Katie

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[Katie @Taochannn]

Finished Castlevania: Nocturne S2; I am in complete awe at the stunning animation, the thought provoking story of revolution and morality, the heartfelt character arcs. Shows like this are THE ONLY reason why I pay for @netflix. Thank you to everyone who made #CastlevaniaNocturne

[Katie @Taochannn]

@heyjenbartel 😍😍😍

so happy to see you're posting your work again!

[Katie @Taochannn]

@DarkHorseComics Amazing news 😭❤

[Katie @Taochannn]

@DomTheBomb I'll be sticking with Nintendo as long as they make physical games.

If Nintendo gives up the ghost too then I guess I'll go back to PC gaming for the first time since the 90s.

[Katie @Taochannn]

@Everf27 @mrpyo1 I agree, this would be a good solution. Sadly Sony is completely in control of disc production for the PS5 and if they decide they're done then even LRG can't do anything.

[Katie @Taochannn]

@Everf27 @mrpyo1 Vinyl came back in better quality, at 180g with less ability to warp, colour variations, etc. Pressings are smaller to accomodate for higher production costs. Adjusting for inflation the pricing is sometimes comparable to in 80s or around 25% more. And yes people pay for this.

[Katie @Taochannn]

@mrpyo1 With you on this one man.

[Gene Park, Obama’s Skull Face @GenePark]

cutting physical media cuts costs only for the company. they get to save on production, design, shipping and still charge the same thing with nothing being passed on to the consumer

[Katie @Taochannn]

@DomTheBomb Not a chance. I'll start focusing on my Switch 2.

[Katie @Taochannn]

@gf6219 @TropicalMaku Not a big deal to you =/= not a big deal

[Pyo 5️⃣ @mrpyo1]

PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND:

We have to talk about the physical vs digital data, A LOT of people still buy Physical games on PS5.
More than you think, like WAY MORE! Please read and understand what Sony is doing it trying to FORCE DIGITAL games! IMO this should not even be legal:

- FY2025 Full Year (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026) = the digital to physical split was 78%/22%.
But this does NOT tell the whole story. Because this is all games sold, not all games that have physical copies and digital! So majority of the 78/22 split don't even have physical, let's look at some real numbers from leaks and stats we have:

From Insomniac Leak:

- God of War Ragnarök: 76% Physical / 24% Digital
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: 63% Physical / 37% Digital
- Astro Bot: 55% Physical / 45% Digital
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: 54% Physical / 46% Digital
- Assassin's Creed Mirage: 49% Physical / 51% Digital
- Resident Evil 4 Remake: 45% Physical / 55% Digital
- Hogwarts Legacy: 44% Physical / 56% Digital
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor: 40% Physical / 60% Digital

UK / Europe Retail Data (GSD – 2023/2024):

- Astro Bot: 55% Physical (UK) / and 60% Physical (Europe) – 2024
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: 54% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Assassin's Creed Mirage: 49% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Hogwarts Legacy: 45% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Resident Evil 4 Remake: 45% Physical (UK) – 2023
- Horizon Forbidden West: 51% Physical (UK) – 2022

People still buy a lot of physical games on PS5, especially when it's SINGLE PLAYER GAMES. When it's more mp then it goes down to more digital. But please don't just listen to the 78%/22% split, those numbers are overall numbers and don't represent the full story AS YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE!

Because it's not a fair comparison since all games don't have a physical copy or eventually stop printing it. They are trying to paint a narrative to control prices and take ownership from you, that is the truth and spread it!

[IGN @IGN]

PlayStation games are going fully digital in 2028. That's not just concerning for physical media fans - it's offensive to players everywhere. https://t.co/rfVrucGp43

[小島秀夫 @Kojima_Hideo]

いずれデジタルデータでさえ、個人主導で所有出来なくなる。世界が、国や政府、思想や風潮に何か大きな変化と事故が起こった時、それらへのアクセスが突然、絶たれることもあり得る。愛してきた数々の映画や本、音楽に自由に触れることは叶わない。持たざる者となる。それが怖い。これは物欲ではない。

[Katie @Taochannn]

What the fuck are we even doing man

[NewsWire @NewsWire_US]

AI Could Consume as Much Water as 1.3 Billion People by 2030, UN says

[kiki ✮⋆˙ @sehaniine]

the playstation news has put me in a foul mood

[Nintendeal @Nintendeal]

This sucks for a lot of reasons but something I haven't seen discussed enough today is how this is going hand in hand with Sony's move toward "dynamic pricing" on digital games

(ICYMI: the PlayStation Store sometimes displays different prices to each user for the same product)

[van watches movies @alejandroxpadi]

Support physical media

[Gene Park, Obama’s Skull Face @GenePark]

what sucks is that you can still buy physical media for movies and music. you can still buy a CD for new albums! the options are still there. it's wild to just be like "no options from now on"

[Ultima @UltimaShadowX]

A digital only future with shit like this around is bleak. Not only will you not own anything, but Sony can raise prices on a whim and you won’t even have the option to get used games or even borrow games from people anymore. This is strictly anti-consumer from every angle.