Sony's decision to cease physical disc production for new PlayStation games in January 2028 has sparked significant backlash, with a petition against the move surpassing 74,000 signatures. The company's imposition of a one-per-order limit on the PS5 Disc Drive, initially presented as a response to panic buying, was reportedly in place on the PlayStation Direct store page since at least March 2025 due to 'high demand.' This has led to increased prices for the accessory on secondary markets, while Sony proceeds with its plan, retraining workers at its disc manufacturing plant to produce optical microlenses. AI
RANK_REASON Company policy change impacting a major consumer product line with significant public backlash. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.0]
- Austria
- Change.org
- GitHub
- Jade Pearce
- January 2028
- March 2025
- PlayStation
- PlayStation Direct
- PNP Games
- PS5 Disc Drive
- Push Square
- Sony
- Thalgau
- Wccftech
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