No new disc games on PlayStation from January 2028

Isengard said:
Thing is this what happened on PC years ago and no-one gave a **** to buy a code in a box so that whole thing died after a few years.
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I still remember the sht show when Half life 2 released cause you needed Steam to install & play it. Gamers got nowhere, most of the people that cared about full games on disc moved to console.

Same crap happened when Xbox One released and Microsoft pushed for digital games. People complained and moved to PlayStation.

Well here we are, same thing gonna happen. People gonna complain but the industry gonna do what they do best, Ignore, and do what they want.
 
Beyond.Celsus said:
You think it is a debate

And that is the problem
It's not

It's happening
Sony is not going to be the last either

Nintendo has already released some of their games digital only

Xbox will do the same

This is not an if. This is a when. The industry WILL change to digital only

If you really care, join movements like Don't kill Games. Lobby for better consumer digital rights

Your plastic WILL stop.
That is what you need to accept

If you can't accept that, then why even stay in the hobby?
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LOL The king has spoken. His word is law :laugh:
 
Herr der Verboten said:
Of course and I totally agree with you, but the zombie no brains fake rage thereof is laughable vs the whole drama and hyperbole it is creating.

There is no end of gaming - its going to go on fine with or without you as it has been doing.
There is no end of ownership - because you already don't really own anything if you have been mentally awake for past few years.
If you are going to take up to 60% loss on a sale - no cto is going to sign off on that; would you?
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In past few pages, probably from the start of this thread you can clearly see the pattern

a) You are either clearly showing your lacking in the capacity department
b) or you can somewhat follow basic factualness

It's same old bot droning over "facts" and facts - when you bring facts and not "facts" you are obviously not part of the brand hysteria. LOL.

ps. going back to pc over this is a complete mental failure tbh.
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I guess Hideo Kojima is just a raging know-nothing according to you..... :rolleyes:
 
prod said:
But this is not true, the blog literally mentions retailers - so you would (presumably) be able to buy your codes from anywhere that stocks it.

Just like I can buy GTA6 on Amazon or other shops, even though it's digital.

This will also get them over regulatory hurdles, so I don't see why they won't do it...I'd rather wait and see before getting angry about it
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I missed that part, so a bit of a my bad there.

Otherwise, I don't really consider a code in a box worthy of ordering from a retailer. It is by no means a substitute to buying a disc from a retailer.

I am not angry, I am just trying to explain my POV for those who seem to think Sony can do no wrong.
 
I cringe when people call it physical vs digital.

Like I played Halo on reel to reel tape.
 
Beyond.Celsus said:
Is it happening yes or no?
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Not if enough people say no and they see they will lose a lot of customers like myself.

You seem to suggest that whenever you encounter an obstacle in life you must just throw your hands in the air and give in.

That is ridiculous and defeatist thinking.
 
Beyond.Celsus said:
Correct
The danger is digital rights or the lack thereof

Wasting energy on your plastic is pointless
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There already is one mainstream source of such games.

Good Old Games.

Besides them and a few small publishers, these games are DRM-free. Physical doesn't matter. You download your installer which never calls home or uses a code and you can burn the game to Blu-Ray or keep it on a USB stick.
 
OutlawJoseyWales said:
Not if enough people say no and they see they will lose a lot of customers like myself.

You seem to suggest that whenever you encounter an obstacle in life you must just throw your hands in the air and give in.

That is ridiculous and defeatist thinking.
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And by saying no you mean selecting a box on some petition and auto filling an email address? Petition means nothing as it requires no real action to join.

Sony has the stats that matter, do people care enough about physical to go to the shop and buy it (or even more lazily have it delivered by Amazon) and it turns out that 85% don't give a **** about digital. Out of the remaining 15% I'm sure some of those sales are presents or impulse buys so the actual loss of sales due to people refusing to buy digital is tiny.
 
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