It's not about physical vs digital games, it's about ownership
- 05 Jul, 2026 A few days ago, PlayStation announced that they'll stop producing disks for new games starting from January 2028, confirming what we already felt was going to happen: consoles are going fully digital, and the disk drive will cease to exist.
- I've seen a lot of great discussions on the internet about this, but I can't help but feel like people are mad about the wrong thing, or completely misunderstand why this is an issue.
- They have the right idea, getting rid of disks is bad for everyone, but it's not about the disk and putting your games on the shelf...
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- 05 Jul, 2026 A few days ago, PlayStation announced that they'll stop producing disks for new games starting from January 2028, confirming what we already felt was going to happen: consoles are going fully digital, and the disk drive will cease to exist.
- I've seen a lot of great discussions on the internet about this, but I can't help but feel like people are mad about the wrong thing, or completely misunderstand why this is an issue.
- They have the right idea, getting rid of disks is bad for everyone, but it's not about the disk and putting your games on the shelf...
Sources: Bearblog