{"id":2144384,"date":"2026-09-14T20:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2144384"},"modified":"2026-09-14T20:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:09:33","slug":"playstation-blackout-boycott-had-no-significant-change-on-player-counts-or-engagement-says-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2144384","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation Blackout Boycott Had ‘No Significant Change’ on Player Counts or Engagement, Says Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The recent PlayStation<\/a> blackout boycott reportedly had no “significant” change in player engagement with the platform, according to an analyst.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Last month, fans organized a boycott against PlayStation<\/a> for the last week of August as a way of protesting the company’s decision to abandon physical media<\/a>. The boycott asked players to avoid playing their PlayStation, make purchases on the console, or renew any subscriptions to services like PlayStation Plus. Many questioned how effective this would actually be, given the blackout overlapped with the gameplay reveal of GTA 6, which would inevitably drive pre-orders for the game, and the beta for Modern Warfare 4.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, it apparently wasn’t very impactful. Circana analyst Matt Piscatella noted<\/a> that the company saw no significant changes in player counts or overall platform engagement on PlayStation during this period. No numbers or hard data were provided on what changes there might’ve been, but it appears to be negligible. This may come as disappointing news to those who are trying to make their voices heard.<\/p>\n

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If you still buy physical games, what are your reasons for doing so?<\/h2>\n

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