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Kyuu on 01 July 2026
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Otter said:
Kyuu said:

I didn't realize Sony is actually this dumb... holy shit. Nuh, the PS6 is going to bomb and consoles barring Nintendo's for the time being just lost the last major selling point over PC. Hopefully a major backlash forces them to reverse this bullshit. It's as if they're happy to kill their brand once and for all.

Nintendo's probably moving to GKC, but they're between a rock and a hard place due to cartridge prices, so I wouldn't mind it. Sony chose to create a problem out of thin air and they're getting fucked for it lol.

I don't think this is a reality. Console gamers don't care about PC, they want something cost effective to stick in their living room and already play most of their games digitally. This is a reality I think most need to accept. Console gamers lean digital and even most of those who don't, likely don't hate digital either. Suddenly Pokopia sold 50% of  its japanese launch sales digital because there is a stock shortage. I don't think it takes much for people to adapt.

The bigger issue for PS6 is its price. But hopefully this does cause enough backlash to warrant a change of tune and at least delay the date. When it comes down to genuine dollars I don't think it would wipe out much of Sonys audience but it could bury them under negativity and scrutiny.  

Also interesting that they separate this from PS6 announcement, likely they know the backlash but also maybe they're giving themselves room to change course without it effecting the systems future 

Last major selling point is an exaggeration on my part, but it's definitely one of the few remaining selling points consoles retain, and discarding it will accelerate the pivot to PC. Luckily for Sony though, the RAM crisis may be beneficial to them as far as console vs PC go, because the price gap is increasing.

I was pretty much locked to digital this generation because my brother's PS5 which I use is an early digital model he bought scalped in 2021. I wouldn't buy a digital only Playstation myself, as even if I convert to digital, I'd like to have the "option" to buy my games physically when i want to. So if you look at my stat being a "%100 digital gamer" this generation, you'd mistakenly assume that I don't care about physical at all, but I actually do. And and as someone who already has a PC, "no discs" will push me further towards PC gaming, and unless someone close to me gets a PS6 they're willing to share (that happens to be more powerful than my PC), I'm going to skip Playstation entirely. So in my case, physical is a big factor, and you wouldn't guess it just by looking at my PS5 library.