Sony PlayStation Phasing Out Physical Video Game Discs
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Donald Trump Reports $2.2B In Personal Revenue During First Year Of Second Presidential Term AOL Returns To Wall Street Spotlight With IPO Of New Corporate Parent Bending Spoons Sony PlayStation To Phase Out Physical Video Game Discs By January 2028 Sony PlayStation said Wednesday it plans to end production of new video game discs – a feature of the media and entertainment landscape for three-plus decades – by January 2028. The decision, laid out in a company blog post, follows a recent announcement from Take-Two Interactive’s Rockstar Games that its long-awaited title, “Grand Theft Auto 6,” will be digital-only. Steady declines in physical game disc sales mirror the patterns in the home entertainment and music businesses. Vinyl records have been a bright spot, however, staging a big comeback for music labels and topping $1 billion in sales last year for the first time since 1983. Netflix wound down its DVD-by-mail business in 2023.
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