Kull
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@NeuroCipherX @InsiderGamingIG Even if every disc-loyalist actually left PlayStation, the loud online crowd is still a tiny fraction of actual physical buyers. Plus, current reports say the next Xbox runs Windows 11 - what would a disc drive even do on a PC-based system like that?
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@kurluft_live @InsiderGamingIG Idk if everyone clamoring for physical media puts their money where their mouth is and leaves PlayStation, it would be a sound strategy. That would mean hardware and software sales for XBOX. Also brand new customers.
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XBOX Confirms More Permanent Console Exclusives Are Coming
insider-gaming.com/xbox-confirms-…
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@NeuroCipherX @InsiderGamingIG "Pairing exclusives with physical discs" doesn't really make sense as a comeback strategy though - discs are dying across the board, tying your comeback to a shrinking format undercuts the whole plan.
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@InsiderGamingIG If they focus their efforts to put out quality exclusive titles and pair them with physical discs, they may have a real chance at a comeback.
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@badguy974 @oliver_drk Not 0.1% - even the early count of ~400 closures against ~2,325 US stores is around 17%. The final number hit 727, roughly 31%.
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Freaking GameStop is fighting for its life out there, even before Sony announced to end disc production.
GameStop@gamestop
What’s your excuse for buying digital now?
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@GBuster49 @oliver_drk Of course nothing happened - Destiny 3 is estimated at a $500M+ budget. 300K signatures don't come close to making that math work.
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@oliver_drk Destiny 3 got to +300k faster and still nothing happened. Like this one will end up doing.
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PS5 “Don't Kill The Disc” petition crosses more than 250,000 signatures.
Digital Foundry reacts:
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@WBanner2215 @Glassdoorgamer Not just Sony though - Nintendo's down 33% YTD, Microsoft ~18-20%, whole gaming/hardware sector's been weak in 2026. Memory costs hit everyone, plus individual issues (Nintendo's thin software lineup, Sony's Bungie writedown and PSN lawsuit).
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@kurluft_live @Glassdoorgamer It’s been coming down since before that
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"Keep at em!!!" 😂😂😂
2028 is a ways out... GG PlayStation 😆
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@WBanner2215 @Glassdoorgamer Stock's down with the whole market right now - Iran conflict + chip sector selloff, not Sony-specific.
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@Deadly_Mouze @Glassdoorgamer Maybe the console price increase has something to do with storage shortages?
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@Glassdoorgamer Greedy sony is increasing console prices this late in the generation and my PS5 is gathering dust.. PS5 is a joke.
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@Thatguyhayat @Zuby_Tech Discs being 'a thing of the past' isn't about people 'folding' - physical buyers are already a shrinking minority, this was happening regardless.
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@Zuby_Tech Well that aint good, people folded waaay too easily for this. Discs will be a thing of the past
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Sources Say Call Of Duty Black Ops And Black Ops 2 Ports On PlayStation Have More Players Online Than Call Of Duty Black Ops 7 Does Combined On ALL Platforms!
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@AbdulBCRT @ZhugeEX 'Killed their brand' is a stretch, Xbox still exists. PlayStation's at 85% digital, Xbox at 93% - disc was ending regardless of what any single company chose to do.
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On the plus side, Nintendo won't be moving away from physical games for at least the next 7+ years.
The only caveat being some priced higher than digital + majority of 3rd party titles on game key cards because of the costs of a full cartridge (still better than nothing)
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@Detective_Roo Tons of companies push live-service despite most of them failing - 5-10% success rate industry-wide. No risk, no reward though, and Helldivers 2 still ended up a massive win despite that
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@Detective_Roo I go by data, not defending anyone. The numbers speak for themselves - good or bad for Sony either way. Bluepoint pitched the live-service God of War themselves. And with no IP of their own and being a US studio, keeping them around was just too expensive.
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@Detective_Roo Sony continues to invest in live-service, per Nishino's recent comments — but 'investing more in live-service than single-player' is 2023 guidance from a different PlayStation CEO. No updated split confirmed since.
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@kurluft_live Sorry, they're not throwing away all their money. They're just throwing a shit ton of money at live service games.
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@Genki_JPN PS6 pricing reflects today's memory crisis, nobody knows what prices look like by 2027/2028. And disc buyers keep shrinking every year. Why cater to a group that's disappearing?
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If PS6 is going to cost close to $1000, I think Sony needs as much good will from its most dedicated fans as possible.
It’s often the hardcore fans that evangelize something and influence a wider audience to pick it up. So I think Sony should also listen to its most dedicated fans too IMO.
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@Rolo_Sepo @DoesItPlay1 I get that. At the end of the day I still have to buy games wherever they release, though. I've still got some old boxes sitting around myself.
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@kurluft_live @DoesItPlay1 Yo consumí formato físico en PC hasta el 2020 sólo porque dejaron de salir. Pero siempre he odiado STEAM y su DRM. No es posible que el PC haya tenido el mejor formato físico de la historia, con las cajas grandes y nos tengamos que conformar con un PNG de tus juegos en una lista.
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God, why do all these analysts sound like corporate mouthpieces these days? If they knew about the reactions before, why did they have to lie about the reason for their move? If they aren't afraid, why did they not tell developers?
Genki✨@Genki_JPN
Japanese Game Industry analyst @serkantoto says Sony is unlikely to change its mind about killing discs on PlayStation: "I sympathize with physical media fans, but Sony will not reverse this decision. They of course knew what the online reaction would look like, and they now wait for this storm to pass." "Sony has over 120 million active PlayStation users. Around 50 million people subscribe to PlayStation Plus. As a thought experiment, let's say 500,000 cancel in protest, that would be just 1% of that business gone — of course not enough to Sony to start rethinking. Digital is just too lucrative." ign.com/articles/they-…
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@NeroHeart34 Choice isn't free - a shrinking niche doesn't stay commercially viable forever. NSO is just online play + retro catalog, no current-gen games - not really comparable. And Xbox 'caring more' is a stretch, same week as the price talk they cut 3,200 jobs and lost five studios.
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@kurluft_live Could offer in a more cheaper, and more customizable price, if Asha's words are anything to go by
And Nintendo's online subscription is cheap, only need 20 bucks for a individual, but 60 for the better version, way cheaper than Plus
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Poll: Are You Considering Leaving PlayStation for PC? pushsquare.com/features/poll-…
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@AlbionHero @ZhugeEX Signatures are nowhere near enough. I thought 82% have disc PS5s, against 85% buying digital.
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Fwiw, an extra 70k signatures were added to this petition in the last day, which is more than it got in its first 48 hours.
Tom's Hardware@tomshardware
PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media — firm still plans to produce optical media for existing titles, but new games will be digital only tomshardware.com/video-games/pl…
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Tokyo Game Show 2026 full list of exhibitors has been revealed!
Main Exhibitors include:
- Bandai Namco
- Capcom
- Game Freak
- Koei Tecmo
- Konami
- Level 5
- Sega/ Atlus
- PlayStation
- Square Enix
- and more
tgs.cesa.or.jp/2026/en/exibit…
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