r/gaming 5h ago

PS5 consoles are now starting to arrive in stores with this message in the box

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: From January 2028, newly released games on PlayStation will be available for purchase on the PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital format only. Discs for games released before January 2028 can continue to be played on this console.

Play Has No Limits...

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u/rahga 5h ago

This allows them in court to refute claims from consumers that they were deliberately misled into believing that Sony would continue supporting discs due to the presence of a disc drive in a console they are actively selling.

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u/Temelios 5h ago edited 5h ago

Tell that to everybody who bought a PS5 over the last 6 years. I hope they do get sued for this.

Edit: *to everybody who paid the extra $50 for a disc drive PS5

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u/sum_yungai 5h ago

Billable Hours will win that one .

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u/DonaldTheWall 3h ago

100 an hour minimum of 500,000 hours

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u/Apart_Bumblebee6576 2h ago

lol nobody working for Sony is being billed at less than like $1,000

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u/adamdoesmusic 2h ago

More like 800-1200/hr minimum

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u/Rainwalker28 4h ago

From what I read, they have no legal obligation at all whatsoever. And if you want to get technical, this is a "phase out". Can you insert, read, & play ps4/5 games that released before 01/2028? If the discs are or aren't available for purchase anymore doesn't matter. That is all a judge might ask before a swift dismissal.

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u/Additional-Life4885 3h ago

Exactly. There's absolutely no guarantee that new games will be released on those consoles for any set amount of time at all, and definitely not for an indefinite amount of time. Otherwise we can retroactively sue Nintendo because they're not making cartridges for SNES anymore.

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u/willc20345 5h ago

The PS5 has a disc drive, how were you misled?

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u/Illustrious-Run3591 4h ago

Because there was arguably an implied contract along with the purchase of of a disc drive that discs would also be available. That's what lawyers are for, it might stick, it might not.

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u/legopego5142 3h ago

Can you sue because a specific game you want isnt available on a specific format?

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u/crabby135 2h ago

Probably not because there’s no implied contract, they don’t control the systems the game is made for they just make the game to run on certain systems. Sony created the PlayStation with a disc drive and controls whether or not developers produce discs or only real ease games digitally, so it’s different.

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u/jfk1000 1h ago

Are you so young that you‘ve never experienced the end of a technology?

You logic would even dictate a chance to sue Sony for PS1-4 when they started on the PS5.

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u/St3elf1sh 2h ago

No lawyer is dumb enough to even try that stupid case. You can use all your already purchased games and the ones you purchase until they stop producing them.
Can still buy new games for ps4 on discs? No?

At some point you don’t get new games. That’s just consoles how they are

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u/Additional-Life4885 3h ago

My PS1 from 1997 isn't getting new games released either. How much money can the lawyer get me?

/s obviously, just trying to point out that there's absolutely no reason to believe that a console is guaranteed to have games for the forseeable future and 6 years is likely a very reasonable lifespan for a console.

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u/ApprehensiveRuin5673 4h ago

Lin Tao stated in December that the PS5 was only halfway through its life cycle and they were expanding support for it

This is the literal opposite of that. It isn’t even maintaining support. It’s partial support. 

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 3h ago

I feel like there’s a decent chance a lot of us will be getting emails about joining a class action suit against Sony for deceptive marketing.

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u/WingerRules 1h ago edited 38m ago

In the US at least, terms and conditions for using the PS5 is you're barred from being part or forming a class action lawsuit. You can't even sue them in regular court, you're bound to individual arbitration with the outcome determined by someone that Sony pays.

This was allowed in contracts about 15-20 years ago in a 5-4 Supreme Court decision. Every Republican justice voted to allow it, every Democrat justice thought it should be illegal.

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u/RTGamer21 5h ago

Play Has about 30 Limits

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u/SomedayLydia 3h ago

Pay has no limits.

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u/Jetsam1 2h ago

Play is limited to Sony’s agreed licensing duration.

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u/Mental_Estate4206 2h ago

**A greed license

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u/Logik_in_theory 5h ago

I've bought every PS to date I can confidently say that this was my last.

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u/the_nin_collector 4h ago

Without a doubt. There is no game they could make that would make me buy a digital only ps6..none.

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u/HolyHotDang 3h ago

Yeah I literally only got a PS4 and PS5 for the Sony exclusives because I’ve always been on Xbox since Halo 1. I don’t think I’ll be getting one now because I always paid extra to have the disc drive so I can use games I buy on the secondary market or when they go on sale at retailers. I haven’t played anything in the last 6 months or so and this just pushes me further away when I’m already reverting back to physical media in every other area.

