{"id":2031072,"date":"2026-07-07T10:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031072"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T07:28:12","slug":"hideo-kojima-and-more-respond-to-playstation-killing-physical-discs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2031072","title":{"rendered":"Hideo Kojima and more respond to PlayStation killing physical discs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PlayStation-5-.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hideo Kojima and more respond to PlayStation killing physical discs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;This is frightening&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-07T11:28:12+01:00\">7th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PlayStation-5--696x442.jpg\" alt=\"PlayStation 5 Plus\" title=\"PlayStation 5\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">The PlayStation 5. CREDIT: Sony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Hideo Kojima and more are furious about Sony\u2019s decision to stop making PlayStation games available as a physical product.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ice Nine Kills on their \u201cintense\u201d \u2018Dead By Daylight\u2019 collab and why horror will never die<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last week, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that from January 2028, they would no longer be making physical games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs 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,\u201d they explained in a short blog post, with fans only able to buy digital editions of games going forward. \u201cThis is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs. This transition will enable us to align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play games today,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>However the news has been met with widespread anger, with fans worried about ownership (just last week, Sony removed more than 500 movies from player\u2019s library due to a rights agreement ending) and affordability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PlayStation has now gone over 5 days since posting, the longest gap in its account history https:\/\/t.co\/Hxt4wFcfTd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hideo Kojima said the announcement was \u201creally sad\u201d (via <i>Eurogamer<\/i><i>)<\/i>. He went on to warn that because of how things can change with \u201cnations, politics and various ways of thinking,\u201d some titles may stop being distributed and downloads coule be removed from player\u2019s libraries. \u201cIf that happens you won\u2019t be able to watch or play the games you like. That is what is frightening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A petition asking Sony not to \u201ckill the disc\u201d already has more than 165,00 signatures. \u201cA disc is a real game you own. You can lend it, trade it, resell it, gift it, collect it, or pass it down to your kids. A box with only a download code is not the same thing. It is a digital license in plastic packaging. You do not own it. You are renting access that can be revoked, and people have already had purchased movies deleted from their libraries and games pulled from sale weeks after launch,\u201d organisers explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sony hasn\u2019t posted on social media since the announcement and their YouTube channel is being flooded with comments about the news. \u201cIf buying isn\u2019t owning, then pirating isn\u2019t stealing, WE WANT OUR DISCS,\u201d wrote one fan. \u201cNo rest until they reverse their insanely poor decision,\u201d said another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In other news, EA Sports FC\u00a0has launched a new \u2018Ultimate\u2019 playlist featuring English<i>\u00a0FIFA<\/i> anthems to celebrate their World Cup success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Kojima Productions<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NME-HERO-HAUTE-AND-FREDDY-CREDIT-KRISTEN-JAN-WONG@2560x1707-400x267.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NME-HERO-HAUTE-AND-FREDDY-CREDIT-KRISTEN-JAN-WONG@2560x1707-800x533.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Step right up! 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games available as a physical product.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ice Nine Kills on their \u201cintense\u201d \u2018Dead By Daylight\u2019 collab and why horror will never die<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last week, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that from January 2028, they would no longer be making physical games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs 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,\u201d they explained in a short blog post, with fans only able to buy digital editions of games going forward. \u201cThis is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs. This transition will enable us to align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play games today,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>However the news has been met with widespread anger, with fans worried about ownership (just last week, Sony removed more than 500 movies from player\u2019s library due to a rights agreement ending) and affordability.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PlayStation has now gone over 5 days since posting, the longest gap in its account history https:\/\/t.co\/Hxt4wFcfTd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) July 6, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hideo Kojima said the announcement was \u201creally sad\u201d (via <i>Eurogamer<\/i><i>)<\/i>. He went on to warn that because of how things can change with \u201cnations, politics and various ways of thinking,\u201d some titles may stop being distributed and downloads coule be removed from player\u2019s libraries. \u201cIf that happens you won\u2019t be able to watch or play the games you like. That is what is frightening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A petition asking Sony not to \u201ckill the disc\u201d already has more than 165,00 signatures. \u201cA disc is a real game you own. You can lend it, trade it, resell it, gift it, collect it, or pass it down to your kids. A box with only a download code is not the same thing. It is a digital license in plastic packaging. You do not own it. You are renting access that can be revoked, and people have already had purchased movies deleted from their libraries and games pulled from sale weeks after launch,\u201d organisers explained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sony hasn\u2019t posted on social media since the announcement and their YouTube channel is being flooded with comments about the news. \u201cIf buying isn\u2019t owning, then pirating isn\u2019t stealing, WE WANT OUR DISCS,\u201d wrote one fan. \u201cNo rest until they reverse their insanely poor decision,\u201d said another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In other news, EA Sports FC\u00a0has launched a new \u2018Ultimate\u2019 playlist featuring English<i>\u00a0FIFA<\/i> anthems to celebrate their World Cup success.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/hideo-kojima-and-more-respond-to-playstation-killing-physical-discs-3955462&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PlayStation-5-.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News Hideo Kojima and more respond to PlayStation killing physical discs &#8220;This is frightening&#8221; By Ali Shutler 7th July 2026 The PlayStation 5. 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