A Look At Why PlayStation Is Killing Off Discs
The shift will leave retailers selling code-in-box copies as digital prices often stay at launch levels, with one report finding physical games usually cost less.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it will end manufacturing of physical PlayStation discs beginning January 2028, shifting all future releases to digital-only formats across the platform.
- Financial incentives drive the decision; for a $70 first-party game, retailers receive $21 of the sale price, while Sony earns the full amount on digital versions.
- A Tweakers report found physical versions are statistically cheaper, noting first-party PlayStation exclusives are "almost never cheaper than their physical counterparts" on the PlayStation Store.
- Hundreds of thousands signed a petition asking Sony to revert the decision, while users flooded the company's 2013 PS4 anti-DRM video with critical comments.
- Retailers will continue selling boxes containing only download codes or vouchers, as Sony does not appear to be backing down from this transition.
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