{"id":2071422,"date":"2026-07-31T10:59:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071422"},"modified":"2026-07-31T10:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:59:50","slug":"playstation-moving-forward-with-end-of-physical-discs-despite-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071422","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation moving forward with end of physical discs despite backlash"},"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\">PlayStation moving forward with end of physical discs despite backlash<\/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>\u201cWe have received various opinions and people have strong views\u201d\n<\/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=\"2026-07-31T11:59:50+01:00\">31st 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>PlayStation has confirmed it\u2019s still going ahead with its plan to cease producing physical game discs despite widespread backlash.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: This emo band found the nerdiest way to release an album \u2013 on a retro games console<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earlier this month, PlayStation announced that it will stop producing physical games from January 2028. \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 explained in a short blog post. One report has claimed that just seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 copies in the US this year.<\/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>However the announcement has received wide-spread backlash. Hideo Kojima called it a \u201cscary\u201d and \u201cfrightening\u201d decision, especially after Sony deleted hundreds of movies from PlayStation 5 libraries over an expired rights license. One petition asking Sony not to \u201ckill the disc\u201d has more than 345,00 signatures and other fans are organising a week-long economic boycott of Playstation to protest the decision. \u201cSony wants to abandon fans? Let\u2019s give them a small taste of their own medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, Sony\u2019s chief financial officer Lin Tao has said they\u2019re not going to change their plans. \u201cThere are various reasons we made this decision. The biggest being that the digitalisation of content overall has been progressing,\u201d she explained via translator at the company\u2019s latest earnings call.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sony responds to the backlash over ending PlayStation discs. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this, and we came to this conclusion, and we&#8217;re going to cautiously move this forward\u2026&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/qRKkEX6TN3<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AmericanTruckSongs9 (@ethangach) July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe put in a lot of thought [about the future]. We cautiously considered [scrapping physical discs] and we have received various opinions [about it]. People have strong views. Games are loved by many people and so we understand those emotions [but] we\u2019re going to cautiously move forward [with this decision].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a report claimed that Sony\u2019s decision to scrap physical discs will be the \u201cdoom\u201d of brick and mortar retail stores. Some are already boycotting the release of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> after it was confirmed publishers Take Two Interactive will just be shipping a code in a box, rather than a disc.<\/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>In other news, the original soundtrack for <i>007 First Light<\/i> is finally available to stream.<\/p>\n<p>The soundtrack features 38 songs composed by The Flight but a few fan-favourite tracks are missing from the digital release including the ravey remix of the Bond theme from superstar DJ Dimitri Vegas and Grace \u2018Gigi\u2019 Ogun\u2019s cover of \u2018The End Of The World\u2019.<\/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 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PS4<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\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>PlayStation has confirmed it\u2019s still going ahead with its plan to cease producing physical game discs despite widespread backlash.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: This emo band found the nerdiest way to release an album \u2013 on a retro games console<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earlier this month, PlayStation announced that it will stop producing physical games from January 2028. \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 explained in a short blog post. One report has claimed that just seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 copies in the US this year.<\/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>However the announcement has received wide-spread backlash. Hideo Kojima called it a \u201cscary\u201d and \u201cfrightening\u201d decision, especially after Sony deleted hundreds of movies from PlayStation 5 libraries over an expired rights license. One petition asking Sony not to \u201ckill the disc\u201d has more than 345,00 signatures and other fans are organising a week-long economic boycott of Playstation to protest the decision. \u201cSony wants to abandon fans? Let\u2019s give them a small taste of their own medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, Sony\u2019s chief financial officer Lin Tao has said they\u2019re not going to change their plans. \u201cThere are various reasons we made this decision. The biggest being that the digitalisation of content overall has been progressing,\u201d she explained via translator at the company\u2019s latest earnings call.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sony responds to the backlash over ending PlayStation discs. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this, and we came to this conclusion, and we&#8217;re going to cautiously move this forward\u2026&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/qRKkEX6TN3<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AmericanTruckSongs9 (@ethangach) July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe put in a lot of thought [about the future]. We cautiously considered [scrapping physical discs] and we have received various opinions [about it]. People have strong views. Games are loved by many people and so we understand those emotions [but] we\u2019re going to cautiously move forward [with this decision].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a report claimed that Sony\u2019s decision to scrap physical discs will be the \u201cdoom\u201d of brick and mortar retail stores. Some are already boycotting the release of <i>Grand Theft Auto 6<\/i> after it was confirmed publishers Take Two Interactive will just be shipping a code in a box, rather than a disc.<\/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>In other news, the original soundtrack for <i>007 First Light<\/i> is finally available to stream.<\/p>\n<p>The soundtrack features 38 songs composed by The Flight but a few fan-favourite tracks are missing from the digital release including the ravey remix of the Bond theme from superstar DJ Dimitri Vegas and Grace \u2018Gigi\u2019 Ogun\u2019s cover of \u2018The End Of The World\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/playstation-moving-forward-with-end-of-physical-discs-despite-backlash-3960026&#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 PlayStation moving forward with end of physical discs despite backlash \u201cWe have received various opinions and people have strong views\u201d By Ali Shutler 31st July 2026 The PlayStation 5. CREDIT: Sony PlayStation has confirmed it\u2019s still going ahead with its plan to cease producing physical game discs despite widespread backlash. 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