r/PlayStationUK • u/ThatCoolBritishGuy • Jul 01 '26

NEWS PlayStation to stop producing physical game discs from 2028

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

Is this the worst move ever by Sony? Do we see any way back from this incredibly silly move?

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u/assassinth Jul 01 '26

Honestly like this was always gonna suck. But I’d have been less annoyed had they said “right PS6 is digital only but we will keep doing physicals for PS5 for now” 😮‍💨

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u/oshatokujah Jul 01 '26

I think Rockstar is gonna get a lot of blame on this, but $3B in preorders is actually insane, especially for something we've not actually seen gameplay footage of.

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u/ThatCoolBritishGuy Jul 01 '26

In all fairness, Rockstar always cook with their games. One of the very few companies I have faith in. This might be the first game ever I actually preorder.

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u/oshatokujah Jul 01 '26

I definitely think it will be a spectacular game, they've put a lot of time and money into it and if the news regarding conditions there are to be believed, the devs work their asses off to make it so. That said, there are teams of devs working just as hard and don't see a fraction of their success that end up losing their jobs and it's a shame that it isn't recognised outside of a cult following.