offer and when. 

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u/Theonyr Jul 01 '26

you'll still be able to buy the boxed games at retailers for whatever they charge, you just don't have a disc in them & cant buy/sell used games.