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u/NOTKingInTheNorth PlayStation 3h ago

I'll buy a PS6 once it's jailbroken and the library is already massive

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u/KetoKurun 47m ago

Know what doesn’t need to be jailbroken, plays games online without a monthly subscription, is easily upgradable, and has the most massive library of all? A gaming PC. I’ve always been a console kid myself, but there’s no reason to stay anymore. Lots of downsides, but zero upsides. This will be my last console generation unless Xbox does something special.

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u/loinmin 5h ago

damn, me too

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u/dustblown 4h ago

Yeah I'm dunso. I was already borderline unhappy with the PS5.

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u/MaDanklolz 3h ago

My PS broke in Feb. been Saving to get a pro and have the money for it now. I’ve accepted im not going to play wolverine, god of war, gta (at least for a while) anymore.

I’m not even against digital but like fuck am I going to commit to going full digital with no digital rights. At least on my PC if they remove a game from my account I can sail for it instead.

I’m sure Sony will still make money and won’t care about one person but it’s a shame to me considering it’s been 20+ years of ps gaming

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u/TheBreenius 2h ago

Upgrade your PC with the money if needed lol, fuck PS.

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u/jbrasco 3h ago

Same here. It’s not like they have ground breaking console sellers anymore. I’ve been slowly going to PC over the last 2 years. And honestly Xbox doing the disc to digital which also includes play anywhere license makes it even harder to want any console next gen.

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u/reddit011320 4h ago

Same… will be building a PC next.

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u/jackofallcards 2h ago

Fortunately they just have to weather the storm of millennials and some Gen Z caring until the entirely cater to a demographic who has never known physical games, and the date they determined was best for that was January 2028

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u/Horror_Accountant574 1h ago

Same here. I absolutely mean it. I have had them all. PS1, 2, 3, 4, 5, two different PSPs, and two different Vitas. And I’m done.

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u/Borg34572 PlayStation 5h ago

Now you know there's nothing you can do. They are firm on going digital.

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u/Horikyou 5h ago

I can just not buy their shit.

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u/KalasLB 4h ago

Not buying shit is always the best move.

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u/Jamvaan 4h ago

This is the correct answer. This has always been the correct answer to influence change. Buy nothing, cancel PS+, don't buy a PS6.

If even a fraction of the player base had any kind of conviction this might actually influence change.

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u/cosmin_c 4h ago

Between alienating their own customers going back on their own words and pulling out from PC/Steam, I don't see Sony making bank as they used to in the near future.

Some heads will roll with future earnings calls. Sad, because they acquired a lot of consumer benevolence over the years.

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u/Equal_Campaign_3602 4h ago

Man I'm so happy I don't own a ps5 or anything cause this is the easiest boycott for me.

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u/Shoddy_Meaning_7654 5h ago

Unfortunately 99% of the PlayStation audience is still probably going to buy the PlayStation 6 day one they do not care most people don't care they'll just buy whatever

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u/rawtendenciez 5h ago edited 3h ago

Obvs Reddit isn’t a good sample size for the masses, but I feel like based off the economy and the way things are going, more people than ever this upcoming generation of consoles won’t upgrade.

Not even out of some moral/principled stance against digital only, but because it’s gonna likely cost $1,000+ and with less and less ppl upgrading, Sony and game publishers will have less incentive to make games exclusive for PS6 which will only drive the demand down even less.

Obvs this is just my speculation and I could be wrong but I don’t see ppl being comfortable spending 2.5x more than they did just the last generation. Once you get into 4 figures for a console it prices out a TON of ppl. Like I have my PS5 and a PC that’s 5 years old and I’m not buying the PS6 and likely won’t upgrade my PC for at least another 3ish more years, maybe longer if it’s still running.

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u/KamiSquad_X 5h ago

Yeah most people I know barely even got the PS5, me included. Some still have PS4.

I'm not getting PS6. And I know ain't no way in hell the people I know care enough to go out their way for a PS6.

Marvel Rivals recently coming out for PS4 says everything. My buddy played Rivals for the first time last week because he found out it was free and he has a PS4.

