Sony is phasing out physical game discs for new PlayStation releases starting January 2028, embracing a fully digital future as online purchases dominate. This shift reflects the growing trend of digital game acquisition. Additionally, Sony will close the PlayStation Store for older PS3 and PS Vita consoles globally by July 2027, citing payment system limitations. Previously bought digital content will remain accessible.

The company said this change would not impact games that were already released.

New games released after January 2028 will be digital-only.

Sony Interactive Entertainment ha annunciato lo stop alla produzione di dischi fisici per i nuovi giochi PlayStation dal gennaio 2028, quando i titoli saranno distribuiti solo in…

The video game console helped launch the disc-based gaming revolution in 1994.

The age of buying a physical disc for a video game is almost at an end on PlayStation consoles, as Sony outlines plans for an all-digital future.

Nieuwe games voor PlayStation-consoles worden vanaf januari 2028 niet meer uitgebracht op schijfjes. Sony noemt "veranderende voorkeuren van consumenten" als reden om spellen…

This transition has no impact on games that have already been released, or will be released prior to January 2028 in disc format,” the manufacturer Sony said.

PlayStation will end physical disc production for new games in 2028, the company announced Wednesday morning.

PlayStation will cease production of physical discs for its games beginning with new titles releasing in 2028.

The next PlayStation 6 may not have an optical drive at all.

Ab Januar 2028 will Playstation keine neuen Spiele mehr auf Discs verkaufen, sondern nur in digitalen Formaten. Das ist ein gravierender Schritt für viele Gamer – nicht nur, weil…

July 1 : Sony said on Wednesday it will stop producing physical discs for all new games released on PlayStation consoles from January 2028, marking a full shift to digital…

El cierre está previsto para enero de 2028. Señala la firma que la preferencia de usuarios tiende a las versiones digitales. Los juegos estarán disponibles en PlayStation Store

This announcement essentially sounds the death knell for physical media in cutting-edge gaming.

Sony announced it will end physical disc production for new PlayStation games starting January 2028, as digital downloads now account for 85 percent of sales.

Sony is phasing out physical game discs for new PlayStation releases starting January 2028, embracing a fully digital future as online purchases dominate. This shift reflects the…

Physical discs will soon no longer exist, Sony says

Sony is officially ending physical disc versions of brand-new games starting in January 2028. Here's why the company has decided to make this decision.

Sony will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games beginning in 2028, as the company embraces an all-digital future.

The move signals a hard lean into the digital age.