{"id":371806,"date":"2026-07-08T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=371806"},"modified":"2026-07-08T05:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:13:58","slug":"sony-confirms-new-physical-playstation-games-will-end-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/sony-confirms-new-physical-playstation-games-will-end-in-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony confirms new physical PlayStation games will end in 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that it will stop producing new physical PlayStation games<\/a> on disc in January 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Games that were already released on disc before that date won’t be affected, and publishers will still be able to reorder existing titles. New PlayStation releases after the cutoff, though, are expected to shift toward boxed download codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2028 explains why: Sony Interactive Entertainment said 85% of full PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 sales in Q4 FY2025 were digital,<\/strong> and 78% of sales across the full year were digital too, up from less than 10% at the start of the PlayStation 4 era. The company also said digital sales bring in roughly twice the margin, and Sony stock climbed after the announcement.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PlayStation breaks six-day silence after announcing the end of game discs and gets immediately savaged by angry fans.

"Physical forever you cowards."https:\/\/t.co\/aT4HeXBDxe<\/a><\/p>— Kotaku (@Kotaku) July 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>