A new report claims Sony caught many publishers, retailers, and business partners off guard with its decision to stop making physical PlayStation games in 2028.
According to the report, many partners only learned of it after Sony made the announcement public.
One executive at a major AAA publisher said
“Despite our seemingly close working relationship with PlayStation, we weren’t informed that this was happening.” “It’s only hitting us now that we may be out of jobs sooner rather than later.”
The report says talks between Sony and its partners have been tense since the announcement. Some companies are frustrated by how the decision was handled, and in countries like India, it has disrupted plans to expand PlayStation retail stores.
Sony blindsided its own partners with their "kill discs" strategy.
We heard from multiple insiders that 3rd party had no clue it was coming. Now a report suggests 1st party/AAA was steamrolled too. Sony screws the industry, and doesn't even give its own folks time to brace.
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REPORT: PlayStation has apparently blindsided, and not told its publishers and business partners, and even branches in other markets, about cancelling physical games🚀
Sony reducing a legacy spanning multiple generations to mere three paragraph blog post that implies utter disdain for its audience is deranged to say the least🎤
NO DISC 💿 NO BUY
Source: @HighChaosRun
NEWS: #PlayStation has apparently blindsided, and not told its publishers and business partners, and even branches in other markets, about cancelling physical games.
Source: @HighChaosRun