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Dutch consumer foundation launches a collective action against Sony over unfair PlayStation Store prices and lack of competition for digital games, citing comparisons to physical stores and EU pressure on Apple.
Sony confirms it will continue phasing out physical PlayStation game discs despite fan backlash, citing the broader shift to digital content and noting physical sales are a small fraction of digital revenue.
An extended Xbox outage prevented users from playing both digital and disc-based games, highlighting the downside of tying authentication to physical copies. Xbox reported progress on recovery by evening.
Analysis of Sony's plan to stop physical PlayStation discs by 2028 reveals that while used discs often offer cheaper prices, frequent digital discounts can match or undercut them.
The article discusses the declining state of physical video game media, highlighted by Rockstar's decision to offer Grand Theft Auto VI as a digital code in a box rather than a disc, and the industry's shift towards digital sales.
PlayStation's announcement to stop producing disks by 2028 sparks discussion about ownership in digital games. The article argues that the shift is about killing the ability to trade and preserve games, not just media format.
Sony announced it will stop producing physical PlayStation discs by 2028 and phase out PS3 and PS Vita digital stores, raising concerns about video game preservation in an increasingly digital-only future.
Sony announces that physical game disc production for new PlayStation titles will end in January 2028, with future games available only digitally via PlayStation Store and retailers.
Rockstar announced that physical copies of GTA VI will only contain a download code instead of a disc, raising concerns about the future of physical game ownership and the industry's shift to digital.