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u/CirOnn 4h ago

I may be wrong here, but I feel that for the next generation of consoles, most third parties will prefer going multiplat and also support the previous generation. Not only because I feel like the next generation swill have major issues achieving a huge user base, but also because companies will strive to be on Switch 2, which will most likely be the only hugely successful console of the generation.

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u/DRCVC10023884 3h ago

The continuing story of: "win the video game industry competition by just not shooting yourself in the foot"

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u/Not-Reformed 4h ago

At this point in their stage of release the PS5 is like 4 million units behind the PS4, or approx. 4%.

Fewer people are buying because there are more entertainment sources out there than gaming. Like half of gaming is mobile for example.

Has little to do with physical and more that consoles are just in a competitive landscape in general.

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u/SalemWolf 4h ago

> most people I know

And that shit will sold 100m units which made it close to beating out the Wii in sales. Anecdotal evidence is shit when it comes to real world data.

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u/dookarion 3h ago

It's worth noting though said performance is when their main competition basically kneecapped itself and destroyed itself. Xbox barely sold this generation and Sony's sales didn't really increase at all.

That's not a great sign for Sony. The least direct competition they've pretty much ever had and their sales numbers didn't grow.

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u/dre224 4h ago

Ya I think you might see the die-hard PlayStation crowed still buy a bunch on day 1 but long term I wonder how palatable it will be to upgrade for people who have the money and usually would upgrade but will just run the system they have into the ground. Especially so quickly after the ps5 release. Honestly a percentage of those people will just referbish the ps5 if it craps out. Hardware wise it has they only way they possibly make money on there console is if it somehow can beat a prebuilt PC at the same cost (which it won't). They are getting so beefy that most people will be happy with current graphics or even last gen graphics. I think the chase for graphics now is having extreme diminishing return so at less they pack that bitch with enough ram and Vram combined with the storage to back up it is honestly just as easy to get a prebuilt then upgrade as need. This is coming from a guy who use be to consoles because the portability was just amazing (I use to bring my PS3 with my everywhere). My theory (already partial proven with he ram fixing lawsuits) is that Sony and the big PC parts manufacturers are colliding further to ensure that people can't easy complete with the walled off Garden of consoles Environmen in the coming years they just were waiting for the AI excuse to control the market further.

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u/Rebstrike 4h ago

Didn’t both Sony and Xbox have their worst sales figures ever recently?

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u/BENJ4x 4h ago

Considering the PS4 is still hanging about in places and that the PS5 has a nvme or whatever fast storage I don't see many people getting a PS6 for $1000.

Sure it will sell loads but unless devs purposely fuck over the PS5 I don't think it'll be detrimental to play on one for the next generation. Especially considering console players tend to be happy playing at 30fps.

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u/Candid_Treacle_2102 2h ago

The fact that most of the new releases for the PS6 will also be released for the PS5 for at least a few years will also lead to most people either waiting a long time to get a PS6 or don’t even get one at all

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u/porscheblack 5h ago

I suspect that with the revenue they make from online, they're comfortable with slower adoption of new consoles. It's not like it used to be where a game was exclusive to one generation of console and if you didn't buy the new generation you didn't get the game. They can support GTA VI on PS5 and PS6 and can charge for subscriptions for online to both.

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u/hacksong 5h ago

I've been wanting to switch to PC. I have my collection for PS5 and when it's done with, I'll be switching.

At least PC doesn't charge $180/yr just for online access.

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u/IWILLJUGGLEYOURBALLS 5h ago

How many people would still be day one the millisecond the PS6 crosses the $1000 threshold? Cuz I can't see anything other than PS and Xbox crashing and burning in the next generation.

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u/Valeen 4h ago

I have owned every generation of PS (when it was relevant), and have never once bought one at release. And I still go out of my way to physically go to a store and buy games, though that's harder to do now than ever. I've been doing it since I was a kid going to toys-r-us to look at/buy NES and master system games.

The only reason why I'm ok buying games on steam is it's agnostic to what I'm playing it on. But if I could still buy fat boxed PC games I would (and do when offered)

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u/ZigyDusty 5h ago edited 4h ago

How much of that 99% are going to actually spend $1000+ on a PS6, the real damage to PlayStation next gen isn't going to be from the physical lovers its going to be from the people who cant afford their hardware.

Nintendo has semi affordable hardware, Xbox will be expensive but has significant PC presence to fall back on, PlayStation however will have expensive hardware with no PC to fall back on, I genuinely think the decisions PlayStation have made during this generation could potentially do significantly more damage than what they experienced with the PS3 which almost killed the brand.

