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Kirp123@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Some beancounter at Sony realized that they could increase margins by a tiny amount if they removed physical disks. I bet they haven’t factored in the reputation loss from doing so and in the end it will come out that the margin gain will be overshadowed by the loss of sales.

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egrets@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The gamble is whether people jump ship, and given that the next Xbox won’t have a disc drive, it’s probably a safe bet for Sony overall.

Ceasing disc production eliminates the substantial second-hand market, and resultantly also massively reduces the pressure to reduce prices on older games to compete with that market, especially for AAA titles.

The loss of customers will probably be negligible compared to the amount of money they’ll rake in. It’s totally contemptuous in terms of the consumer, but it makes sense for them economically – and they would have done it years ago if they thought they could get away with it.

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lyralycan@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I just think this’ll be a massive boon for Nintendo, if they can resist shitty decisions themselves. The Switch 2 was a bust –

My reasoning
7.9" LCD, 279ppi 1080p when the standard is OLED, 500+ppi and 1440p+, and the size, while improving, is too close to a smartphone. Paired with a basic size battery and it has a disappointing battery life.

– but Nintendo have the potential to be a hero in the next few years. As for Xbox, they have never been popular enough to overtake Sony, as well as also making shit decisions.

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- Telodzrum@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Nintendo isn’t a competitor with Xbox and PlayStation. It’s effectively a separate market with only one participant.
  
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