PlayStation region locks: Sony’s 2028 shift away from new physical discs turns an old PSN account rule into a serious ownership problem for players who move countries. When Sony announced on the PlayStation Blog on July 1 that it will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs for new releases by January 2028, players immediately focused … Read more
Sony’s 2028 PlayStation Disc Cutoff: Sony is not ending every PlayStation disc at once, but its 2028 cutoff makes digital licensing the default path for new games. When Sony announced it will stop pressing physical PlayStation discs for new games in 2028, the immediate panic missed a quieter but more revealing detail: publishers can still … Read more
PS5 Disc Drive Supply Cap: Sony’s plan to stop producing physical PlayStation game discs in 2028 has triggered a rush toward the PS5’s $80 detachable disc drive. For many players, the small accessory now represents something larger than console storage or movie playback. It represents control over the games they already own. Starting in January … Read more
PlayStation Disc Cutoff: Sony says older PlayStation discs can still be reprinted after 2028, but new games are still moving toward digital licenses. Sony just put a date on the end of new PlayStation discs: January 2028. The company has now clarified that publishers can still order physical copies of existing PlayStation games after that … Read more
PlayStation Disc Exit: Sony’s 2028 plan keeps retail boxes alive, but the disc inside is disappearing, and that changes what players actually control. When Sony announced it will stop producing physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028, it did more than anger collectors. It gave Hideo Kojima’s warnings about digital ownership a new and immediate … Read more