Sony’s recent announcement that it will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation game releases beginning in January 2028 reportedly came as a surprise not only to fans, but also to many of the company’s own partners.
Multiple anonymous sources familiar with the matter claim that Sony made the decision unilaterally without informing numerous publishers, business partners, or even certain regional PlayStation offices before the public announcement.
One executive at a major AAA publisher reportedly told the outlet:
“Despite our seemingly close working relationship with PlayStation we weren’t informed that this was happening. It’s only hitting us now that we may be out of jobs sooner rather than later.”
It is also alleged that the lack of communication extended to regional operations. One example cited is PlayStation India, where local staff were reportedly still discussing investments in new PlayStation retail stores while being unaware of Sony’s long-term plans to eliminate physical game discs.
An investor allegedly involved in those discussions said:
“Why would we even work with PlayStation let alone invest a couple of crores on a store when they won’t be selling discs. What’s worse is: PlayStation India didn’t even tell us this was happening before it went public, but kept asking us to put money in all the same. They didn’t know either.”
Conversations between Sony and affected partners have since become strained, with sources claiming publishers were effectively told to “take it or leave it.” These claims have not been independently confirmed by Sony.
Sony officially announced last week that all new PlayStation games released from January 2028 onward will be digital-only, citing changing consumer preferences as the primary reason for ending physical disc production. The decision has generated widespread backlash from collectors, preservation advocates, retailers, and many longtime PlayStation fans.
Good to see that the backlash is not just from the outside, but from the inside as well. I mean they better reverse course on this, or expect most studios that release their games on their platforms to just walk away from them entirely now.
If anything this move just makes it where the PC is much better due to not only being able to find a way to keep playing your games, but also the Modding Community as well.
Any reason sankaku hasn’t mentioned the streaming sites being shut down? Figured it be more relevant thien this…….
If it’s only streaming, it hardly matters. Unless it’s CR or Netflix. I’d happily dance on their graves.
There is an article from yesterday about people behind anime piracy website getting arrested. Unless you mean something else
the anime piracy site I’m on is still up so it’s just HiAnime