Sony will no longer allow retailers to sell digital codes for games, add-on cards and PSN$ cards will remain

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NightlyPoe said:

shikamaru317 said:

GameStop stores just got a memo saying that Sony will no longer provide full game digital download codes to retailers (not just GameStop) starting April 1st. Digital games will only be available straight from PSN after that date. Add-on content/PSN $ cards will still be available

— Wario64 (@Wario64) March 22, 2019

Seems like a good way to piss off retailers, who already hate the push for digital games as is. 

I'm guessing that they don't sell many digital games with retailers anyway.  So retailers might well end up pretty neutral.

That's my thought, too.  We can clearly see that dollar cards are the greatest draw, going by Amazon, anyway.  And if you want to buy a new game from the store, but for some reason don't want to actually do it through the store as your first step, you can just buy a $40-$60 card.