Sony to end physical game discs by January 2028, igniting a wave of digital-only memes
TL;DR
Sony will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs by January 2028, pushing new releases to digital-only on its store. The move follows Rockstar’s GTA VI no-disc format and the removal of hundreds of PSN movies without refunds, drawing backlash from preservationists, players, and politicians and spurring a flood of parody memes from brands like Domino’s, KFC, G-Fuel, and others that mock the shift to digital ownership and its implications for consumer rights and game preservation.
- Digital pizzas? Corporations ridicule PlayStation over ending game disc production Dawn
- Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles PlayStation.Blog
- Sony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed The Verge
- Gamer trades in $1,000 of physical discs at GameStop, days after Sony announces end of disc era MarketWatch
- Companies join hands to collectively dunk on PlayStation's all-digital future — Domino's pizza, KFC, and GameSir all threaten an end to physical production Tom's Hardware
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