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[The Boona @boona_the]

Assuming all panels and activities and will be conducted through the medium of 'imagination', to better line up with your new business model.

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

Here's everything you need to know about PlayStation at #SDCC2026: https://t.co/PE5GW0owcb

Full details on panels and activities for:
🟡 Marvel's Wolverine
💥 MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls
✋ God of War Laufey

[The Boona @boona_the]

Important information for the 12 people still subscribed to PS Plus.

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

The PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July are available today:

⚬ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
⚬ For the King II
⚬ CrossCode

Full details: https://t.co/qaC7Ggq6VQ

[The Boona @boona_the]

I wasn't aware you could make digital-only fight sticks. Colour me impressed.

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

Switch out lever gates with ease on the FlexStrike wireless fight stick: https://t.co/w3qDZd3hyv

[Canadian Guy Eh @Canadianguyehh]

Did more digging.

It gets worse.

I decided to compare, isolating the PS5 Platform as a comparison. How many more digital exclusive games are there? and does it correlate with the 85% number?

There are, at this point in time, about 1,120 PRINTED PS5 games (give or take). We are going to assume, that all 1,120 of those games also have a digital counterpart.

I went to the PSN store and simply clicked PS5 Platform and games. So this does not include DLC, MTX, etc. The total? 7,590 games.

But what about free to play?

Lets exclude those, this brings the total down to 7,451 games on the PSN store sorted specifically for the PS5. I want to note, this would be a COMPLETE PS5 library (thus far).

So, simple Math

7,451 - 1,120 = 6,331.

There are 6,331 MORE games on the PSN store than what's PHYSICALLY PRINTED For the PS5. That is 5.65x MORE games. These are all games that sell for 1 dollar, all the way up to your 100$+ digital special editions. If you Buy Final Fantasy Rebirth for 69.99 physically, go home, and buy "Quack McStuffins" for a dollar on PSN, those quantity of numbers are treated as equal.

and it gets even funnier.

Lets take that digital catalogue of 6,331 games and divide it by that complete library number (7,451) and turn it into a percentage.

6,331 divided by 7,451 = 84.96%

Meaning? almost 85% of the PS5's available library is DIGITAL ONLY. Ironic how 85% of Playstation's sales are digital eh?

So, what's happening here?

"All digital" defenders are using False Equivalency, and an Availability bias to gaslight users into thinking that no one plays physical anymore and to "get with the times" in the digital era.

Playstation themselves stated "This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs." But this logic is ONLY sound if you apply a False Equivalency.

ALL OF THIS- Before we even take into account of the insomniac leaks back in 2022, which showed that 31 out of the 33 first party games sold MORE in Physical than Digital. And in recent memory, Astrobot selling around 55% physical vs Digital.

So, why are they doing this?

Because MONEY!

Playstation makes WAY more money if you buy the game digitally vs Physically. So playstation is using the backing of convenience, Digital Incentives, indie/AA teams, Mini-Games, and yes, AI Slop, to validate jamming gamers who prefer Physical games with a hot poker into a 100% digital era.

[The Boona @boona_the]

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[Insider Gaming @InsiderGamingIG]

Sony Discusses Potential Future PlayStation Plus Price Hikes

https://t.co/FYYNpHeh2U

[𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡 #SavePhysicalGaming @Shunkiroth]

Datos que os ayudarán a entender por qué tras la funa a Sony, sus acciones han subido un 3%:

1⃣ Este movimiento es anticonsumidor y pro accionista.

Sony propone terminar con su mercado físico, quitando de un plumazo infinidad de costes y a la larga ya se prevé que afectará también a plantilla, infraestructura y mercado de segunda mano.
Esto supone una inversión cómoda y favorable para sus accionistas, quienes ven una oportunidad en todo esto y están respaldando a la empresa en su decisión.
Y no solo esto, si no que al eliminar todo el panorama físico, se van a atribuir la libertad de revalorizar sus precios a conveniencia, tanto en tienda, vendiendo cajas con códigos, como en la PS Store, y que se paguen los juegos íntegros en su valor principal, sin oportunidad de cambio o venta posterior.
Evidementemente, para nosotros es una soga al cuello pero los accionistas se están frotando las manos porque es puro quitar gasto y maximizar beneficio a costa nuestra. Las tiendas seguirán llenas pero nos venderán un efecto óptico pues será a base de cajas vacías y tendrán el control para constringir mucho más su mercado, osea, a nosotros.

