"80% of PlayStation games sold are digital, nobody cares about physical"
Oh really?
Ghost of Tsushima, 40% physical
The Last of Us Part 2, 40% physical
Uncharted 4, 80% physical
Death Stranding, 60% physical
Anyone saying 80% is lying. That figure includes DLC to inflate figures.
What's really interesting is only 36% of a unit sales is digital, but 59% of the net sales in dollars is digital. That means each digital copy brings in 2.6 times the revenue of a physical copy. In other words, if Sony decides to make their next game digital only and ends up selling half as many copies, they'd still make more money. They have fiddled the numbers because overall, when we factor in downloads, microtransactions, DLC, subscription, PC, mobile, yes digital is king but if you look at "bigger" game titles it's just a lie.
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Rockstar reportedly told Sony to remove GTA VI's branding from the PlayStation App after the disc controversy got too hot
Sony killed physical discs for all PlayStation games starting January 2028.
The backlash was instant.
Politicians calling for regulation. KFC and Domino's publicly roasting them. The internet turned on Sony overnight.
A week ago Sony had GTA VI everywhere.
App icon changed. PS5 dashboard taken over. Store completely redesigned. No PlayStation game has ever gotten that treatment.
Now all of it is quietly gone.
When Rockstar doesn't want to be associated with your decisions you know it's bad.
For those who defend Sony’s all-digital future, this is the real reason they want an all-digital future, not the lack of sales for physical games🚀
Sony engineered the narrative that physical games don’t sell, by calculating free to play, digital only slop, DLC, MTX and subscription games as “digital sales” to create this fake image.
So enjoy your future!😅
JUST IN: 🇫🇷 French Presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has spoken up against PlayStation taking ownership away from players.
"Video games are cultural assets, not mere merchandise. The law in force must apply to them."
If the PS6 is anywhere close to $1000+ then most folks will give it a hard pass. PS5's sales have already nosedived (Over 58% drop in the US compared to a year ago) over the past year due to the price hikes.
Exactly my same thoughts. Sadly this PlayStation news might be the best marketing for Nintendo’s Game Key Cards we’ve seen yet. Their perceived value for a lot of people tripled overnight. It’s insane.
If Meltzer doesn't see Mercedes Mone Vs Maya World as a 5 star banger, then he truly is a fucking moron. It was one of the best matches of the 2026 easily.
What Max is alluding to here, is that the current administration has virtually no consumer protections operation whatsoever, and that's by design, to be as business friendly as possible.
There's also the fact that the Supreme Court is extremely corporate friendly.
So there's no legal avenue in the United States to realistically challenge Sony, or any large multibillion dollar firm.
This is all of a result of our current trend in electoral politics. Who we vote into office matters, and there are downstream effects that you wouldn't normally connect that flow out of who controls the American government.
I know a LOT of people have varied opinions on Max Dood, but on this point, he's actually right.
“Who cares if they’re taking away buying options, killing the 2nd hand market, crippling preservation efforts, and strong arming away consumer ownership? I only buy digital anyway!”
You see how fucking stupid you morons sound?
To be blunt, this is why I can’t put studios like Naughty Dog and Rockstar on the same pedestal others do
Your games can be great, but if you only launch 1 or 2 in the span of 13-15 years, I can’t regard you among the greats who also have amazing work, but put out way more of it