They are taking ground step by step. We must push back.

No more offensive than two streaming companies offering the movie "It Part I" on one companies subscription and "It Part II" on another's. They're just blatantly pissing in our face from above and yelling "Fuck You!" out in the open now.

I know they won't, but Microsoft has the chance to do something hilarious right now.

No disc? No buy.

Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video

Isn’t this one of the biggest things that tanked Xbox’s series x announcement? Like, they changed their minds but still lost good will and customers?

Fuck Sony

Imagine if, like, 6 years after Steam launched, Valve deleted 500 games from the libraries of those who bought them and didn't refund anyone. I guarantee nobody would be using it in 2026 if that happened.

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That was the last thing consoles had going for them. The only thing that will keep the next gen from flopping is inertia and maybe EXTREMELY aggressive pricing.

Sony can't be trusted with digital content: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Sony%27s_attempted_removal_of_%22purchased%22_content They can't be trusted to keep providing support for digital content storefronts https://gameinformer.com/2021/03/22/ps3-ps-vita-and-psp-stores-are-closing-permanently-this-year-according-to-new-report And they can't be trusted te keep offering features they announced https://consumerrights.wiki/w/PlayStation_3_Removal_of_OtherOS_with_System_Update_3.21

So, yeah, why would I buy a box with built in obsolescence from a company who has pressed the "make obsolete" button multiple times? If I'm buying downloadable games I'll do so on a platform that I can run in any machine I want to, and that will keep supporting things I bought for decades to come.

It's not the physical media that makes this suck. It's the fact that there are no protections in place for ordinary customers to prevent them from being abused like this.

Virtual digital media is just fine. The problem is that it's all DRM-wrapped garbageware that is "licensed" not owned. It ought to be fucking illegal to sell this kind of shit.

I haven't bought physical media in years. I haven't lost any games by buying digital only. That said, there is something concerning about the ability of companies to take away what you have already paid for, or retire it from a platform.

Once sold, you should have to be able to sell it back - something like "we're offering you $0.50 to sell your copy of RandomGame2008 you haven't played in 18 years". I bet you a bunch of people would agree to that if it was credited to a wallet toward new games. I have a backlog of games I would sell that I bought... on sale... bought never ended up playing.

1. I was a happy Playstation user through every generation, starting with the first one
2. I got a Playstation 5 1-2 years after its launch
3. After being a Linux user for years, I decided I could also try Linux gaming so I bought a used LCD Steam Deck early 2025
4. My Playstation 5 started gathering dust and was only used for demanding racing games like Gran Turismo 7 or Nba Streaming
5. Saw the Steam Machine announcement and started having a dilemna. Decided I'd look at its price before making a decision to fully switch to Linux gaming
6. Saw the Steam Machine US price and decided I'd get it only if it's less than CHF 1000.- in my country
7. Saw the Playstation disc removal and decided that no matter what, I ain't getting another Playstation.

Thank you Sony for making my decision easier! I love your games and would probably buy some on PC if I could know for sure that they wouldn't be taken away.

I ain't selling the Playstation 5 as I'll probably buy a few more exclusives (on disc) for it, but it'll probably keep gathering dust and being mostly used as an Nba league pass streaming machine.

Now the removal of physical discs ain't really the problem, but if you combine this with shady practices from Sony, it'll be GOG (and Steam when not available) all the way for me.

Blah, blah, blah. So tired of hearing about this.

Nobody should be trusting Sony, disc or no disc.

Rootkit anyone?

Twice Linux promised and then removed with a bait and switch?

So Sony isn't going to have physical disks, so fucking what. Just other thing on the pile.