Fabieter
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I can buy new steam games outside of steam for 25 to 35% off. Why are you comparing it to the shitty anti consumer psn?
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I can buy new steam games outside of steam for 25 to 35% off. Why are you comparing it to the shitty anti consumer psn?
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
They had to give fair warning to the masses because they know ps6 is coming soon and probably no disc drive.
Better to get flak now in preparation than telling gamers dec 31 2027 no more disc sales going forward. And then ps6 launches in 2028 or 2029 with no drive. That would poss off all the disc buyers.
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
The irony is that in 2026, people care a lot less about this than in 2010.
YOU WILL BE OK. YOU WILL.
YOU WILL BE OK. YOU WILL.
but can you sell them???
Fabieter
Member
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I'm hoping Sony is smart enough to sell a seperate disc drive for the PS6 for this very reason.
Can you sell them or let someone borrow your games? Plus, why act as if PSN doesn't have any sales of their own?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
The key? Yes.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Did I say that?you can sell an already used key
MMaRsu
Gold Member
PSN sales are still vastly overpriced compared to PC keys.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
STEAM sales seem a lot more generous than PSN.
Plus far better graphics and performance.settings.
Plus mods.
So if Sony wants to force me into an all digital ecosystem, then I'll strongly consider gaming somewhere like PC on which there are many other perks.
Fabieter
Member
Like i said paying 35 bucks instead of 80 on psn makes the downsides a lot more bearable.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Very true. But lets not act as if games on the PSN store and Xbox store has no sales. Unlike Nintendo, you can get games at a good price on their digital stores. And this is a reminder that with Sony doing this, they will only be competing even MORE directly with PC gaming now.
They will have to try to somewhat match Steam sales going forward.
CoreyFlawless
Member
lol and every one saying ms was gonna do this. PS went truly first
you implied it cuz my question was can you sell used games on PC with the answer is no
so by that logic how does this make it better than PlayStation
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
To be fair.................PS didn't "go" first. They just announced first. We don't know when Helix and the PS6 will launch.
Pop
Member
Now hol on, we still have 2027 to get through
Fabieter
Member
They are killing physical for complete price control combine this with their dynamic pricing and you will have no sales at all.
Steam itself is competing with tons of key stores tho.
Sony wont match any of this. They expect you to suck it up.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
TKOFromTokyo
Member
Nice straw man.
PC gives you options to buy from and you can often get games cheaper and drm free options.
freefornow
Member
If Sony financials point to only 15% physical sales, and based on Sony's software sales in FY 2025 of 317M, that is nearly 48M physical sales.
48 million physical seems not insignificant.
48 million physical seems not insignificant.
and if you want the best graphics and frame rate you still got to play $5,000 to $10,000 on the new rig
ShadyAcshuns
Gold Member
Son, I'll have a huge backlog of games to enjoy while you're subbing to a stream service to get your gaming on.to all the Gaffers and YouTubers whining crying like this is the end of the world your salty tears are delicious
Nicktendo86
Member
I wish something good could come out of this future digital only hellscape. I mean thinking about it discs have just been glorified key cards for years now, no matter how much or how little data is on it the drives are too slow to run the games off them, in my perfect world they would just put a key card of some sort in the box which you could later sell on if you wish. But of course they won't do that as they would love to kill the resell market and monopolise the market.
Fabieter
Member
and if you want the best graphics and frame rate you still got to play $5,000 to $10,000 on the new rig
That 5k maschine will play games like ps7 would.
FMN
Member
Games on older systems rarely if ever went on sale on PSN. So if you're late to the party you're just paying full price. In addition to having to wait until the only storefront decides to discount a game you want on newer games.
XERXES_89
Member
They kicked off the era of €80 games with the PS5—one of the worst generations in history, thanks to a stubborn and greedy GAAs strategy. Now, they intend to launch the PS6 generation by ditching physical media and releasing €1,000 consoles. Fuck Jim Ryan, fuck Hermen Hulst, and fuck Hideaki Nishino—the most mediocre and pathetic CEOs in PlayStation history. I hope PlayStation goes under and that history holds you responsible for it.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Can't believe people are celebrating the death of physical. We consumers are getting less options and the corporations are at full control of sales, pricing and distribution. You have NO idea what you are embracing because these greedy companies only want full control over your ownership and purchases.
When games hit $100 on average with no refund policies, are broken, filled with microtransactions and so on, gamers are going to be the first ones whining on social media saying, how did we got here? Why is GTA6 still $100 even after 5 years? What do these digital sales always suck? Have fun with your more expensive games that rarely go on sale and having no choices where to buy games. It's all about making these CEOs and shareholders richer and not about supporting the developers and studios.
When games hit $100 on average with no refund policies, are broken, filled with microtransactions and so on, gamers are going to be the first ones whining on social media saying, how did we got here? Why is GTA6 still $100 even after 5 years? What do these digital sales always suck? Have fun with your more expensive games that rarely go on sale and having no choices where to buy games. It's all about making these CEOs and shareholders richer and not about supporting the developers and studios.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
CuteFaceJay
Member
32 pages and not even been 24hr's people are pissed!
so will I cuz I have a over 100 games on Steam and I'm getting a steam machine
and besides that I have over a thousand games on PlayStation
Omnipunctual Godot
Member
YES, actually. You can do exactly that.
CoreyFlawless
Member
does not bother me one bit I've been paying over $100 for deluxe digital editions for years
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Fabieter
Member
They aint ready for the hell sony is planning.
Digital sales were already shit this generation.
Fabieter
Member
It is okay Herman, you dont have to sell digital to us.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Don't worry.
Every PS6 sold gets a free preloaded copy of Horizon Hunters or Fairgames.
You choose.
Every PS6 sold gets a free preloaded copy of Horizon Hunters or Fairgames.
You choose.
Omnipunctual Godot
Member
Family sharing.how??????
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
and if you want the best graphics and frame rate you still got to play $5,000 to $10,000 on the new rig
FauxXeno
Member
I'm going PC because I'm don't wanna pay to play online and can play pre ps4 era games ,, plus I can use a PC to watch any TV show or movie for free . I'm not gonna buy a $1000 machine that basically only acts as a subscription and service box with shitty 3rd party applications like discord, youtube and spotify that have limited functionality compared to a pc or phone. Why would stay with a platform that has killed service to games I like shortly after they release a new console or entry to a series comes out . No point in staying when all 3rd party devs have gone mutliplatform and all 1st party is nothing but gaas and woke slop !!
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Rhazer Fusion
Member
That's fine. I'm just dreading $100 will the the price for the standard edition and things will go up significantly once they realize there is no more competition on the storefront.
does not bother me one bit I've been paying over $100 for deluxe digital editions for years
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Fabieter
Member
You will save money longterm too. The up-front costs can be steep but if you are someone which buys a lot of games it is a no brainer tho.
Judge Magister
Member
Maybe Sony will provide a solution in order to not alienate PS5 physical games user base maybe not.
What this confirms is that PS6 games are digital only.
Is predictable that PS5 cross gen games will be digital too because the end of disc production seems to coincide with PS6 launch.
Not sure if we'll end up having any PS5 games not ported to PS6 releasing digital only.
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