From Nintendo to KFC, How Brands Reacted to the PlayStation Disc Controversy
Sony says 80% of full-game sales are already digital as it prepares to sell new PlayStation titles through the PlayStation Store only.
- On June 1, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning January 2028, shifting to digital-only distribution via the PlayStation Store and retail code formats.
- Driven by digital downloads accounting for about 80% of software revenue in fiscal 2025, Sony has begun repurposing its Salzburg, Austria, disc factory to manufacture optical microlenses instead.
- Publishers can still release games at retail using 'code in a box' formats or re-order existing disc titles, with no impact on games released or scheduled before January 2028.
- Brands including KFC, GitHub, and Respawn mocked the announcement on social media, while former PlayStation Worldwide Studios leader Shawn Layden called the decision 'fairly dramatic'.
- Game developer Hideo Kojima warned that digital-only distribution could mean users lose access to purchased content, as Sony simultaneously shutters legacy PS3 and PS Vita stores by July 2027.
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The announcement comes just a few days after the news that even the hotly awaited GTA 6 will appear without a physical edition. Among players, the anger grows.
Hideo Kojima Says He's "Really Sad" About PlayStation Ending Physical Games and Warns a Streaming-Only Future Is "Frightening"
The gaming community is still processing Sony's decision to end production of new physical PlayStation game discs in 2028, and one of the industry's biggest creative voices has now weighed in. Hideo Kojima, the legendary creator of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, shared his thoughts on the move, and it's clear he isn't happy about what it could mean for the future of game ownership.For collectors, preservationists, and anyone who enjoys ac…
Now That Sony Is Ending Physical Media, Is It Possible to Make Your Own PlayStation Discs?
Sony will stop making physical media by 2028. But could you make your own? It's a complicated, legally gray area. If you try, it's probably going to take some time and money.
Almost a week after announcing that it will stop producing games in physical format as of January 2028, PlayStation has republished on its social networks. However, far from responding to the huge controversy generated by the decision, the company has chosen to promote one of its next accessories. The publication, the first since last July 1, is dedicated to the FlexStrike Wireless Fight Stick, PlayStation’s new wireless arcade controller. In th…
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