Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation

- Sony has announced that it will stop producing physical game discs for new PlayStation titles as of January 2028, meaning most future games will be digital-only. - Physical game sales have been declining for years; this follows similar moves by Microsoft and the broader PC gaming market, which is already almost entirely digital. - The shift affects collectors, people with slow or capped internet, and those who prefer to buy, sell, or lend used games. Digital games are tied to accounts and cannot be resold. - The PlayStation 5's "disc edition" and the more expensive "Digital Edition" have already signaled the direction; Sony also briefly sold a disc-less PS4. - A transition from discs may also reduce production and distribution costs for publishers and eliminate retail middlemen, but it removes consumer ownership rights to physical copies.