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The PlayStation physical games debacle is taking over everything Sony does — it’s the biggest tech PR disaster since Sonos’ app update, so will Sony learn the lessons that turned Sonos around?

Sony's decision to drop physical media from 2028has caused a customer revolt, and everything the company does is overwhelmed by the backlash. Will it listen to lessons from history on how to turn this around?

TechRadar

Is PlayStation 6 Delayed? PS6 Reportedly Cost at Least $1,000 as Death of Physical Games Looms

A new insider report claims Sony's PlayStation 6 could slip to 2028 with a launch price around $1,000, raising fresh fears over the end of physical games.

International Business Times UK

How much would you pay for a PS6? I asked my colleagues how much they'd spend

How far would your wallet stretch for a new PlayStation? I asked the Tom's Guide team, and now it's your turn to sound off.

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With PS3 and Vita digital stores closing, I've unearthed the best physical games to add to your collection before prices balloon

From GTA to Dragon Age, don't miss out on snapping up these classics while you can

GamesRadar

Xbox just released a PlayStation console "exclusive" and it's beating GTA 6 on the charts — here's why fans aren't happy

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 are already available on Xbox via Xbox 360 back compat ... but there's a problem. Well, several problems.

Windows Central

"Single-player, narrative-driven gaming is here to stay," ex-PlayStation boss says: "It's how we built this business. That's what sustains it"

Shawn Layden thinks "most of our great gaming experiences" are games that immerse you in their world, story, and characters

GamesRadar

PlayStation's All-Digital Future Brings 'Massive Risk' Thanks to a Sony Rule, According to Fans

PlayStation's all-digital future is not only killing physical discs, but it is also bringing massive risks to players due to this Sony rule.

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"Sony waited for Rockstar to make the first move": Founding Xbox member warns against PlayStation's all-digital future, says "I trust" Steam games won't just disappear

"Digital is convenient until someone else decides you've had enough"

GamesRadar

Call of Duty fans surprised to discover new Black Ops 2 port preserves the emblem editor, not surprised to find swastikas being made with it

The new PlayStation ports have preserved a controversial feature of the originals.

PC Gamer

Sony Santa Monica confirms "God of War Laufey will be available on disc" despite PlayStation's war on physical

Save a PS5 game case-sized spot for God of War Laufey on your shelf

GamesRadar

God of War Laufey devs respond to PlayStation’s discless drama with welcome confirmation

They're angrier than Greek-era Kratos out there.

Destructoid

"We will continue till the last day": Publisher protests Sony's digital-only future with a pledge to make as many physical PS5 games as possible

So long as the devs meet the requirements, discs will happen

GamesRadar

Last time PlayStation threatened to close PS3 and Vita digital stores, the players revolted: "As gamers and collectors this is a hard pill to swallow"

Interview | "At some point, every digital storefront will end up in a position where it just isn't worth the owner maintaining it" – This isn't PlayStation's first attempt at closing its digital storefronts

GamesRadar

'If not PS6, then PS7' — Analyst says PlayStation ending physical discs was bound to happen as 'the console ecosystem is nearly entirely digital at this point'

Games analyst Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners thinks PlayStation ending physical discs was inevitable due to the rise in digital game sales.

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Player One

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2' Arrive on PS4, PS5 For a Fraction of Its Price But With a Catch

Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 have arrived earlier for fans, and they are now available for a fraction of its price on the PS4 and PS5.

GamesRadar

PlayStation ending physical games is "like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops," says analyst: "Not a single person is complaining about it today"

"This time a new laptop will cost $5k and my old one with a disc drive works just fine"

GamesRadar

Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 shadow drop on PS5, and you've got one month to get them at a good price

The decade-old games are not cheap, but are cheaper with PlayStation Plus

GamesRadar

Sony "will not reverse" plan to kill physical PlayStation games, analyst says: "They knew what the online reaction would look like, and they now wait for this storm to pass"

The corporation's already making the pivot internally

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Fortune

‘Sony essentially destroys its own defense’: How its disc-free PS5 plan triggered a $457M lawsuit and undercut its antitrust defense

Sony’s move enraged thousands of gamers and brought on a lawsuit with the backdrop of rival Xbox’s restructuring amid video game industry challenges.

TechRadar

Major second-hand retailer warns loss of physical PlayStation games will mean higher prices for consumers and 'fewer opportunities to shop around'

A major UK second hand retailer warns loss of physical PlayStation games will mean higher prices for shoppers.

TechRadar

Analysts say that 'digital is just too lucrative' for Sony and that PlayStation 'will not reverse' its decision to end physical disc production even in the face of fans cancelling PS Plus subscriptions

Sony plans to end physical disc production in 2028, but despite pushback from fans, analysts suggest the PlayStation company won't reverse its decision.

GamesRadar

RAM costs a fortune and PlayStation is going digital, but Acer is making a remote control for gaming monitors, so technology isn't totally doomed

We've ended up in one of the bad gaming timelines, but at least Acer is bringing out a remote control for some of its new gaming monitors.

The Guardian - UK

PlayStation says it will stop making physical games – and that should worry us all

Sony’s announcement spells the end of a whole ecosystem built by superfan collectors – and signals a troubling shift in the industry

Creative Bloq

A former Nintendo boss predicted the death of PlayStation discs almost perfectly

What could it mean for Switch 2?

TechRadar

PlayStation-owned Audeze has 'some potential game studio collaborations' in the works for its Maxwell 2 ReSkin earcup designs, as well as plans to bring it to other models

Audeze's Maxwell 2 ReSkin earcups could expand with gaming collaborations in the future, say the PlayStation-owned company

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