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Don't Kill The Disc Sony

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What This Is About: On July 1, 2026, Sony announced they will be ending production of new physical discs for all PlayStation 5 games starting January 2028. All new game releases after this date will be digital only, either as a direct download from their storefront or as a download code sold inside of a plastic box. At the same time Sony announced the closure of their digital storefronts for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, as well as the deletion of over five hundred purchased movies from their customer's libraries (for a second time). No one was offered refunds or store credit of any kind. Had these movies been physical DVDs and Blu-rays it would have been illegal for Sony to take them, but because they were digital goods, as far as the law is concerned, it wasn't a crime. A disc is something you own - at least until it degrades (which I have yet to happen). You can lend it to a friend, trade it for other games, resell it on the second-hand market, gift it to someo...