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While this news is obviously sad since game discs have been a part of the gaming community for decades, this isn’t exactly a big out of nowhere shock to me since PlayStation (and other companies) have been slowly pushing for digital only games since the first wave of PS5 consoles came out. 

Still there is no denying that Sony chose the WORST time to announce this, since it happened shortly after their claims about how someone buying and downloading digital games doesn’t mean the person owns it. That is both scary for multiple reasons and a bit confusing, especially when there are companies like Xfinity and Apple that will let you buy and download movies, tv shows/seasons, and music then let you keep it afterwards no matter how long ago you bought from them. Sony’s statements make it sound like they just want to become like GameFly in a way.

At least the good news is that PlayStation fans have about 17-18 months before Sony stops making discs, and I learned a long time ago that A LOT can happen in a short time. Maybe then something will happen.

Maybe Sony could make a compromise and push back on this decision till 2030. This way we have the rest of this decade to enjoy disc versions of games. There is also the idea that they only make discs for PlayStation exclusive franchises like Ratchet & Clank, God of War, etc. as a kind of unique preorder. I would really love to have the long awaited Ratchet & Clank Lombax Dimension game in disc form.  Also while unlikely to happen, I wonder if they would also consider pushing back the release of the PS6 too, so physical discs can stay around a bit longer. While I personally haven’t complained about this would also give us a few more PS5 exclusives.

If not then 2027 should be a big year for physical games. Sony should use that time to release/re-release remasters of iconic PlayStation exclusive games AND do game collections. At least then I can finally have my long dream of a Ratchet & Clank Future saga collection come true. I did see an article saying Sony will still make physical discs of games that have already come out, so hopefully 2027 is the year they do that.

Also if they are going for a digital only PS6, then Sony should make the PlayStation 6 have A LOT of storage, enough for at least a decade worth of games. This way customers don’t have to worry about having to delete old game files and applications to make room for new games. Yeah I know there are methods to prevent this already, but better safe than sorry so customers won’t have to buy the same game over and over again.

At the end of the day I just don't want these decisions to hurt both long time fans of PlayStation and the good game companies that have created great games for decades. Hopefully something good will happen soon.