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Data from the 2023 Insomniac leak showed that most first party Playstation games sold more physical discs than digital copies (lemmy.world)
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[–] hark@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm sure Sony has made the calculation and found they come out ahead by removing the overhead of manufacturing discs and drives, eliminating borrowing/used game sales (of which they get no cut), and preparing people for a completely disc-less PS6. Sucks for users' ability to play games in the future, but companies don't tend to care about that and in fact see that as a positive since they have more control over what you have access to.

[–] Doom@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

I think it pure enshittification. They want to push hard for the subscription, monthly service fee model. Easier to extort people if you paint them in a corner.

[–] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 15 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Bingo. Sony didn't make the decision to removes disks in a vacuum. They know what they're doing, and they're projecting it'll make them a fuckton of money.

I'm hoping it bites them in the ass and the high seas become more known, but I'm worried that won't be the case.