PlayStation |OT| Playing Astro Bot on the Horizon Until Dawn

[twintail]

BraLoD said:

twintail said:

What response from them would actually satisfy you? I'm curious to know. 

Besides, it's not Playstation's job to respond to what amounts to threats. The factory that produces discs is pivoting away to microlenses. There's nothing Playstation can do about that, except use this opportunity to get ahead of this being part of their PS6 announcement. 

With so many sectors using physical media less (games and movies for example), the production of discs is obviously stalling. I imagine it's not a business that makes sense to remain in if they're going to start losing money running it.

The real one.

Oh yeah, it's the factory that's to blame here, not Sony, there is nothing they can do about it... seriously, just don't.

Doesn't sound like it matters what they say lol. May as well not say anything.

Anyhow, the factory situation is reality, and nothing makes that less true. It's one of many reasons for what is happening.

the-pi-guy said:

The factory is Sony's and they're pivoting away because of consumer trends. 

It's not like it's wildly out of their hands. 

They're expecting a 90% decline by 2028.  

Sure, but the factory is not PlayStation and not beholden to them, especially as they produce discs for other companies in other media. Sony DADC is making a decision that affects their business and their revenue streams. 

If they were looking into micro lenses back in 2024, they were very likely making the decision early that year if not in 2023. Physical production of discs from all media has surely declined further in the last 2-3 years. 

At some point, it doesn't make sense for them to keep running a disc business. Same for companies that use physical media. Combine consumer trends and lowering revenue from discs from all angles, then it was bound to happen. It's just happened faster than many have expected, but that's really because everyone just assumed PS6 would run discs.