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Part of situation: Sony disc phase-out and PS6 hardware strategy backlash (55 clusters)

Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs by 2028, Sparking Global Fan Backlash

Sony PlayStation physical disc digital shift fan petition

Sony announced on July 1, 2026 that it will stop manufacturing physical discs for new PlayStation games starting in January 2028, shifting to a fully digital distribution model. Existing games and titles slated for release before the cutoff will still be available on disc, and older releases can be ordered as boxed download codes. The decision follows a trend where digital sales accounted for about 80 % of full‑game revenue in fiscal year 2025. Sony’s Austrian disc‑press plant in Thalgau will cease PlayStation disc production, with a €30 million investment to retool the facility for optical micro‑lens components and retraining of its 300 staff.

The announcement triggered a strong consumer response: a Change.org petition titled “Don’t Kill the Disc” gathered over 120,000 verified signatures, and fans discussed boycotting PlayStation Plus subscriptions and pre‑order cancellations. Industry figures, including Hideo Kojima and Hideo? (as reported), expressed concern about game preservation, collector value, and the loss of ownership rights associated with physical media. Some publishers received internal guidance that they could continue ordering discs for titles released before 2028, and a limited “code‑in‑a‑box” format may replace physical discs for future releases. Retailers and used‑game stores warned of reduced foot traffic, while Sony emphasized that current digital purchases will remain accessible “for the foreseeable future.”

