The data backs Sony’s no-disc future. Gamers are fighting it anyway.

Though most consumers buy games digitally, Sony's move to end disc production has evoked a strong response from a vocal minority. | BLOOMBERG Aug 29, 2026 On July 2, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it would stop manufacturing physical discs for its PlayStation consoles starting in 2028. Ever since, the company has been swimming upstream against a torrent of critics.Since the announcement, nearly every post to the company’s official X account has been met with hordes of replies stating some version of “no disc, no buy” or “greed has no limits” (a riff on PlayStation’s “play has no limits” slogan). During an Aug. 18 preview for the upcoming action role-playing game Phantom Blade Zero, critics again swarmed the YouTube chat with CD emojis and pleas of “GIVE US OUR DISCS.”As Sony send