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Updated · Time Extension · Jul 12Sony Ends PS5 Physical Media in 2028, Making Next Console Fully Digital
3 articles · Updated · Time Extension · Jul 12Summary
- 2028 is the cutoff Sony has set for PS5 physical media production, with the company planning its next PlayStation hardware as an all-digital console.
- That shift would remove disc-based distribution from Sony’s next machine and extend the industry’s move toward downloads and digital storefronts.
- Petitions have already appeared online urging Sony to reverse course, but the report says the backlash is unlikely to change the decision.
- Sony’s move underscores a broader gaming-market transition in which physical media is being phased out as digital distribution becomes dominant.
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