PlayStation’s disc era ends in 2028, and Sony’s own sales data shows why it won’t budge
Sony Interactive Entertainment will cease manufacturing PlayStation game discs in January 2028, citing the overall progression of content digitalization. Despite player backlash and concerns about physical media preservation, the company stated it will cautiously move forward with this decision. Analysts suggest Sony's move is driven by the significantly higher profit margins of digital sales compared to physical disc sales.
- Entities
- Person: Sid Shuman
- Person: Serkan Toto
- Company: Sony
- Company: Activision
- Topic: Physical Media
- Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Game: The Last of Us
- Platform: PlayStation
- Topic: Game Sales
- Person: Mat Piscatella
- Topic: Digitalization
- Person: Robin Zhu
- Game: Call of Duty
- Person: Lin Tao
- Person: Piers Harding-Rolls
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