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about 2 months ago
PlayStation usunie Twoje konto i wszystkie gry. Dzięki, nie kupuję PS6 [www.rtvmaniak.pl]
about 2 months ago
Sony Ending Physical Games in 2028 Sparks Fury [tbreak.com]
about 2 months ago
ディスクが終わっても、あの頃のゲームは終わらない―血しぶきだらけの『ブシドーブレード』、輸入してまで遊んだ『アーマード・コア』、海外ゲーマーが綴る初代PlayStationの忘れがたき名作たち | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト [www.gamespark.jp]
about 2 months ago
‘Don’t Kill The Disc’: More Than 120,000 Fans Rally Against Sony’s Push Away From Physical Games [hot1009.com]
about 2 months ago
Koniec diskov pre PlayStation predsa len nebude taký radikálny. Sony schválilo dôležitú výnimku [gamesite.zoznam.sk]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation stellt Disc-Produktion ein: Reaktionen aus der Industrie - fettspielen. de [www.fettspielen.de]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation Et La Controverse Du Silence Sur La Fin Des Disques [dailydigital.fr]
about 2 months ago
Weeknote: 5 July 2026 – Sony kills disc games, AI music, Apple prices, StandBy, 16,000 games on Apple Watch and more | Revert to Saved: A blog about design, gaming and technology [reverttosaved.com]
about 2 months ago
Hideo Kojima dice la sua sulla decisione di Sony di non produrre più supporti fisici - Tech Gaming [www.techgaming.it]
about 2 months ago
Sept jeux à télécharger depuis la vitrine de la PlayStation 3 avant sa fermeture - Battlefield France [www.battlefield-france.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony 限制 PS5 外接光碟機每單限購一部　需求急升掀搶購潮 - 香港手機遊戲網 GameApps. hk [www.gameapps.hk]
about 2 months ago
Digital Foundry critica Sony por fim dos discos e sugere migração para o PC [gameplayscassi.com.br]
about 2 months ago
Datenträger schlagen Downloads: Darum kaufe ich Filme nur noch auf Blu-ray | t3n [t3n.de]
about 2 months ago
Sony to End Physical PlayStation Game Discs as Gaming Industry Accelerates Digital Shift - Bazaar Times [bazaartimes.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony: PlayStation schafft ab 2028 physische Spiele ab [www.appgamers.de]
about 2 months ago
Sony dice addio ai dischi fisici: una svolta che cambia il futuro del gaming [www.ecodipavia.it]
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Sony Blindsided Publishers, Stores & Even Its Own Teams With 2028 Digital-Only PlayStation Games - Geeks + Gamers [geeksandgamers.com]
about 2 months ago
تقارير: PlayStation ألغت الأقراص الفيزيائية دون التشاور مع الشركاء والناشرين - سعودي جيمر [www.saudigamer.com]
about 2 months ago
Byla to otázka času. Konec fyzických disků bylo tabulkovým rozhodnutím, řekl bývalý šéf PlayStationu [insmart.cz]
about 2 months ago
Hráči se bouří proti konci her na discích. Petice proti Sony překonala 100 000 podpisů [www.letemsvetemapplem.eu]
about 2 months ago
‘Don’t Kill The Disc’: More Than 120,000 Fans Rally Against Sony’s Push Away From Physical Games [zhiphopcleveland.com]
about 2 months ago
Questo è il vero motico per cui Sony dice addio ai giochi su disco? [www.tecnoandroid.it]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation fica em silêncio nas redes sociais - PSX Brasil [psxbrasil.com.br]
about 2 months ago
零售商发起请愿要求PlayStation保留实体游戏，获签名超16万 [www.ign.com.cn]
about 2 months ago
PS5 ohne Discs ab 2028: Ausnahmen bei Bestellungen für bestehende Spiele [www.it-boltwise.de]
about 2 months ago
‘Don’t Kill The Disc’: More Than 120,000 Fans Rally Against Sony’s Push Away From Physical Games [92q.com]
about 2 months ago
Publisher könnten schon 2027 auf PS5-Discs verzichten [basic-tutorials.de]
about 2 months ago
‘Don’t Kill The Disc’: More Than 120,000 Fans Rally Against Sony’s Push Away From Physical Games [theboxhouston.com]
about 2 months ago
O FIM DAS MÍDIAS FÍSICAS: Como isso afetará RESIDENT EVIL? - REVIL | [residentevil.com.br]
about 2 months ago
Sony Remains Silent as Petition Against Digital-Only PlayStation Reaches 120,000 Signatures [www.technobezz.com]
about 2 months ago
Interesse an PS5-Jailbreak steigt nach Ankündigung von PlayStations Ende physischer Medien [www.playstationinfo.de]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation Plus : le boycott de la fin du disque peut-il marcher ? [www.1001web.fr]
about 2 months ago
La cuenta de usuario se convierte en la llave de acceso a la biblioteca de videojuegos ante la pérdida de lo físico [www.diarioestrategia.cl]
about 2 months ago
小島秀夫憂雲端遊戲未來　稱 Sony 停止光碟只是第一步 - 香港手機遊戲網 GameApps. hk [www.gameapps.hk]
about 2 months ago
Nintendo als letzte Bastion physischer Spiele? Analyst äußert sich [basic-tutorials.de]
about 2 months ago
Analyytikko: Nintendo jatkaa pelien julkaisemista fyysisillä tallennusvälineillä [www.gamereactor.fi]
about 2 months ago
Sony’s End of PlayStation Game Discs Could Be the Beginning of Toy Innovation [globaltoynews.com]
about 2 months ago
Hideo Kojima Não Está Nada Feliz Com A Sony [woomagazine.com.br]
about 2 months ago
Over 100,000 PlayStation Fans Sign Petition Begging Sony Not to Kill Physical Games - GameRiv [gameriv.com]
about 2 months ago
Videogiochi: il fisico è davvero morto? I numeri dicono altro, ma alle aziende poco importa [www.uagna.it]
about 2 months ago
Kojima está triste por el fin de los discos de PlayStation, pero advierte que el streaming de juegos es lo que debería asustar a todos: no serás dueño de nada [www.tarreo.com]
about 2 months ago
PS5 : Sony limite désormais l’achat du lecteur Blu-ray à une unité par commande face à l’explosion de la demande [www.hardwarecooking.fr]
about 2 months ago
La réalité derrière les chiffres sur le jeu vidéo physique [new-game-plus.fr]
about 2 months ago
Kojima 'Really Sad' About PlayStation Killing Discs, Fears Cloud Gaming Future [tbreak.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony conferma fine dei giochi PS5 su disco dal 2028 con nuove modalità digitali [www.gamingpark.it]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation khai tử game đĩa, Sony chi 30 triệu euro chuyển đổi. . . [vnreview.vn]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation afirma que pode deletar os jogos digitais comprados pelos usuários [cabanadoleitor.com.br]
about 2 months ago
