Sony will stop releasing games on discs from 2028 🌐

Alexey Kalenchuk gives a comment to the NTV channel

The company is the first to name a specific date for abandoning physical releases. Sony fans are, to put it mildly, outraged by this move. But why did the Japanese take such a step in the first place? Firstly, it's economically advantageous: no production, logistics, or warehouses are needed, no need to share margins with stores, the secondary market disappears, and the platform itself controls prices and discounts. Secondly, the decline in disc-based game releases is a stable global trend.

Disc sales have been declining for years, while digital versions dominate. About four out of five PlayStation games are already sold digitally. And this week, Microsoft may launch Disc-to-Digital—a feature that transfers games from discs to digital. But the physical market isn't giving up just yet: it remains important for Nintendo, collectors, and... Russians. For Russian gamers, the consequences of all these upheavals are far more serious, one might say, like a sickle across clanging dignity...

Of course, our Fabergés are made of steel, and we can endure a lot, but the fact remains: the PlayStation Store will be closed in Russia starting in 2022, and discs will remain the easiest way to buy a new game without a foreign account or intermediaries in 2026. After 2028, buying games for Sony will become a pain in the ass by default. It will be painful, expensive, and... not forever. The biggest risk for users in the transition to digital is the loss of control. Buy a God of War disc—it's yours, do with it as you please: give it away, trade it, sell it. Bought a digital copy and became a hostage to a platform... A FOREIGN one!

Jokes aside, don't you think there's more and more room for a successful launch of a Russian console?