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Sony have announced the end of physical PlayStation games: from January 2028, nothing new will ship on disc. It's quite the turn from the company that championed physical back in 2013, and it leaves a real question over what you'll actually own on a PS6.

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00:00 The Heroes Of 2013
01:01 January 2028
01:50 The Mercenary Logic
03:42 What Do You Even Own?
06:09 The Cliff Edge
08:21 Acting Accordingly

Sources:
https://x.com/ethangach/status/2072317591935185399
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSIFh8ICaA
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/
https://bellular.games/loading-screen-gta-just-locked-game-prices-at-80/
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mg4ghb5qys2d
https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/business_segment_meeting/pdf/2026/GNS_QA_E.pdf
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/legal/playstation-store-cancellation-policy/
https://bsky.app/profile/stevesaylor.net/post/3mpllyqtshk2n
https://kotaku.com/playstation-store-movies-digital-studio-canal-terminator-2000711013
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-removing-purchased-studio-canal-content-from-playstation-libraries
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operations/
https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-confirms-plans-to-stop-giving-shops-full-game-download-codes-to-sell
https://www.catribunal.org.uk/cases/15277722-alex-neill-class-representative-limited
https://psndigitalgamessettlement.com/
https://bellular.games/loading-screen-taking-physical-games-seriously/

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