Texas Red

Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Mass Effect, Legend of Dragoon, Valkyrie Profile, Chrono Cross and Xenogears fan. Christ is King!

[Texas Red @Bruce_Selina]

Xenogears is still the goat of video games.

[Panchblack @Panchblack10]

Viendo que @Sony va a cerrar la Store de PS3 me he puesto a instalar en mi PS3 cosas de mi historial de descargas por si las moscas y me he llevado la desagradable sorpresa de que tanto Dead Space Extraction como Mirror of Fate me los han arrebatado aún teniendolos comprados

[NIB @nib95_]

That's just not true though.

Insomniac leaks and GSD data:

- God of War Ragnarok: 76% Physical

- Astro Bot: 60% Physical

- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: 54% Physical

- Horizon Forbidden West: 51% Physical

- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: 63% Physical

- Resident Evil 4 Remake: 45% Physical

- Hogwarts Legacy: 44% Physical

- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor: 40% Physical

- Assassin's Creed Mirage: 49% Physical

[NIB @nib95_]

Seen several quote #PlayStation's 78% digital full game sales, thus omitting important context.

That figure includes countless digital only releases, from back catalogue to indie games etc. Even Capcom revealed 84% of its sales were "older catalog titles", many of which are only available digitally.

So using such data is somewhat misleading.

To gauge REAL physical demand you need to look at splits of games that released both physical AND digital only. Thanks to the Insomniac leaks, we have such data on PS first party games.

Playstation Physical / Digital splits

Sackboy - 77% / 23%
R&C Rift Apart - 76% / 24%
Ghost of Tsushima DC - 71% / 29%
Demon's Souls - 70% / 30%
Miles Morales - 66% / 34%
Spider-Man - 66% / 34%
Returnal - 61% / 39%
The Last of Us 2 - 61% / 39%
Ghost of Tsushima - 51% / 49%
MLB The Show 21 - 39% / 61%

So per Sony's own internal data, 31/33 first party games from their chart sold more PHYSICAL than they did digital.

Uncharted 4 actually has an insane 83% physical split.

Granted it only covers through to a few months into 2022, but we can see from other more recent data, things haven't drastically changed. For example GSD data shows ~60% of Astro Bot sales across Europe were physical.

So what skews revenue and data more digital, beyond digital only releases and platforms? The answer is games with LIVE SERVICE components, especially multiplatform ones.

As you can see from Sony's internal data, MLB has the highest digital split, and it's a live service game.

Generally the highly popular live service or annualised games such as Call of Duty, NBA 2K, FIFA etc, have higher digital splits, as gamers are constantly launching them (often daily) and don't want to be constantly switching discs, thus skewing digital/physical splits.

It's very different to single player games which are shorter and have different play and consumer trends. So again, context matters.

Then there's a MASSIVE audience of gamers that aren't even accounted for in any of this data; the countless consumers that buy and sell used physical games, because they simply can't afford as many new games, but still buy/own consoles, accessories, games, services etc. Everything from poor parents, kids etc.

Ultimately, the data rejects the notion physical is dead or meaningless, even if digital accounts for the overall lionshare of revenue/sales, especially when you look at things with the proper context and/or focus on single player tentpole games, which is PlayStation's bread and butter.

Keep in mind platforms make a 15% licensing fee from third parties on physical games, while they get a 30% cut on digital.

Likewise first party lose a 30% cut to retailers on physical, while they keep all of the revenue on digital.

As I said before, this move to kill physical is more about PlayStation trying to make far more profit and squeeze away the last remnants of consumer ownership, control, flexibility and resale, and could have greater negative market ramifications.

[Pyo 5️⃣ @mrpyo1]

Keep spreading the word and don't let SONY get away with this!

If you want to make sure your voice gets heard for real for playstation, unsubscribe to Playstation plus!

How to do it:
1. Web Browser:
Account Management → Subscription → Cancel Subscription

2. PS5 Console
Settings → Users and Accounts → Account → Payment and Subscriptions → Subscriptions.
Select PlayStation Plus → Cancel Subscription or turn off auto-renew

Speak up today or lose ownership forever!

