Disgaea Creator Says Sony May As Well Scrap PlayStation Consoles If It's Killing Game Discs
Sony's decision to stop producing PlayStation discs in 2028 has been a lightning rod for discussion across the globe, and Disgaea series creator Sohei Niikawa has weighed in, saying that the company might as well stop making PlayStation...

Sony Ceasing Disc Production Threatens $7.2 Billion Second-Hand Market
Sony killing discs will have huge ramifications on the second-hand market; "Brick and mortar game retail is doomed.”

PlayStation "may as well eliminate the hardware" if Sony is ending physical discs, says creator of Disgaea RPG series: "Why would you need the console?"

'They May As Well Eliminate the Hardware Too': Japanese Dev Says Sony 'Doesn't Understand' the Feelings of Fans
Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa says fans cherish their physical games. Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa doesn’t believe Sony has “considered what physical editions mean to the people who value them”.

Sony's decision to kill off PlayStation discs could destroy the $7.2bn used game market, according to analysts
The second-hand video game market stands in jeopardy in the wake of Sony's decision to end the manufacturing of PlayStation discs by January 2028 .

No PS5 Version of Heavy Rain Dev's PS2 Classic Indigo Prophecy, as Sony Mucks Up Again
Old PS4 port included with PS Plus Premium today. Heavy Rain maker Quantic Dream will re-release its wildly ambitious PS2 adventure game Indigo Prophecy - better known as Fahrenheit in Europe - on the PS5 later this month.

As Sony plans to kill discs, PS5 publisher says "physical games help us reach audiences that digital often can't," even if "digital distribution has made games more accessible"

Despite outrage at Sony's shift towards a discless future, only seven PlayStation games have managed more than 100,000 physical sales in the US this year
Sony's planned shift away from producing physical discs for PlayStation might be unpopular, but new sales data has highlighted the stark business reality behind it. Read more
Someone's reportedly been deploying social media bots to defend Sony's decision to kill physical PlayStation games
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Two weeks after Sony announced it was killing discs, Best Buy has a rock-bottom price on a PS5 Digital Edition

The new Marvel's Wolverine cinematic trailer has been swarmed by PlayStation fans still angry at Sony ditching discs
A cinematic trailer has been released for Insomniac Game's upcoming mutant action romp: Marvel's Wolverine. And while many fans have been excited to see another clawsome update for the game, it's been swarmed by those still angry at Sony's...

Soulslike devs accidentally make a powerful case for discs: PS5-exclusive physical edition sells out as Sony moves to end physical editions
Sony killing physical media started an arms race for PS5 emulators-and one just achieved a major breakthrough
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Mortal Shell 2's physical edition sells out in wake of Sony's controversial announcement
It turns out people do want physical games, as the developers behind the upcoming Soulslike just found out

The Special PS5-Only Physical Revered Edition of Mortal Shell 2 Has Sold Out, and Fans Are Sending the News Sony's Way as They Continue to Push for a U-Turn on Killing Discs
The special PS5-only physical Revered Edition of Mortal Shell 2 has sold out, its publisher has announced - and gamers are sending the news Sony’s way as they continue to push the company to reverse its decision to do away with discs.

PS5 Physical Editions Of Mortal Shell 2 Are Selling Out And Players Are Telling Sony To Take Note
Mortal Shell 2 fans are not messing around

Sony killing physical PlayStation games is "the latest attack on our diminishing rights," leading digital rights group says: "The end goal is to turn the customer into a renter"

Sony-Owned Crunchyroll Is Now Kneecapping Physical Anime Sales
If you watch anime regularly, you are certainly aware of Crunchyroll, a subscription streaming service owned by Sony that delivers many new and classic anime series to audiences across the globe.
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