Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from the BBC: New PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, the gaming giant has announced. Sony said in a blog post new games would still be able to be bought in shops, but they would come with a digital code. It comes ...

Sony said the upcoming shift ‘has no impact on games that already released’.

Sony PlayStation recently announced that production of physical discs would end in “January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles”. Any new games will be released in digital format only, either on the PlayStation Store or at other retailers. Previously, GTA VI was also announced with no physical disc, even the box was initially said to just contain the digital version download code.