@orbalology I’m with you. I see no reason to lock myself to one consoles ecosystem if I’m forced to go all digital. I’ve been mainly a console gamer all my life because of my love for physical media. Without that, a console just seems more like a headache.
Katsuhiro Harada's impression of Masahiro Sakurai:
"If you ask me, he’s basically:
‘A Saiyan who genuinely believes he’s just another ordinary human.’
Every now and then, when the rest of us are struggling with some problem, he’ll say something that sounds exactly like Goku saying, ‘Well… why don’t you just fly?’
And I’ll reply, ‘Because we humans can’t use Flight Technique.’
Then he just stares at me with a completely puzzled look.
To put it in terms of Demon Slayer, I’d describe him as: ‘Like Muzan Kibutsuji casually showing up at a drinking party where all the Hashira have gathered, genuinely believing he's just another ordinary guest’.
That’s the kind of person he is."
Source: @Harada_TEKKEN
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!
My biggest issue with PlayStation moving away from physical games isn’t just “I like discs.”
It’s competition.
Digital was sold as convenience: no store trip, no packaging, no waiting. Cool. But it was never cheaper. Physical has almost always been where the deals are because retailers compete, run loss leaders, clear stock, and there’s a second-hand market.
Remove physical and you remove all of that.
No borrowing a game from a mate. No resale. No trade-ins. No preowned copy for someone on a budget. No EB/JB/Amazon/Big W fighting over who has the cheapest launch price. No real alternative storefront.
Just PlayStation Store, PlayStation’s price, PlayStation’s rules, and PlayStation’s cut.
That’s not just “the future.” That’s anti-consumer and anti-competitive.
Convenience is great. A closed market where one company controls access, pricing, licensing, and availability is not.
Don’t buy this. They did a full demonstration and reveal the way it was because they thought it looked great. If it looked bad, they would’ve just waited to have the devs show off how good it could look. GenAI isn’t here to produce art. It’s tricking you into thinking it is.
You too will be “wheee” when you hold the official Clair Obscur: @Expedition33 Esquie Plush Replica in your hands. The long-awaited and MUCH-requested collectible from the 2025 Game of the Year has arrived. And he’s really soft and cuddly!
Pre-order now on the @IGNStore! https://t.co/PyZ3Ytc6vR
We’ve been working on Fable for a really, really long time. It’s time to show you more. Much more.
Tune in to Developer_Direct at 10AM PT (6PM GMT) on 22nd Jan for our first deep dive into the game. #Fable#DeveloperDirect
BREAKING: While Republicans are celebrating their alleged victory on “no taxes on tips,” here is the exact moment Congressman Tom Suozzi exposed that lie. Make sure every American sees this.
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre previously said "in no way, shape or form am I suicidal…"
"Too many evil people want to see me quieted."
Today, her death was ruled a suicide.