[IGN @IGN]

PlayStation has told everyone to brace for an entirely physical-media-free future just days after the company deleted more than 550 movies from the PlayStation Network.

For more info: https://t.co/d3WxV0qGua

[Hunter 🎮 @NextGenPlayer]

I was in the audience for this moment

We loved how pro-consumer Sony was then, just listen to the crowd react!

[Nuke @GamingWithNuke]

@geoffkeighley So, if they’re moving to digital only, prices will be cheaper, right?

[DatLie @TheDatLie]

Time to build up my PS3 library. Been selling off my ps4/5 games cause I knew this was inevitable. First step is going digital, next is less sales locking you to pay premium and staying forever cause of your digital library. I made 500 bucks off 3 ps4 games I sold recently. You can’t do that digitally.

[Texas Red @Bruce_Selina]

@DoesItPlay1 Why even get a PS6 when a gaming PC is cheaper and better? the main thing @PlayStation had over the better option of gaming PC is disc.

[Does it play? @DoesItPlay1]

Sony ends physical production in 2028.

The bomb we hoped they were smart enough to never trigger. Discoverability, dead. Ownership, dead. Legal preservation, dead. Micro publishers, dead. A billion $ market, and they just throw it away.

https://t.co/589EJXllW0

[Radec @realradec]

It’s finally happening, the PS3 and PS Vita Stores are shutting down within the next year

It was inevitable but man, I’m still super sad. A lot of digital only games/DLC that haven’t been brought forward are just gonna be gone forever

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

It’s now clear that, after announcing the end of physical game discs in 2028, Sony wants a fully digital future where you don’t own what you buy, you just simply rent a license which can be removed when they want

A few days ago, Sony removed hundreds of movies from people’s accounts even though they had paid for them. This is what will happen one day to your games, they will remove whatever they want.

Of course, I don’t expect games to become cheaper. Even though they will save money by no longer producing discs, cases, printed materials, or shipping physical copies, they will charge the same or more.

This is the future they’re want, one where you own nothing and be happy. Physical games will be soon become a thing of the past.

Keep all your physical games, don’t sell them, they might become real treasures one day.

[Texas Red @Bruce_Selina]

@TheNCSmaster I was one of the biggest Sony gamers, born 1990 and grew up on PS1 PS2 but now i am moving to PC since PlayStation made it so i cannot collect the games, Steam is cheaper and you get better graphics, mods, and faster downloads.

[Wario64 @Wario64]

PS3 and PS Vita PlayStation Stores are closing starting August 2026

-Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua – PlayStation Store on PS3 will close starting August 2026.
-Additional Latin American and Middle Eastern countries – PlayStation Store on PS3 will close starting late 2026.
-In all other countries, PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita will close in July 2027.

https://t.co/jsGDlxgKg5

[SpawnPoiint @SpawnPoiint]

PlayStation just confirmed physical game discs will be NO MORE from January 2028.

PS6 will be a 100% digital console.

Wtf. This is terrible news.

[Texas Red @Bruce_Selina]

@denfaminicogame This just forces me to buy the last few things i need for my gaming PC and move over to @Steam as i only stayed with @PlayStation since i could collect games and now that i cannot do that steam is the cheaper and better option.

[Texas Red @Bruce_Selina]

@mrpyo1 @PlayStation I only buy physical games and that is one of the main reasons i stayed with PlayStation my whole life, since the 90s but now i can switch to PC since i cannot collect games.

[🦀 YORA 🦀 @yoracrab]

@PlayStation awful, expected no less. will you be refunding everyone that bought a physical PS5 or a separate disc drive on the promise of being able to purchase and play upcoming physical games ? :)

[Texas Red @Bruce_Selina]

@AgriShoot @DiscussingFilm This just means i have no reason to have a PlayStation and can finish building my gaming PC. I mainly stayed on PlayStation for my collection as i do not buy digital. Bye bye @PlayStation @Sony

[Smash JT @SmashJT]

There’s a rumor going around that Neil Druckmann is on his way out of Naughty Dog as Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is running into serious financial/development issues.

This would be one of the wildest things if it’s true… I don’t necessarily believe it, but the way the industry is going, nothing should surprise me.