Sony admite que a próxima PlayStation quer viver fora da sala de estar | OtakuPT [www.otakupt.com]
about 2 months ago
零售實體遊戲的消逝趨勢看地理空間變貌：光碟落幕和二手交易 - U-ACG [u-acg.com]
about 2 months ago
時代的眼淚！Sony 宣布 2028 年起 PS 遊戲停止生產實體光碟，二手交易市場恐隨之終結 [www.techbang.com]
about 2 months ago
索尼调整PS5实体光盘策略 部分老游戏仍保留光盘发售 - CNMO科技 [phone.cnmo.com]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation Plus Price Increase May Come With PS5 Price Increase [comicbook.com]
about 2 months ago
What we will lose when Sony goes full discless [technology.inquirer.net]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation's First Tweet Since It Announced Plans to Kill Discs Is Going About as Well as You'd Expect [in.ign.com]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation in silenzio di tomba sui social: zero comunicazioni dopo lo stop ai giochi fisici [it.ign.com]
about 2 months ago
Fin des jeux PS5 en boîte dès 2028 : Sony rassure enfin les collectionneurs paniqués [www.letribunaldunet.fr]
about 2 months ago
Sony und das Disc-Aus: Social-Media-Konten seit einer Woche im Silent-Modus - wie lange noch? [www.play3.de]
about 2 months ago
Did PlayStation Just Blindside Its Own Business Partners With The Disc Decision? [news.abplive.com]
about 2 months ago
部分 PS5 实体版游戏被曝无法正确统计游玩时长，有玩家遭“归零” - IT之家 [www.ithome.com]
about 2 months ago
一箱 Xbox 360 光碟換到 PS5 主機？ Sony 宣佈停產實體遊戲二手市場即時升溫 [unwire.hk]
about 2 months ago
Lords of the Fallen 2 Studio CEO Says More Games May Go Fully Digital by 2027 or Sooner [gamingbolt.com]
about 2 months ago
‘Don’t Kill The Disc’: More Than 120,000 Fans Rally Against Sony’s Push Away From Physical Games [hotspotatl.com]
about 2 months ago
Don't Kill the Disc: Petition gegen Sonys Disc-Aus knackt 100. 000 [www.blogspan.net]
about 2 months ago
The end of the physical disc: Sony converts its manufacturing plant [observatorial.com]
about 2 months ago
GOG reage ao fim da mídia física no PlayStation e reforça defesa da propriedade digital [olhardigital.com.br]
about 2 months ago
French left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon declares 'Players have rights too!' over the death of physical discs [www.pcgamer.com]
about 2 months ago
"Não matem os discos": petição pública pede para que PlayStation mantenha produção de mídias físicas e consegue mais de 115 mil assinaturas [br.ign.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony encerrará mídia física no PlayStation [jogorama.com.br]
about 2 months ago
"Don't Kill the Disc" petition reaches 115,000 signatures in days after PlayStation confirms an end to physical games [www.gamereactor.eu]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation kommt ins Schwitzen: Disc-Laufwerke verkaufen sich blendend - aber niemand will angeblich Discs? [www.4kfilme.de]
about 2 months ago
Sony, dev üretim fabrikasını kapatıyor [www.yenicaggazetesi.com]
about 2 months ago
'Don't Kill the Disc' — Independent Retailer Launches Petition Calling on PlayStation to Keep Physical Games, Gets Over 115,000 Signatures [sea.ign.com]
about 2 months ago
Hideo Kojima está tan preocupado que se prepara para lo peor tras predecir la desaparición del formato físico en videojuegos en 2021 [www.vidaextra.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony announces PlayStation will go to a fully digital storefront by 2028 [iowastatedaily.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony PlayStation fiziksel disk kararını netleştirdi [www.teknoblog.com]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation: Regel für „gelöschte Accounts“ feuert Kritik weiter an [www.mobiflip.de]
about 2 months ago
Toppanalytiker: Nintendo kommer fortsätta släppa fysiska spel [www.gamereactor.se]
about 2 months ago
Analista: Nintendo seguirá sacando juegos en soportes físicos [www.gamereactor.es]
about 2 months ago
Analytiker: Nintendo vil fortsette å gi ut spill på fysiske medier [www.gamereactor.no]
about 2 months ago
Nintendo có thể hưởng lợi khi PlayStation và Xbox dần rời bỏ game vật lý [thanhnien.vn]
about 2 months ago
Kojima com medo do futuro digital [www.eurogamer.pt]
about 2 months ago
What was the first videogame song that you ever heard? [www.pcgamer.com]
about 2 months ago
Petycja Don’t Kill The Disc hitem sieci! Fani walczą z decyzją Sony [gry.interia.pl]
about 2 months ago
IGN：索尼取消光盘遭90%玩家反对 | 互联网数据资讯网-199IT | 中文互联网数据研究资讯中心-199IT [www.199it.com]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation nie będzie drugim PC. Sony mówi o „unikalnej wartości" konsoli [www.gram.pl]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation limite les commandes de lecteur de disques Blu-ray [www.frandroid.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony oberwało od całego internetu. Marki kpią z końca płyt na PlayStation [wykop.pl]
about 2 months ago
PlayStation maakt onverwachte draai? Discs leven langer dan gedacht [www.bright.nl]
about 2 months ago
Consommation. Sony enterre les disques, les joueurs PlayStation déterrent la hache de guerre [www.republicain-lorrain.fr]
about 2 months ago
Xbox Series X: Xbox News der Woche: Die wichtigsten Themen (KW27/2026) [www.xboxdynasty.de]
about 2 months ago
Jogos “comfort game” para relaxar no Switch e Switch 2 [www.nintendoblast.com.br]
about 2 months ago
Shawn Layden, exjefe de Sony, sobre el fin de los juegos físicos en PlayStation. "Va a influir muchísimo en lo que hagan las demás" [www.3djuegos.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony Faces Fan Fury for Ending Physical Discs—Domino’s Pizza UK and KFC Join Mockery [www.pcquest.com]
about 2 months ago
Adiós a los juegos en disco para la PlayStation: Sony confirma el gran cambio para 2028 y lo que supone para los jugadores [diariodeavisos.elespanol.com]
about 2 months ago
PS3 PlayStation Store Will Shut Down Globally by 2027, Sony Confirms [otakukart.com]
about 2 months ago
Xbox hopes to win back disaffected gamers with new disc-to-digital program [mashable.com]
about 2 months ago
Xbox hopes to win back disaffected gamers with new disc-to-digital program [sea.mashable.com]
about 2 months ago
Sony Updates PS5 Disc Drive Store Listing to Add a Disclaimer [mp1st.com]
about 2 months ago