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Sony’s ‘ironic’ PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cm0002@europe.pub⁩ to ⁨gaming@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/sonys-playstation-disc-decision-threatens-a-7-billion-resale-market-.html

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  • CaptObvious@literature.cafe ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It doesnt “threaten” the market. It eliminates it. Of course, that’s been a goal of all publishers across all media for decades. Sony is just the first games publisher to take the lesson from textbook publishers and eliminate physical media that a buyer actually owns.

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  • lyralycan@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    May as well say

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