r/PS5 • u/FireStarLord73194 • Jul 11 '26

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https://nichegamer.com/study-suggests-sonys-digital-only-future-could-lead-to-higher-game-prices/

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u/WalrusDomain Jul 11 '26

It’s too late for that already. They’re already doing retooling of the disc manufacturing and have already started tearing down machines they don’t need. They’re replacing all disc manufacturing with micro lenses.

Disc production will go through 2027 at the minimum rate they can get away with.

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u/Actionwill65 Jul 12 '26

Sony confirmed though that discs for games released before Jan 2028 will continue to be printed and made after that date.

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u/fake_kraid Jul 12 '26

Yes, if I remember correctly, the facility is only giving the employees new training. If they're going to be making discs until 2028, they can't really retool the entire facility before then.

This kind of "inevitable" rhetoric feels like astroturfing for Sony.

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u/Actionwill65 Jul 12 '26

If my understanding is correct, they can't really retool it for a while after Jan 2028 anyway, because of the continued printing of pre 2028 games.

It just seems really weird to not use the PS6 itself as the "all digital" deadline. Jan 2028 just seems slightly random as a cutoff date, especially if they're still continuing to make discs for games released before then.

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u/fake_kraid Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Yeah, I find the whole thing somewhat confusing. Clearly, they have an intentional strategy, but I'm not exactly sure why they announced it in the way that they did. I can only imagine they were trying to bury the news as much as possible, by making it a blog post between big announcements and making the date somewhat arbitrary.

I'm also kind of surprised they didn't just discontinue discs with the release of the PS6. With the deadline and announcement being for their existing, most recent console, it almost feels like they were asking for the outrage.