The European Union has confirmed it cannot prevent Sony from scrapping physical discs, stating “companies are free to offer games and services in the manner that they see fit”.
Sony’s shocking decision to end all physical media on PlayStation, including for games not published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, was announced on 1st July. All releases from January 2028 onwards will be digital-only, including code-in-the-box-style options at retail.
In response to the news, the Don’t Kill the Disc Change.org petition quickly picked up traction, amassing over 286,000 signatures at the time of writing.
Despite this, the EU’s commissioner for consumer protection,
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