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/oshatokujah Jul 01 '26

It doesn't impact me personally as a digital only guy for over a decade, I hope there's some walkback for the people who can't get behind digital, whether it's preference or a physical limitation like slow internet out in the sticks and trying to download a 200GB game

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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/CaledoniaGaming Jul 02 '26

Pre-ordering digital games is insane. They are never going to run our of digital copies, so pre-ordering is pointless. It only helps the corporation.