PlayStation: The Death of Disks and the End of Ownership

This week, Zak and Aaron take a moment to discuss Sony's recent decision to discontinue the release of physical games in 2028, and what it means for the future of ownership in general. Just a heads up, its looking pretty grim out there. 00:00:00 - Intro & Tomfoolery 00:03:42 - Physical Games are Dying - The Data 00:13:16 - What is Sony Playing At? 00:26:35 - The Consequences (The End of Ownership) 00:39:34 - A Quick Caveat 00:44:06 - Conlusions 00:45:47 - Outro & Thank Yous Sources: The World Is Turning On PlayStation (   • The World Is Turning On PlayStation  ) - Bellular News The Death Of PlayStation Discs Was Decades In The Making (   • The Death Of PlayStation Discs Was Decades...  ) - Jason Schreier Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite The Fan Revolt) (   • Why PlayStation Is Killing Discs (Despite ...  ) - Jason Schreier Sony Killed Destiny 2, Now It's Killing Physical Game Discs (   • Sony Killed Destiny 2, Now It's Killing Ph...  ) - Paul Tassi Nintendo Says Physical Games Still Account for 38.5% of Its Software Sales, Following Sony's Decision to Kill PS5 Discs (https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo...) - IGN Circana Data via BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatell...) - Matt Piscatella PlayStation ending physical games is "like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops," says analyst: "Not a single person is complaining about it today" (https://www.gamesradar.com/games/play... GamesRadar+ Listen to Beach Girl on Spotify Check Out MosscatMarket on Instagram