Comment on Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 1 week agoWell, the same could have been said about the last price increase the ps5 had. And even so, sales dropped significantly.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
I can see consumers being a lot more sensitive to prove increases than the removal of discs.
Phelpssan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
This also likely affect prices for games.
No resell/used option is significant, but I have no doubt that digital sales will become less frequent when there’s no risk of Amazon or Target selling the physical copies with a discount.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
I think it will depend on the studio. Not every studio is going to take the Nintendo approach.
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s more like the removal of alternative option of purchase and true ownership.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
I understand the argument you’re making. What I’m saying is that those who care about your argument are likely in a tiny minority of current players as most would have already left the market by now due to other actions made by console companies.
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Fine, it won’t be as much as 30% (that was an hyperbolic bad joke anyway), but there will be an effect in the market, as there isn’t any real good reason to have a console over a PC. If everything is Digital, you’re better off having a Steam library.