Even an actually harmless advertising post about “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is becoming a source of frustration for many PlayStation players. Instead of talking about the upcoming movie, the comments are directed against the recent disc decision.
Sony has announced via the official PlayStation account that it will begin producing discs for new games in early 2028 PS5 and PS6 to adjust and to switch completely to digital games. This is the end of an era, which is accompanied by justified fears: While video games only represent a license even on disc, in practice they often remain usable permanently, at least when there is no online requirement. The principle of exhaustion also allows for resale and the like. With purely digital content, things are different than they were recently a report on Studio Canal recalled.
Accordingly, Sony’s announcement provoked massive angry reactions despite its already dominant digital distribution. And the discussions are happening all over the internet. Shortly after the announcement, Sony sent out a simple tweet via another channel that was intended to promote “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” And the discussions below barely revolved around the film itself.
Promotional tweet for Spider-Man: Brand New Day becomes a wall of complaints
The post is now up 5.6 million views and almost 7,000 comments. The answers are almost never about the film itself. Instead, many players use the post to express their dissatisfaction with the switch to digital-only.
“Man, get your PlayStation department in shape – fuck all that Spider-Man nonsense!” wrote someone, earning around 45,000 hearts for it. Others showed off their disc collections, which are sometimes quite extensive.
I was also asked several times to switch to a PC. Others accessed an older PlayStation video about sharing games on the PS4 on. We already reported:
The Japanese media group seems to want to avoid such reactions as best as possible. Since the announcement of the end of physical games, the official PlayStation account on social networks has been silent.
It is unclear how long Sony wants to remain silent. The Japanese are likely to take the lead here Microsoft squint, which could make equally controversial announcements in the coming week. According to reports, mass layoffs and possibly studio closures are imminent.
Digital releases are becoming more and more widespread in the current console generation. This applies to, for example „GTA 6“which is also sold packaged, but inside the case contains only one code. Due to the marketing partnership between Rockstar Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment One can at least speculate whether both decisions are related.
It is questionable whether Sony and PlayStation will reconsider their decision in light of the comments. Sony DADC in Thalgau near Salzburg has already been done set the course and the plant will in future be dedicated to the “Micro Optics” business area. There are currently 600,000 discs rolling off the assembly line there.
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