Rayphlosion

Undergoing the pre-midlife crisis

[Hikaru Akira🕯️🇺🇸⚔️ @HikaruAkiraFox]

PlayStation V.S. Community notes be like:

[Knazzer @knazzer]

I can sense damage control incoming #Sony #PlayStation

[TWWASC @TWW4SC]

Don’t worry boys he’s gotta come back to twitter sometime

[Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic_hedgehog]

Take a sneak peek at the upcoming 35th Anniversary short form animation, Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond!

[Rino🚀 @RinoTheBouncer]

Don’t give up💪🏼🚀

[ღ 𝑅𝒪𝒮𝐸 @Ro_z1e]

After PlayStation's decisions in 2028, the situation now...

[Rayphlosion @Rayphlosion]

This is just one reason why you're getting sued Playstation

[Peter_🎮_ @ItzPedrOfficial]

@PS_Support_UK Thanks. Here's my first screenshot.

[GTA 6 Intel @ConstantGTA]

Rockstar reportedly told Sony to remove GTA VI's branding from the PlayStation App after the disc controversy got too hot

Sony killed physical discs for all PlayStation games starting January 2028.

The backlash was instant.

Politicians calling for regulation. KFC and Domino's publicly roasting them. The internet turned on Sony overnight.

A week ago Sony had GTA VI everywhere.

App icon changed. PS5 dashboard taken over. Store completely redesigned. No PlayStation game has ever gotten that treatment.

Now all of it is quietly gone.

When Rockstar doesn't want to be associated with your decisions you know it's bad.

[Maybe_Bryce @Maybe_Bryce]

How it feels the moment I open the door in the morning.

[Dee-Pad 🎮 @Destructo_Dude]

This situation is so funny to me.

[Rayphlosion @Rayphlosion]

Fuck shareholders and investors

[Pirat_Nation 🔴 @Pirat_Nation]

Sony’s stock rose more than 3% after the company announced it will stop releasing new PlayStation games on physical discs starting in January 2028.

Apparently, investors see the move as a way for Sony to increase profits, as selling games digitally eliminates the costs.

Sony said nearly 80% of full-game sales on PS4 and PS5 are already digital, up from 13% when the PS4 launched in 2013.

I don't think they will walk back on this decision even with all the backlash.

[Kira ギア5 @ItsKiraWorld]

I'm just so fucking tired man. I'm tired of all the bad news, the corporate greed, fucking everything. AND IM FUCKING TIRED OF ALL THE BOOT LICKING PIECES OF SHIT WHO ROLL OVER AND TAKE IT!!! FUCK ALL OF YOU I FUCKING HATE YOU

[Jared Knabenbauer @ProJared]

Jesus fuck some of these replies.

[Jared Knabenbauer @ProJared]

You will never purchase and own a PlayStation game ever again.

They will only ever be long-term rentals, and they decide when you're done with it.

[Leon @LeonErikZ]

Or listen to this guy @/itsluke7 on instagram if you don’t like Charlie lol his examples are great

[Leon @LeonErikZ]

What's so hard to understand for so many people about that this is a bad thing? Charlie explains it perfectly

[Rooster @TheRooster]

RIP.

They just killed physical games, because they don't want you to own anything.

- Sony is done making discs.
- Next XBOX won't even have a drive.

They'll cut all the printing, packaging, and shipping costs, but still charge us $70+ for a download.

"Consumer preferences are changing" is BS. This is about removing the only leverage we gamers have left.

Think about it. Right now if a digital game is $70, you have options:
- check local retailers
- buy a used copy on eBay
- borrow it from a friend

Physical retail creates competition. It forces PlayStation and Xbox to run sales to compete with the used market.

Once the disc drive dies, that competition will die with it. They will own 100% of the distribution pipeline.

If they want a 4-yo game to stay at $70, it stays at $70. Zero alternatives. It’s literally a total monopoly, but they're selling it to us as "convenience"

And don't even get me started on game preservation.

When we buy digital, we're just renting a temporary license until some corporate spreadsheet decides the server costs aren't worth it anymore. We already know the PS3 and Vita stores are on death row.

PC is starting to look like the only place left where we actually have choices.

Yeah it's 100% digital too but at least Steam, Epic, and GOG have to compete with each other.

On console we're just trapped...

[Maku @TropicalMaku]

You might want to change this @PlayStation 🤡