Sony will end physical PlayStation game discs for new titles by 2028, expanding digital downloads and reinforcing its long-term digital gaming strategy.

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

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Physical discs will soon no longer exist, Sony says

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.

After January 2028, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store and at retailers, Sony said.

Welcome to the digital-only future.

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Sony PlayStation will stop producing physical game discs in January 2028, moving all new releases to digital-only formats.

Sony is killing new PlayStation game discs in 2028, and I think it's one of the worst decisions the company has ever made.