ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consolesblog.playstation.comexternal-linkmessage-square239linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.zipgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
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minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThey’re not locking purchases to only the PS store. Retail can still sell codes in boxes, just no discs that don’t contain a playable game anyway like currently.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago…codes which can only be redeemed through the PS Store.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhy does that matter if you can buy them anywhere?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI’ve never seen digital codes at discount prices from official sellers.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBecause retail has never sold digital copies before. Well that’s not true - you can buy digital codes for some Xbox games at retail, or at least you could, and they often went on sale.
They’re not locking purchases to only the PS store. Retail can still sell codes in boxes, just no discs that don’t contain a playable game anyway like currently.
…codes which can only be redeemed through the PS Store.
Why does that matter if you can buy them anywhere?
I’ve never seen digital codes at discount prices from official sellers.
Because retail has never sold digital copies before.
Well that’s not true - you can buy digital codes for some Xbox games at retail, or at least you could, and they often went on sale.