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TL;DR: PlayStation fans plan an August 23-30 seven-day PS5 blackout to protest Sony ending physical disc production, aiming to reduce active users. Organizers cite studio closures, price hikes, and a perceived betrayal of disc ownership; a “Don’t Kill the Disc” petition has 345,286 verified signatures. Voice: Jak ConnorSpeed 0:00 / 2:35 Use left and right…

The Game Catalog is one of the best things about PlayStation Plus, which gives Extra and Premium members access to hundreds of games at no additional cost. Sony also adds a new lineup of games to the catalog every month, so there is always something new for members to download and play. However, at the…

Sony has quietly updated the PS Blog to note that a PS Plus Premium July 2026 game was mistakenly announced for the PS5. Like many, I assumed that a PS5 version of Indigo Prophecy / Fahrenheit meant that a fresh emulated port with new features would be released, as we have seen in some cases,…

Companies like Sony and Microsoft are businesses, so they must prioritize profit. But when it comes to games and gamers, there are a lot of sentiments and emotions involved. Those sentiments were deeply hurt when Sony decided to kill physical game discs. A Japanese developer has spoken freely about the decision, stating that the company…

It might have been a few weeks since Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the imminent end of new PlayStation discs, but it’s still a topic that rankles with gamers worldwide. The revelation proved to be a damning one for PlayStation’s brand identity, and now, you can’t move on social media in the gaming space without seeing…

Sony spent nearly three decades building PlayStation into the console that always had a disc drive. That changes in January 2028. On July 1, 2026, the company confirmed on the PlayStation Blog that it will stop manufacturing physical discs for new PlayStation games, shifting the platform to digital-only distribution at retail and on the PlayStation…