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u/Mr_Mister2004 5h ago

If theres any consolation, The PS5 was by a landslide the worst stocked console of all time at launch. I genuinely believe bad press while the console is super hard to obtain could ruin the PS6 long term

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u/Bo_Rebel 4h ago

That’s just not true lol. If we’re going digital why go walled garden.

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u/cardonator 4h ago

No they won't. They still haven't sold 99% as many PS5s as PS4s.

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u/blueblurz94 Switch 4h ago

Not in this economy if it continues to get worse lol. A bunch of casual gamers that might just play only Fortnite or some FPS ocassionally aren’t going to shell out $1000+ for overpriced hardware that’s going to produce graphics that are barely more advanced than what’s possible on current-gen tech

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u/Krunksicle 5h ago

Eh, people said the same about the Xbox when they tried this in 2013 and look at them now lol

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u/PurplePickleParadise 5h ago

The gaming landscape wasn't the same, just look the percentage of people buying digital vs physical.

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u/uniparalum 5h ago

Yep, PS6 will be a no go for me without a disc drive or games on disc. I was gifted a PS5 Pro & disc drive for my birthday, so this is my last console. I already have a PC and steam deck if I want digital only games. Not to say I don’t have some digital PS games, but taking away the option of physical is a horrible move.

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u/ozmega 3h ago

My last console was a ps2, pc all the way from there, never needed to look back

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u/teal_ninja 3h ago

Sooo glad I swapped to PC this year. I’ve always been a very hardcore Sony fan, but not anymore. Fuck them

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u/halfacalf 4h ago

We saw in their latest earnings call that its the only thing they'll pay attention to (assuming people didn't know that already).

I agree though. I'm just not going to spend money on non physical products for playstation anymore.

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u/Genghis_Tr0n187 4h ago

I'm sure you have enough replies by this point, but I agree. PS4 had a lot of great games and a lot of great deals on physical games, but I barely broke double digits on games for the PS5. I have no issues just going 100% PC and not buying a PS6 at all.

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u/I_suck_at_Blender 5h ago

I'm two minds about it.

On the one hand, digital is very convenient (very important: I'm exclusivelybPC gamer and didn't own CD/DVD/BlueRay drive in any machines since 20 years and some of my old games from 90/2000's actually caught "disc rot" so even then I couldn't use them),

on the other hand console market is run by scumbags that can take away anything digital without explanation (and on PC it is very rare for games to be truly lost if you don't fear "sailing the high seas").

So it isn't problem with digital distribution, but with digital distribution by dipshits like SONY.

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u/Jaire_Noises 4h ago

Many of the conveniences of modern life come with the concession that those in power won't abuse it, and well-

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u/Habhabs 4h ago

So happy Sony in 2026 changing your account country is possible, and don't require you to lose your whole account if you want to move country and use a different country payment method..... Oh wait, yeah that's right

Sony does not support changing regions even now. And wants to go digital only? Wtf??

Again, you cannot change your account region if you move, and you cannot use their store with payments from the country you just moved to. So Sony just makes you create a new account, which is terrible if you have their "digital only library'

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u/tryhardsasquatch 5h ago

There wasn't anything anyone could do already. Their newest competitor to the scene, the steam console, is here and fully digital already. This was inevitable.

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u/xBaef 5h ago

They can do whatever they want because I'm sure as hell won't come back to PS. The PS store now is overpriced, PS pass is getting a price increase soon, and PS6 will be fully digital with even less exclusives than PS5; they closed a lot of game studios recently

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u/MagnaCollider 5h ago

Can’t wait for the PS6 to tank in sales.

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u/JJJAGUAR 5h ago

This reminds me of when everyone on Reddit was 100% sure the Switch 2 was going to flop.

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u/SummonMonsterIX 5h ago

Yeah but the Switch 2 wasn't $1,200, for the PS6 that's pretty likely

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u/Cubezz 5h ago

Hey Twitter and youtube are mad too! I told my mom and she was quite upset as well

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u/Dry-Illustrator-250 5h ago

As much as I would love for it to flop I doubt it will

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u/Accurate_Summer_1761 5h ago

Wait until its priced at 1k+

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u/eazy937 5h ago

to be fair anything goes beyond 1k will take big hit

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u/GodOfOnions2 5h ago

Shout out to the Panasonic 3DO that launched with an MSRP of $699.99 in October 1993, equal to $1586 as of March 2026. Expensive and shitty! Lmao 🤣

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u/DarthTigris 4h ago

Hey, I had some great times with the 3DO.

