JAD

Former owner of @colorsphere19. A game collecting, kpop listening, wrestling binging, film graduate writing for animation. (Profile pic by @UltimateTrap421)

[Stop Killing Games Official @StopKilingGames]

According to Sony and many publishers, you don’t own your disc, you never did. Their terms can still restrict access or revoke licenses.

That’s why we fight for consumer law: physical media was one of the last limits on this control.

You will own nothing and be happy.

[Perfectly Cut AVGN Moments @PerfectCutAVGN]

Happy 250th USA!

[🤍𝕬𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖊🤍 @AliceAsinine]

SCOTT CAWTHON WAS ABLE TO DESIGN FOXY IN A CAR, WITH NOTHING BUT A LAPTOP!

[CommodoreBlog @CommodoreBlog]

Can we just go back to this please.

[Anas Ahmed @anaha002]

Actually, you know what? Nobody gets to be cinema.
#Disney #animation

[Crow @cafe_crow_]

Need you guys to realize Sony is gonna go dark for a while to try and let this all blow over need EVERYONE to keep being loud asf for as long as possible because the second people lose steam on the pushback is the second they win and the decision truly stays set in stone

[GamesNosh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @GamesNosh]

I'm talking to people - Sony is currently being inundated with emails and messages behind the scenes from smaller publishers and devs voicing their displeasure over the end of physical games.

I'm actually kinda shocked just how much internal backlash there has been to this.

Doubt it'll make a difference, this was apparently a decision made by the money men within the last two months, is 100% influenced by component costs & manufacturing (AI ruining everything again)

They know nobody will buy a $1000+ PS6

They have calculated that the only way the PS6 makes business sense for them right now in terms of margins is to kill both the retail and resale market. Furthermore, they figure people are invested enough in the ecosystem that they're locked-in for life.

They fully expected a huge backlash and took it into account, but they think the anger won't amount to much in terms of real financial losses and are willing to take the PR hit.

Of the 15% of the current PlayStation audience that buy physical, they expect only 2-3% of people not to move over to fully-digital upon being forced.

The money saved by getting rid of the retailer cut, and lost on the reseller market eclipses that 2-3% and makes up for their miniscule profit expected per PS6 sold. (they will not sell it at a loss, but are willing to only make as little as $50 per unit sold)

The only way they'd ever reverse this decision is if the 2-3% of physical audience they expect to lose is instead around 8-10%+

As much as i'd love to see everyone come together and somehow force their hand with a mass boycott, I doubt it will happen.

They have been wanting to kill physical since around 2020, the AI RAMpocalypse has forced their hand.

[Media Moviegoer @quinde_jeffrey]

Humanity is so jaded and morally grey that they created controversy over Superman rescuing a squirrel

[ToonHive @ToonHive]

‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ will reportedly release on Paramount+ on July 25th according to Paramount+ Brazil.

It was originally scheduled to release on the platform on October 9th.

[The Elder Scrolls @ElderScrolls]

Exploring across Cyrodiil, you never know what physical treasures you might find... 🔍

[JAD @TheJadCruz]

@_IICONICS_ @RhodesKotaEra What's your stance on Rhea Ripley's past racism/use of the f slur?

[Grant Kirkhope 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @grantkirkhope]

All this game industry uncertainty around staffing and studio closures is going to be felt for a long time by the time it's all done. As usual, all the management people will probably keep their jobs and it's the devs (who only do what they're told by the management) that lose their jobs

[nostalgia core @nostalgiacore]

This has to be one of the best running gags ever

[TheNCSmaster @TheNCSmaster]

The dynamic of Team Star Fox is probably the best it’s ever been in the new game

The extra dialogue adds so much. Like they bust each other’s chops a lot but on a mission like Titania, it’s really emphasized how much the other 3 wanna save Slippy. It’s great

[Pyo 5️⃣ @mrpyo1]

The PS6 and next XBOX should get delayed until 2030 at this point

Legit no reason whatsoever to launch in 2027 of all years 💀

[Dave Meltzer @davemeltzerWON]

Man, you should never talk like that. It comes across desperate. You're saying quit having an opinion on our product. You want people to spend hundreds of dollars on tickets but also say don't take it seriously. If they didn't take it seriously, they sure aren't spending that kind of money on tickets.

[Warner Bros. Pictures Animation @wbpicsanimation]

The mark of a new era.

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation - honoring our legacy and shaping what’s next.

[Bean Gaming (Here To Stay!) @skylior778]

Yo Glitch! let’s keep this train going!

It’s time for the gaslighters to run your channel.

#TheAmazingDigitalCircus #tadcㅤㅤ
#TheGaslightDistrict