{"id":371382,"date":"2026-07-01T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=371382"},"modified":"2026-09-30T06:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T13:58:53","slug":"sony-plans-an-all-digital-playstation-future-discs-end-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/sony-plans-an-all-digital-playstation-future-discs-end-in-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony plans an all-digital PlayStation future: discs end in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sony says it will stop making physical <a href=\"https:\/\/playstation-plus.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation<\/a> game discs starting in <strong>January 2028<\/strong>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/playstation-confirms-digital-only-games-from-2028-new-discs-will-end\">new PlayStation releases moving to digital-only sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The backlash is already easy to spot on <a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> and across other social platforms. A lot of fans are calling the move <strong>anti-consumer<\/strong>, and the argument is pretty simple: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/sony-says-goodbye-to-physical-media-starting-in-2028-while-showing-that-digital-leaves-you-without-rights\">digital purchases leave players with less control<\/a> and give Sony more of it. If you like being able to resell, lend out, trade in, or just keep your PlayStation games without having to think about account access, server shutdowns, or shifting license terms, discs still matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sony is putting an end to physical PlayStation games, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the ESA doesn&#39;t really have anything to say about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r5CdYCSS8X\">https:\/\/t.co\/r5CdYCSS8X<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kotaku (@Kotaku) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kotaku\/status\/2072707604413915228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics also say digital ownership doesn\u2019t feel much like ownership at all. It feels closer to a <strong>long-term rental<\/strong> that lasts only as long as Sony\u2019s ecosystem does. That anxiety got worse after <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/sony-has-turned-the-ps4-and-ps5-into-the-console-of-cinephiles-this-is-its-new-plan-for-subscribers\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony removed about 500 purchased movie and TV titles<\/a> when its StudioCanal deal expired, which led to fresh calls for clearer protections, and even for laws that spell out what you actually own when you click Buy Now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sony is also dealing with a California class action over that exact wording, with the case arguing that buyers receive a <strong>license<\/strong>, not ownership. On top of that, there\u2019s a separate UK case, worth about \u00a32.7bn, over alleged anti-competitive pricing on digital sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, you can still buy current PlayStation games on disc. But after Sony backed off its <a href=\"https:\/\/helldivers-2-weapon-pack-for-bonelab.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Helldivers 2<\/a> PSN-linking requirement for PC players, after the criticism and review bombing, fans clearly believe <strong>public pressure<\/strong> can still change things before 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"PlayStation App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/00be5b32-9b62-11e6-869c-00163ed833e7\/1288856595\/playstation-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">PlayStation App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/playstation-app.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DESCARGAR<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/playstation-app.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony says it will stop making physical PlayStation game discs starting in January 2028, with new PlayStation releases moving to digital-only sales. 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A lot of fans are calling the move anti-consumer, and the argument is pretty simple: digital purchases leave players &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/sony-plans-an-all-digital-playstation-future-discs-end-in-2028\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sony plans an all-digital PlayStation future: discs end in 2028&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":371381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6869],"class_list":["post-371382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-streaming-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sony says it will stop making physical PlayStation game discs starting in January 2028, with new PlayStation releases moving to digital-only sales. 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