Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Disco55]

Yeah people will be like "Oh that sucks" and then load up the PS Store since that is what most gamers are doing. Like what is it 80-90 percent of sales being digital? And no reason to think it wouldn't be 90-95 percent or something in 5 more years.

And they are going to ignore that more people have probably lost physical games via being stolen, misplacing them, etc. then they ever on their digital games.

[jooseloose]

Genuinely can't remember the last physical game I bought. Possibly Spider-Man 2.

[Venice]

From the Sony ending disc production outrage thread:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles.1565773/page-15#post-157268200

PS5 will be my last Playstation. I'm moving to Steam.

[malfoyking]

Ehh. I like physical, always buy physical for games im interested in. Nothing wrong with having more choice. This sucks ass. As a whole, ps5 just fucking sucks.

[Disco55]

Are they also seriously pretending Microsoft aren't going to be "Thank god Sony is the villain of the week on Reddit for something we were going to do as well" If they even notice.

[Let's Cyber]

I'm so angry at Sony for this, but I'm also bitter towards the consumer market itself for pushing the digital trend too. They would not do this if the market didn't act the way they do.
 

stupid market forces choosing the easy and convenient thing.

The only surprise is how surprised people are. You see the percentage of physical scales going down and down every year, right?

Hopefully Nintendo doesn't add to the pile. They're my last bastion of hope.

Nintendo is already doing Game-Key Cards and downloads codes in a physical box, you stupid fuck. 

The industry wants to act like the infrastructure is there for this to be the way forward, but big tech is just trying to leave poor people behind.

i feel like nintendos gamekey card system is halfway to that

[Boredfrom]

It sucks for me because is still cheaper to buy physical PlayStation products in my country.  

Unless Sony finally bites the bullet and uses local currency like Nintendo, Xbox and Steam did.

stupid market forces choosing the easy and convenient thing.

I still can lament t the market forces going this way even if I understand why. Sony should at least try to appease people worried about getting screwed.

[Boredfrom]

From the Sony ending disc production outrage thread:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles.1565773/page-15#post-157268200

PS5 will be my last Playstation. I'm moving to Steam.

I mean, I trust Steam over PSN. PSN is probably the worst digital store of the big three. Even the EShop feels easier to navigate and redownload games.

[nachobro]

last physical game i got was yakuza 7, which promptly began a giant fucking download when i put it in  thats when i said "fuck this" and switched. before that i remember getting rdr2 and it was two blu rays, should have quit then cause thats dumb as hell

[Boredfrom]

[Lonewulfeus]

From the Sony ending disc production outrage thread:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles.1565773/page-15#post-157268200

PS5 will be my last Playstation. I'm moving to Steam.

Yes and no, steam is all digital of course, but pc as a platform has tons of places you can buy keys for games, thus competition.  Sony does not allow selling of codes for games so your only place to purchase those games is from Sony.  It would be absolutely hysterical if Microsoft pivots to keeping physical around this time.

[Disco55]

Yeah i doubt it. I'm sure the ratio is just as bad if not worse for Physical on Xbox. That is if they are buying games to begin with. Gamepass is a thing. And i wouldn't be surprised if Switch 3, Nintendo will be having most of their stuff be GKC. the GKC didn't hurt Pokopia at all.

[Boredfrom]

From the Sony ending disc production outrage thread:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles.1565773/page-15#post-157268200

PS5 will be my last Playstation. I'm moving to Steam.

Yes and no, steam is all digital of course, but pc as a platform has tons of places you can buy keys for games, thus competition.  Sony does not allow selling of codes for games so your only place to purchase those games is from Sony.  It would be absolutely hysterical if Microsoft pivots to keeping physical around this time.

Oh god, I forgot about the Walled Garden stuff.  

We are so fucked.

[jooseloose]

From the Sony ending disc production outrage thread:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles.1565773/page-15#post-157268200

PS5 will be my last Playstation. I'm moving to Steam.

They're not going to do shit   They'll be there day 1 along with everyone else in that thread claiming they're going to skip it.

[NekoFever]

Yeah, I'm not buying a completely walled garden console with $80 digital games. Fuck that. This gen has been so shit that I'm more inclined to stick to older stuff anyway.

[HaughtyFrank]

It sucks for me because is still cheaper to buy physical PlayStation products in my country.  

Unless Sony finally bites the bullet and uses local currency like Nintendo, Xbox and Steam did.

Yeah that's fair. Digital prices are really fucked in certain countries because publishers are so worried that people will buy for cheap through VPNs

[Jansen]

Agree, this is not on the same level as the PS3/Vita store closure, this is a corner stone of their future PS strategy, they will not give in. I'd be absolutely gobsmacked if they do, cause this means PS6 will be digital only, no exceptions whatsoever.

I hope it continues. Maybe Sony can get hit with another data breach. That'd be fun. They need to see consequences, and if they won't be dissuaded from this path I hope those consequences are devastating.

[Mediocre Lager]

I gotta say I'm with them on this one. I buy everything physically when possible. If I'm gonna be forced to buy things digitally I may as well just go with Steam at that point.

[NekoFever]

It sucks for me because is still cheaper to buy physical PlayStation products in my country.  

Unless Sony finally bites the bullet and uses local currency like Nintendo, Xbox and Steam did.

Yeah that's fair. Digital prices are really fucked in certain countries because publishers are so worried that people will buy for cheap through VPNs

That’s not a concern here but they still charge £10 more on PSN than you can get a disc for off Amazon or numerous other stores.

All this in the week (of all weeks) when they removed 500+ purchased movies from people’s accounts because the distribution rights changed.

[DavidCroquet]

I hope these consequences are devastating…


…but I would never want employees to have their job security impacted!

[Let's Cyber]

  It would be absolutely hysterical if Microsoft pivots to keeping physical around this time.

They were ready to pull the plug on physical discs until there was backlash to codes in a box for Outer Worlds 2 and Ninja Gaiden 4. I'm not sure if those discs actually had the games on them or just granted access to the download though. 

Honestly, the amount of space at big-box retailers for Xbox stuff is already incredibly small compared to what it was 10 years ago, and that's in the US which is their biggest market. I don't see a way back for them on that front, even if they did try to reverse course.

[Jansen]

CONSEQUENCES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME SONY

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/theverge-xbox-is-weighing-up-canceling-its-marvels-blade-game-and-shuttering-arkane.1565029/page-3#post-157229434

 User banned (1 month): Inflammatory and console war rhetoric, prior ban for same behavior

I hope whoever has the power to decide this dies a horrible death. Sony save them please.

[Jansen]

Xbox can finally breathe at least for one day 👌

[Jansen]

Sorry XBOX I mean

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/can-you-imagine-if-when-gta6-comes-out-the-reviews-are-just-ok.1563424/page-5#post-157146385

 User banned (1 month): Hostility towards another another user, repeated history of similar behavior

GameInformer teased an upcoming feature with "[redacted]" four times, and some GTA psychos believed it meant "grand theft auto six" and harassed GI after it turned out to be a different game, despite there being no actual hints that that's what it would be.

the level of feral behaviour would be staggering if those "fans" see a less than 10 score.

It wasn't a good look, but you're projecting a lot here and telling on yourself a bit.

[Cheers]

Sorry XBOX I mean

This is an Xbox!

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kim-dotcom-loses-latest-appeal-against-extradition-to-us-from-new-zealand-trial-started-in-2012.1565695/#post-157262326

[Mediocre Lager]

If everything is an Xbox then nothing is an Xbox.

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/just-an-advice-for-independent-studios.1565638/

Deep thoughts with the deep