Sony will stop making physical copies of PlayStation games in 2028

[arstechnica@mastodon.social]

Sony will stop making physical copies of PlayStation games in 2028

“We will own nothing, it's truly sad.”
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/07/sony-will-stop-making-physical-copies-of-playstation-games-in-2028/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

[minski@kinkycats.org]

@arstechnica Admittedly I'm not a gamer, but the first ting I would not own after this is a PlayStation.

[mu@mastodon.nz]

@Minski @arstechnica the thing is, this will probably make it pretty easy to pirate stuff.

[peachmcd@union.place]

@arstechnica

If a person can't own the things they purchase, what good is this 'Private Property' idol #Capitalism exists to worship?

[varpie@peculiar.florist]

@PeachMcD @arstechnica Capitalism is dead, we are in oligarchism now.

[werty1st@troet.cafe]

@arstechnica
Stop buying it.

[jerbear@kind.social]

@arstechnica I own a PS5 (with disk drive) and multiple games on physical disks. This announcement guarantees I will not buy any future PlayStation consoles. For consumers, discontinuing physical media is all drawback, no benefit.

[anon98@infosec.exchange]

@arstechnica we need physical games back.

[missconstrue@mefi.social]

@mu @Minski @arstechnica

If purchasing is not ownership, then piracy is not stealing.

[fractilegames@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@arstechnica I don't like this at all but we have mostly already passed the point of actually owning fully playable games on physical media. Sure, you can resell the discs but most games are released so unfinished that you need access to day one updates to make them playable.