Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash

Sony reaffirmed that it will stop producing physical discs for new PlayStation games by January 2028.

The company says digital distribution is already far advanced and that it will proceed carefully despite fan backlash.

Some disc-manufacturing facilities are being repurposed for other optical hardware work.

The shift could change how players buy, resell, and preserve games while accelerating the industry’s move to digital.