PlayStation is risking a $7.2 billion used games market by ending disc production, analysts say: "Brick and mortar…
Analysts predict that PlayStation's move away from physical discs by 2028 could significantly shrink the $7.2 billion used games market. Experts suggest this shift to digital-only will reduce overall game purchasing opportunities, impacting both new and resale markets, and potentially forcing consumers into digital alternatives without choice.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Person: Kazunori Ito
- Company: Valve
- Topic: Digital Distribution
- Topic: Used Game Market
- Person: Michael Pachter
- Company: Epic Games
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Platform: PlayStation
- Game: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Game: Silent Hill 2
- Company: GOG
- Game: Cabela's Monster Buck Hunter
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