ITS OVER Sony Interactive Entertainment to end physical game disc production in January 2028

[Cerebralbore101]

angrypoolman said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

I remember when Nintendo launched a $250 tiny DS successor with no relevant launch titles, for the first 8 months. And Sony's Vita was even worse. Then the handheld market crashed. And people claimed it was smartphones, instead of a 200% price hike in handheld hardware.

This will happen with game consoles. They will die out. And instead of pointing to multiple price increases on 5-year-old consoles, no disk games, and a disastrous focus on live-service games, they will claim that PC and mobile were "the main downfall of game consoles".

i always find it funny when people jump to conclusions like this. i feel like people have been saying the same about gamestop for the past, well.. 10+ years. that they are dying because of the move to digital. well not really. they are dying because their pricing stinks, their stores are unappealing, the stores are filled with junk, and the employees are overbearing and make the experience miserable. there always has and will be a place for physical games in the marketplace. sure, gamestop wont be as booming as it was in the 7th generation, but that doesnt mean it still cant be profitable. people will blame the rising popularity of digital purchases, but i think if gamestop got to really know and understand their customer base, theyd be much more successful.

There's a store chain called VideoGamesEtc. They operate like the Gamestop of old and are doing very well.