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Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Jul 26
Amazon, Best Buy Cut PlayStation Game Prices by Up to 60% as Sony Eyes 2028 Disc Exit
Updated
Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Jul 26

Amazon, Best Buy Cut PlayStation Game Prices by Up to 60% as Sony Eyes 2028 Disc Exit

3 articles · Updated · Notebookcheck.net · Jul 26

Summary

  • Up to 60% discounts are now live at Amazon and Best Buy on physical PlayStation games, including God of War Ragnarök, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut and Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection.
  • The sale lands as Sony faces backlash over its plan to stop releasing physical PlayStation games in 2028, a move that has prompted criticism and some PlayStation Plus cancellations.
  • Amazon’s listed deals include Saros at 29% off, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition at 34% off and Stellar Blade at 43% off, while Best Buy is discounting Ghost of Tsushima by 57%.
  • Sony is also pushing digital purchases through its PlayStation Store Summer Sale, offering up to 75% off hundreds of games, with another batch of deals due July 27 and the event running through Aug. 12.

Insights

With Sony killing physical discs by 2028, are these final sales a distraction from the upcoming death of the second-hand game market?
Once the 2028 disc cutoff hits and servers eventually close, will your entire digital PlayStation library simply vanish into thin air?
As PlayStation shifts entirely to digital licenses, are players unwittingly surrendering their true ownership of games for mere convenience?