2⃣ El 3%.

Si hubiese sido un anuncio realmente positivo para la empresa, para la envergadura de la noticia y el tipo de prospección y previsión necesarias en estos casos, este 3% hubiese sido de 4 a 7 veces mayor.
Vamos, que aunque sea un valor positivo, es pura fachada.
Esto denota solamente una amortización del golpe y cuando veremos realmente la repercusión será pasados unos días cuando se comiencen a hacer notar las cancelaciones de reservas, malas ventas, desuscripciones, etc, de parte de los consumidores.
Creo que no tardará especialmente mucho si todos le damos un buen golpe en el hocico.

3⃣ El 20% de sus consumidores de formato físico.

Puede parecer poca gente dicho así pero la realidad es que son más de 25 millones de personas consumiendo activamente esa parte del mercado.
¿Ahora ya no parece un margen tan pobre, a que no?
Su pretensión es la de hacernos virar hacia el digital hasta hacer que el físico desaparezca por completo, como os decía en el primer punto.
Que no os engañen estos márgenes porque como veis esconden muchísimo más de lo que parece.

📝 Ahora ya os hacéis una idea mejor del paso tan ruin y despiadado que han dado.
Paso que evade totalmente el diálogo entre consumidores y empresa y pretende pasarnos por encima, violar nuestros derechos y, al final de su prospección, que dejemos de ser personas disfrutando de juegos con carácter, critero y libertad y pasemos a ser máquinas sin voz ni voto a las que puedan controlar y exprimir con cada clave y contenido vendidos.

Ahora cada uno que piense si realmente está bien seguir apoyando a una empresa que se atreve a tanto en nuestra contra y si no es para alzar las antorchas y bajarles los humos de golpe.

Como consumidores tenemos y siempre hemos tenido el poder de decidir y hacer cambios, son quienes son y están donde están a costa nuestra, que a nadie se le olvide, pero nuestro peor enemigo es la inacción y el pasotismo.

➡️ Actuad todos, dejad de consumirles, dadles donde les duele, mantened esto presente hasta el final y os bien prometo que los hombres de la silla no tendrán cojones a volver a tratarnos como a ganado.

Buenas tardes. 🫡

[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!

[NIB @nib95_]

Seen several quote #PlayStation's 78% digital full game sales, thus omitting important context.

That figure includes countless digital only releases, from back catalogue to indie games etc. Even Capcom revealed 84% of its sales were "older catalog titles", many of which are only available digitally.

So using such data is somewhat misleading.

To gauge REAL physical demand you need to look at splits of games that released both physical AND digital only. Thanks to the Insomniac leaks, we have such data on PS first party games.

Playstation Physical / Digital splits

Sackboy - 77% / 23%
R&C Rift Apart - 76% / 24%
Ghost of Tsushima DC - 71% / 29%
Demon's Souls - 70% / 30%
Miles Morales - 66% / 34%
Spider-Man - 66% / 34%
Returnal - 61% / 39%
The Last of Us 2 - 61% / 39%
Ghost of Tsushima - 51% / 49%
MLB The Show 21 - 39% / 61%

So per Sony's own internal data, 31/33 first party games from their chart sold more PHYSICAL than they did digital.

Uncharted 4 actually has an insane 83% physical split.

Granted it only covers through to a few months into 2022, but we can see from other more recent data, things haven't drastically changed. For example GSD data shows ~60% of Astro Bot sales across Europe were physical.

So what skews revenue and data more digital, beyond digital only releases and platforms? The answer is games with LIVE SERVICE components, especially multiplatform ones.

