REPORT: Jason Schreier on PlayStation’s decision to end physical game media🚀 ✅Sony considers their digital player base is large enough to do without those who continue wanting physical discs ✅They won’t change their retail distribution ✅Stores sell empty boxes with only download code ✅They’re convinced that over time, players will accept a 100% digital gaming future ✅They don’t think it’s necessary to maintain contact with fans ✅They trust the strength of their brand and the loyalty of their community, and imagine they will continue to support their digital games Regarding profitability: ✅When Sony sells a first party physical game to a retailer, the retailer gets around ~30% of the sale price ✅Digital helps them keep 100% of it ✅They expect to significantly increase their profit margins This is absolutely disgraceful to read if true. I’m genuinely repulsed by Sony💿

Refuting dumb arguments against physical games🚀 🗣️“85% of players buy digital” ✅15% or even 5% in this industry is still millions of people bringing in hundreds of millions of not billions o revenue 🗣️“Netflix and Spotify ended movie and music Blu-Rays and CDs” ✅Movies are still being sold on Blu-Ray and 4K UHD Blu-Rays, and music is still released on CDs, vinyl records and even collectible cassette tapes that actually work, despite being far smaller and less demanding than video games which can go over 100GB 🗣️“I haven’t bought a physical game for 10 years! It’s obsolete” ✅Your experience with games does not automatically reflect everyone else’s. If you don’t care, don’t get in the way 🗣️“It’s expensive to make games on disc” ✅Games won’t be cheaper when man all digital. You will pay the same price for a glorified rental that can be taken any time due to licensing agreements or account loss/suspension 🗣️“You’re too broke, you want to buy second hand and resell games” ✅Being a bootlicker to corporations that don’t know you exist, does not make you any less broke than those you accuse and posture in front of behind a keyboard Physical games should always be an option. Video games are far more than just a file to download or “access” to gain. They hold sentimental value to players and collectors. Raise your voices, players, game makers, gaming and memorabilia stores. Let us overturn this predatory decision! Video games are an art form, not just a business and the value players hold for them should be honored and not reduced to a code to redeem and a download to revoke😎