The last physical edition of the game I bought was the Hogwarts Legacy cartridge for the Nintendo Switch.The last disc was Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.And this is my only PS4 disc.Which was also given to me as a gift.
The truth is that platform holders planned to abandon disks 13 years ago.But Microsoft’s screw-up with the Xbox One was so epic that Sony literally changed its shoes on the fly, releasing that same meme video with the transfer of disks.
Instead, a scenario of gradually increasing pressure was chosen.I have long pointed out that in the age of mandatory connection to servers and endless patches, disc publishing is becoming a pointless undertaking.In addition, the release state of the game leaves much to be desired without day 0/day 1 patches.
Well, now Sony has decided to cut where it hurts, stopping the production of discs from 2028.This means that the PS6 will not have a disc drive.Microsoft could play on this by kicking its competitor, but the company itself has been purposefully curtailing the production of disks and consoles with a disk drive for a long time.Because its main business is cloud servers.
I could say that Nintendo is holding on, but that’s also a lie.Because for Nintendo Switch 2 they mainly sell key cartridges that do not contain any information.
Welcome to the digital future.Where you do not own anything, and companies can forcibly take away what you have already purchased from you, because the license has expired.
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