The PlayStation Disc Fight

Sony's decision to stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games from January 2028 turned a format shift into an X fight over ownership, access, resale, and preservation. 1

The official line is that digital demand now outweighs physical discs; BBC and Newsweek both framed the backlash around what players lose when a game becomes an account-bound digital license rather than a disc they can lend, resell, collect, or preserve. 2 3

By July 2, Push Square reported at least 15 petitions urging Sony to reverse course, with the largest at 9,015 signatures at publication. 4

The X split in one sentence: supporters see digital-only as where the market was already going; critics say convenience should not erase resale, lending, preservation, or cheaper secondhand access. 5 6 7 8