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Marvel’s Wolverine developer Insomniac has clarified the game will be “fully playable” on disc when it releases for PlayStation 5 on 15th September. It won’t, in other words, be a disc-in-a-box that still requires you to download the game in order to play. This may make it one of PlayStation’s last fully disc-based games.

A new rumor suggests Xbox may keep disc support on its next-gen console, even as Sony moves to cut physical media owners off entirely.

Sony says it understands fan concerns over ending physical PlayStation game releases from 2028

Sony has broken its silence on the backlash to its decision to stop making PlayStation discs, but so far the response hasn’t soothed concerns.

It happened two times in two weeks: First Sony’s PlayStation Network, then Microsoft’s Xbox experienced significant outages. Monday’s Xbox outage was particularly galling for users, since many Xbox games these days require authentication

Former Rockstar writer Dan Houser shrugs off PlayStation’s physical disc phase-out, but insists companies should still cater to physical media die-hards.

TL;DR: Ubisoft CEO says Sony ending PlayStation disc production in 2028 likely won’t majorly harm the industry, citing PC growth after Steam’s rise and potential cost savings from disc-free consoles, while noting limits to the PC comparison and that digital sales yield higher publisher margins. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed 0:00 / 3:04 Use left and right…

Ubisoft’s CFO argues cheaper all-digital PlayStation consoles could outweigh the used-game fallout from Sony’s planned disc-drive shutdown.

The gaming industry continues to move towards digital distribution across PC and console. Sony’s planned shift away from physical releases for new PlayStation games from January 2028 is one recent example of that direction.

Since Sony announced that it was planning to stop producing physical PlayStation discs in 2028, many people have been justifiably worried about how they will maintain ownership and long-term game access in a disc-free world. But halting production of PlayStation discs also means eliminating the market for cheap used PlayStation discs, which are often available…