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Sony announced it will stop manufacturing physical game discs for PlayStation consoles starting January 2028, forcing players into a digital-only future and raising concerns about game preservation.
Sony announced it will stop manufacturing physical game discs for PlayStation consoles starting in January 2028. The move forces PlayStation players toward a digital-only future where all games exist only as downloads.
This sounds like a business decision, but it's actually a shift in ownership. When you own a physical disc, you own a copy of the game. You can sell it, trade it, or keep it for decades. Digital games are licenses you rent from Sony — if the platform shuts down or Sony revokes your access, the games disappear. By 2028, PlayStation players will have no choice but to accept this licensing model. Game preservation becomes impossible because there's no physical copy to archive. Sony is betting players won't resist being locked into digital purchases.
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