Sony’s ‘ironic’ PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/sonys-playstation-disc-decision-threatens-a-7-billion-resale-market-.html

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CaptObvious@literature.cafe · 7 pts · 40d

It doesnt “threaten” the market. It eliminates it. Of course, that’s been a goal of all publishers across all media for decades. Sony is just the first games publisher to take the lesson from textbook publishers and eliminate physical media that a buyer actually owns.

lyralycan@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 40d

May as well say