Sony announcedse production of physical discs for new games in January 2028
Citing “consumer preferences” and the broader entertainment industry’s shift away from physical discs to digital, Sony has announced that it will no longer release <a href="https://comicvibe.com/sony-ends-playstation-physical-games-in-2028-2026/” title=”Sony Ends PlayStation Physical Games in 2028 [2026]”>physical games on PlayStation consoles beginning January 2028. Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and through retailers that will sell digital formats only
Existing games and games that release prior to January 2028 will not be impacted
Over the last decade there has been no shortage of instances in which legally purchased digital copies of games, movies, music, and media of all kinds are delisted without warning, rendering the purchased media unplayable
The sentiment amongst commenters on PlayStation’s blog post indicates widespread irritation at the decision
PlayStation has released dozens of PlayStation VR and VR2 games on physical discs, including Vertigo 2, Tetris Effect: Connected, Humanity, The Last Worker, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, C-Smash VRS, and others
Beginning January 2028, we will never again see a physical game release for Sony’s headsets or PlayStation consoles
