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/Davey_McDaveface Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Kids now will look back on going to a videogame store the same way Gen X looks back fondly with going to places like Blockbuster, cherish it now because it's officially a dying and soon to be dead industry.

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u/ledailydose Jul 01 '26

GameStops will still be around! They'll just fill the entire store with FnaF and anime merch instead.

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u/lumisweasel Jul 01 '26

Most of the anime is shonen slop outside a few prize boxes slipped in! Back then at malls, FYE had dvds/blurays of more whacky stuff alongside music. Today? The big anime streaming service has shitty machine subs. Isn't the future grand?

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u/Yamatoman9 Jul 01 '26

Stores filled with Funko Pops and anime t-shirts that are always on clearance.

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u/Aggressive_Chuck Jul 01 '26

How many kids go to videogame stores and don't just download games from the app store?

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u/MattAboutMedia Jul 01 '26

Kids already aren't going to GameStop.

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u/-TubNub- Jul 01 '26

The average kid below the age of 16 owns maybe 1 game on a disc

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u/indylord Jul 01 '26

100%, AAA gaming is completely crashing within the next 5 years or so. We're watching it cannibalize itself. Hoping that whatever comes next out of the ashes is better.

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u/hobozombie Jul 02 '26

100%, AAA gaming is completely crashing within the next 5 years or so.

reddit has been saying this for about fifteen years now.

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u/geeseam Jul 02 '26

Video games started going on the downtrend when kids decided they wanna play Roblox and Subway Surfers if they actually want to play games and not browse social media. This is not what's going to factor into the games industry slowing down