The UK’s Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has criticised Sony’s decision to stop producing new physical PlayStation games from 2028, calling it “a triumph of corporate convenience over consumer choice.”
ERA CEO Kim Bayley said removing discs does not represent progress and said that physical games give players more freedom by allowing them to buy, sell, trade, lend and keep games without relying on digital storefronts.
The group warned that ending physical releases could reduce competition, leave players with fewer options and make game preservation more difficult.
Sony announced them killing off physical games with a tweet and a blog post like it was some regular Wednesday, expecting people will be mad for a bit and move on.
And now the backlash has gotten so big it’s being covered by mainstream news outlets.
DON’T LET UP, DON’T SHUT UP.
The backlash against PlayStation for killing physical games has been relentless, with everything they try to post getting spammed by Community Notes from furious customers.
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