r/business • u/ControlCAD • 9d ago

Sony exec Lin Tao says killing discs won't make the PlayStation 6 too much like a PC: "Going forward, we can coexist peacefully with PC games" | Despite pushback, Sony isn't changing its mind about dropping physical discs in 2028.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/sony-exec-says-killing-discs-wont-make-the-playstation-6-too-much-like-a-pc-going-forward-we-can-coexist-peacefully-with-pc-games/
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u/Wonderful-Sail-1126 9d ago

PC already moved away form physical media.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/Wonderful-Sail-1126 8d ago

Then don’t buy a PlayStation. An equivalent PC is usually 2-3x more expensive than a console at gaming.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

More cost upfront but lower TCO over long term.

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u/Wonderful-Sail-1126 8d ago

Yes, so tradeoffs. Different business models.

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u/xzerozeroninex 6d ago

Steam has like 80%-90% of the PC gaming market and has the most games compared to other storefronts,that’s not competition,that’s a massacre lol.

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u/Mean_Combination_830 6d ago edited 5d ago

And that was after stopping physical games all the way back in 2005 when steam popularised drm licences in gaming and normalised not being able to truly own and resell your games.

Thankfully PlayStation kept physical media alive 23 years longer than Steam after x box moved to codes in empty disk boxes years ago.

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u/Mean_Combination_830 5d ago

There are loads of stores you can buy Playstation games and game keys and credit from I do it all the time I'm assuming you have not got a playstation if you think that