Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

Sid Shuman in the PlayStation Blog, Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles: As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital, physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028. Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only. This transition has no impact on games that already released, or will be releasing, prior to January 2028 in disc format. Eighteen months of runway isn't nothing, but the direction has been obvious for years. And Sony is just the first, but others will soon follow. On PC, digital sales have been the case for years, but there are options and some are not predatory ones. The announce here is not that Sony removes disc publishing, but that users lose options and sovereignty, over how they want to purchase.…