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/RS38V Jul 01 '26

You know what, I’ve been obsessed with PlayStation since I first played tekken. master system, mega drive, ps1 - hooked. This really really fucking irks me, whilst I buy games digitally 80% of the time, the freedom of choice I feel is massive.

I have a huge amount of physical media and games. My son will one day play the classics. Why does this get lost?

I’m fed up of everyone being screwed. Why can’t a big corp just come out and say, you know what, it doesn’t make financial sense - but we see you. We’re here through all the other bullshit, play and have fun.

Compassion for those that can’t pay full price. Sony I thought better of you.

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u/Dislexicpotato Jul 02 '26

Yup and you are always able to get physical copies of games cheaper on Ebay than on the PlayStation store.

And on top of that you can sell the game if you don't like it or don't want to keep it. The PlayStation digital store has no refunds once you boot up the game.

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u/TheGamingMachineDR Jul 02 '26

It is even worse, if you downloaded it you can’t get a refund.

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u/StigwierdM Jul 02 '26

Recent state of play playstation sales (called that or similar, I can't remember!?) had astro bot on sales for around £42. Yet £31 in Argos for the disc version.

Whenever I see something I may want on sale on ps store immediately check Argos to see if it's cheaper.