As you can see from Sony's internal data, MLB has the highest digital split, and it's a live service game.

Generally the highly popular live service or annualised games such as Call of Duty, NBA 2K, FIFA etc, have higher digital splits, as gamers are constantly launching them (often daily) and don't want to be constantly switching discs, thus skewing digital/physical splits.

It's very different to single player games which are shorter and have different play and consumer trends. So again, context matters.

Then there's a MASSIVE audience of gamers that aren't even accounted for in any of this data; the countless consumers that buy and sell used physical games, because they simply can't afford as many new games, but still buy/own consoles, accessories, games, services etc. Everything from poor parents, kids etc.

Ultimately, the data rejects the notion physical is dead or meaningless, even if digital accounts for the overall lionshare of revenue/sales, especially when you look at things with the proper context and/or focus on single player tentpole games, which is PlayStation's bread and butter.

Keep in mind platforms make a 15% licensing fee from third parties on physical games, while they get a 30% cut on digital.

Likewise first party lose a 30% cut to retailers on physical, while they keep all of the revenue on digital.

As I said before, this move to kill physical is more about PlayStation trying to make far more profit and squeeze away the last remnants of consumer ownership, control, flexibility and resale, and could have greater negative market ramifications.

[The Boona @boona_the]

Got to love @PlayStation and @Sony being so pro-consumer. How nice of them to warn us 18 months in advance that we will no longer own anything we purchase.

You know what they say, if purchase isn't ownership, then sailing under the Jolly Roger isn't theft. 🏴‍☠️

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

Important updates:

News on physical discs for new games - https://t.co/BzZODXdWGY

News on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita - https://t.co/ev3mN6wj14

[Ryan McCaffrey @DMC_Ryan]

It isn't even about PlayStation vs. Xbox at this point. It's about corporations vs. consumers.

[The Boona @boona_the]

Gonna be about half an hour late. See you at 3:30pm(BST)! x

[The Boona @boona_the]

Will be going live between 3pm and 5pm(BST), because that's the estimate I've been given for the arrival of my physical copy of #ResidentEvilRequiem. I'm a sucker for a steelbook case. 😂 x

[The Boona @boona_the]

Live in a couple of hours - 3pm (BST)!

[The Boona @boona_the]

Yo!

Still having PS5 issues, so I've dropped it with a tech-y friend. He's sorted this thing for a couple of other people. He has a life, a job, and a baby though, so he thinks he'll have it back to me on Saturday/Sunday.

So I'll be back on Monday with 8 hour streams! ❤ x

[The Boona @boona_the]

Yo!

Apologies for my lack of comms this week, It's been a giant fuck-off turd in terms of my mental health.

I shall, however, be back with tou tomorrow at 4pm(BST).

Looking forward to seeing you all! ❤ x

[The Boona @boona_the]

Be with yout at 4pm(BST) with Black Myth Wukong! ❤ x

[The Boona @boona_the]

No stream today. Illness is back with a vengeance. Planning to be on tomorrow. Will let you know. x

[The Boona @boona_the]

Much worse today. Got the shivers and everything, so no stream today. If I'm feeling brighter tomorrow we'll try again. x

[Dr Rahmeh Aladwan @doctor_rahmeh]

If you are not furious, ashamed, and heartbroken that an NHS doctor—who chose to stand in solidarity outside a prison over the critical health of hunger striker Qesser—was arrested for no reason, then you should be.

This is what Britain is doing for 'israel' and it is a moral disgrace.

Dr Ayo Moiette, we stand with you.

[The Boona @boona_the]

Yup yup. See you ony the morrow. x

[The Boona @boona_the]

Gonna be a bit late, maybe 5pm(BST). Been visiting our friend Edphemeral in the hospital.

See you shortly. 👍🏻 x

[The Boona @boona_the]

Might be postponed to tomorrow. 🤦‍♂️😂

I've been really hoping to finish Hollow Knoght this week too. 🙃 x