ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consolesblog.playstation.comexternal-linkmessage-square171linkfedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@midwest.socialgaming@beehaw.orgplaystation@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setech@piefed.world
arrow-up1412arrow-down1external-linkPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consolesblog.playstation.comampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square171linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@midwest.socialgaming@beehaw.orgplaystation@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setech@piefed.world
minus-squareAgent_Karyo@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·6 hours agoI don’t get the fascination with physical disc for modern consoles, it seems like the worst of both worlds. The only way to own your games is to have a DRM free installer on a platform that has backwards compatibility as a goal/feature (so not MacOS). PS2/PS1 discs sure, but from my understanding modern discs don’t function like they did back in the day.
I don’t get the fascination with physical disc for modern consoles, it seems like the worst of both worlds.
The only way to own your games is to have a DRM free installer on a platform that has backwards compatibility as a goal/feature (so not MacOS).
PS2/PS1 discs sure, but from my understanding modern discs don’t function like they did back in the day.