Overview
- Sony confirmed it will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs from January 2028 and will only allow reorders for titles released on disc before that cutoff.
- Players and retailers have mounted strong opposition, with a petition topping 300,000 signatures and the UK Entertainment Retailers Association calling the move a loss of consumer choice.
- A Dutch consumer group has advanced a €400 million antitrust lawsuit arguing the end of discs removes the secondhand market and hands Sony pricing control, and Mexican lawmakers said they will urge a national antitrust probe.
- An EU commissioner told reporters the bloc cannot force Sony to keep making discs so long as consumer rights are respected, while publishers and stores plan boxed download codes and Sony’s Austrian disc plant is being repurposed.
- Experts and critics say the shift could push prices higher because the PlayStation Store typically takes about a 30% cut of digital sales, and they warn the change threatens game ownership, resale markets and long-term preservation.