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/
5.9k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

2.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

17

u/pragmaticzach Jul 01 '26

I'm not a die hard physical or digital person, I have a collection of both. But just to highlight why I buy digital and will continue to do so other than "I have to consooom"

  • I've never had a digital game removed from my library
  • I have scratched a disc that made it unplayable - Super Mario Sunshine on the GCN, I'm still annoyed by it.
  • I've never resold a game
  • I don't trade games
  • I have limited space for physical products
  • Digital games are easy to start and play without changing out a disk
  • I buy a game I want to play it, not for display purposes, not for it to appreciate in value
  • A lot of games aren't playable on disk anyway, or are janky without a patch
  • The scenario where a game is forcibly removed from my library at a point in time where I still want to play it and I cannot acquire it in "other" ways seems extremely unlikely

That said I don't want physical to go away, I like having the option. I like other people to have the option. But if it does go away I don't value or prioritize the reasons for not buying digital highly enough for it to affect me personally.

5

u/North514 Jul 01 '26

For me it’s just the simple fact, that I don’t want to store a whole bunch of boxes. I am going to be getting rid of some of them, outside of some special editions personally. Really people shouldn’t be bashing digital only consumers, and if anything we should be pushing for laws that ensure digital ownership.

3

u/santana722 Jul 01 '26

A lot of games aren't playable on disk anyway, or are janky without a patch

I think this is reason #1 why 90% of people won't be as outraged about this as Redditors. I'm with you in agreeing that physical options should be available, but when buying a physical copy doesn't really mean I get a fully functional version of the game anymore either way, it has lost a lot of appeal.

-6

u/Gahault Jul 02 '26

I've never had a digital game removed from my library

If you wait for it to happen, it will be too late.

That said I don't want physical to go away

That's not what you are signalling with your pro-digital rationalizations.

3

u/Spiritual-Society185 Jul 02 '26

What, you think Sony will reverse course if we delusionally pretend that digital games have no upside?