Sony may have been digging the grave of physical PlayStation games for years.

Sony’s disc factory has been retraining its workforce to handle microlenses, suggesting the plan to phrase out physical game discs was in the works for a while before the announcement.

Sony is helping bury physical games, and preservation is being left to clean up the mess

Sony’s reported 2028 PS5 disc cutoff would push PlayStation deeper into digital licensing, leaving preservation advocates to deal with the mess the industry still hasn’t properly solved.

Sony will stop making physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028
Sony will stop making physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028

Sony will stop producing physical game discs for new PlayStation titles starting in January 2028, the company announced on Tuesday in a PlayStation Blog post. New games released after that date will be available only as digital downloads through the Pl…

Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc production in 2028

Sony will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, as the company embraces an all-digital future.

Sony is shutting down the PS3 and PS Vita stores after a very long run

PS3 and PS Vita store purchases will end in phases, starting with select PS3 markets in 2026 and expanding globally in 2027.

Sony kills physical PlayStation games. The era of discs comes to an end for Team Blue

Physical PlayStation discs are getting a hard cutoff: January 2028. After that, every new game will be digital-only, on both the PlayStation Store and at retail.

Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones just became more tempting for gamers who hate gaming headsets

Sony’s WH-1000XM6 update adds Bluetooth GMAP support for lower-latency gaming audio, but the feature only helps when the connected phone, PC, tablet, or handheld supports the same standard.

Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs
Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs

Sony has announced that from January 2028 it will entirely stop the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point onwards, new releases will only be available in digital versions from the PlayStation Store and other retailers. Games released before January 2028 will still be available on disc. “This is a natural […]

Sony’s next PlayStation could break free of the living room and I think it’s worth the risk

Sony has hinted that the next PlayStation will go beyond the living room. Could that finally mean a native PS6 handheld? Here’s why the idea makes more sense than many think.

Prime Day cuts the Sony WH-1000XM5 to under $200, and I think it’s worth every penny

The Sony WH-1000XM5 has fallen to a record-low $198 for Prime Day, saving you more than $200 on one of the best noise-canceling headphones out there.