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

[G2ThaUNiT]

KLXVER said:

G2ThaUNiT said:

You……completely missed the point lol. It had 0 to do with the percentage drop itself and everything to do with how much money is actually being spent on physical games. That’s where the ultimate truth lies.

Physical games now cost upwards of $70 physically. Back in the day it was upwards of $60. For the entirety of 2025, only $1.5 billion was spent on physical games in the US. That figure is across all 3 console makers COMBINED! That’s not good regardless of how anyone tries to spin it. The $11.6 billion figure spent on physical games from 2008 is most likely a lot higher when adjusted for inflation.

I get the argument of percentages being skewed, but let’s not be willfully ignorant on the actual financials. It’s the same trajectory in every major gaming market outside of Japan.

Ultimately, Sony could’ve still done several different things to keep physical games going. From charging an extra $20 premium to just drastically scaling down production, but they chose to do nothing.

Well if Sony doesnt care about approximately 500 million dollars a year, then thats fair enough I guess.

Yeah that’s unfortunately what they’re betting on. Just enough people giving in to where it’ll make up for those who refuse to buy games on PlayStation anymore.

Jason Schreier broke down that for every $70 physical game Sony sells, they come away with about $45 after retail fees, manufacturing fees, etc. Now, they’ll make the full $70 on first party games and a bigger cut on digital third party games too. Forcing all digital means they hope that enough players won’t care anymore to offset the players that do decide to leave.

And I’m sure Sony doubts there’s going to be a mass exodus to Nintendo just for physical games.