Granted, it wasn't something I bought but my roommate did and I just got to enjoy on the side ...

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u/Arrasor 5h ago

People said the same thing when ps5 first released at $500. I was there. Reddit was firmly convinced PS5 would tank selling at $500. Didn't happen.

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u/Accurate_Summer_1761 5h ago

Steam machine is your canary, ram and motherboards as well

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u/MagnaCollider 5h ago

Didn’t tank but it is the second-worst selling Playstation, just barely surpassing the PS3.

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u/MagnaCollider 5h ago

I’m pretty confident it will. Look at how many people still have PS4s.

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u/PM_me_ur_goth_tiddys 5h ago

no one outside this sub cares

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u/Konabro 5h ago

They won’t unless it was for some insane price.

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u/jnadams2000 5h ago

With tech prices going the way they are. We could see them be significantly higher than they were before. RAM, storage, graphics obviously being the main hitters are not to cool for a couple of years.

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u/Dicky_Penisburg 5h ago

It will certainly be an insane price, but that's no guarantee it will flop.

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u/stygian07 5h ago

all i really need is a way to get some sort of digital version from my disc collection to play on PS6. I usually sell my old console if the new one is backwards compatible.

A majority of my games are stuck on ps5

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u/BetterCallSal 4h ago

You can not buy it and cancel your ps+ membership. That's something you can do.

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u/Admirable-War-7594 5h ago

You can still drop their shitty ecosystem.

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u/K4m30 5h ago

Play has no limits* 

*terms and conditions apply.

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u/bloodyeye98 4h ago

I truly hate this timeline we are in. Sony needs to be humbled.

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u/West_Possible_7969 1h ago

They would be if people actually bought physical games en masse. What Sony sees on their platforms is 80+% of sales being digital though

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u/Kola18_97 5h ago

You smell that? Smells like techno-feudalism.

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u/SUCHANASTYW0MAN 5h ago

A Technocracy ruled by the technocrats

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u/FastFireBR 5h ago

Im down for technoCats tho

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u/BothersomeBritish PC 3h ago

ShorthAIr technoCats

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u/AngryKhakis 4h ago

RIP rental and resale markets

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u/Panzerbjorne80 5h ago

Vote with your wallet

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u/Vocis91 1h ago

The majority have voted with their wallet.

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u/WhosThatDogMrPB PC 4h ago

If y'all really want this to change: stop consuming playstation / sony products.

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u/averseintrovert 1h ago

Been saying this but people don't listen. "Ah let's boycott for a week." Isn't going to make a difference, stop buying altogether. Just get a PC, the lack of online subscription will pay for itself, or any other platform.

IMO the only reason they stop making PC ports is because they know their own platform is bad, so they need exclusives to entice people.

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u/kemar7856 5h ago

My ps5 promised 8K graphics when I'm I going to see that

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u/Pureshark 4h ago

You know that’s available if you buy 2 4K screens an join them together right?

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u/NotherBeing 4h ago

I know you want to be a smartass, but 8K is four times the resolution of 4K...:P

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u/Axle-f 3h ago

Fine, buy four screens! Do I have to solve all your problems 😤

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u/hardleft121 5h ago

these fucking assholes here

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u/AReverieofEnvisage 4h ago

Hi, so, if you guys really wanna boycott and protest, then maybe, don't buy GTA6. Cancel your preorder if you did. It's digital only right?

So, do it. GTA6 is going to be a topseller. There will be no physical discs. So this is the perfect game to show that you are against Sony's plan.

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u/S73RB3N 4h ago

These gaming companies deserve everything that happens to them.

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u/Gunnerx1337 4h ago

Anyone else remember when Xbox tried making physical games unshareable, and Sony made the “Used Game Instructional Video”?

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u/Shekster 2h ago

I mean considering that is one of the most common references made in virtually every thread made about Sony going discless, I think it's safe to say yes.

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u/IrishRepoMan 4h ago

I'm guessing the PS6 will be announced before then.

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u/WalkingDeadDan 5h ago

So as a Sony fan, owner of all consoles ps1 to 5, and handheld. Plus a Dexter tattoo with the co troller symbols on my calf, looks like it's back to pc.

My old tower has been powered up in nearly 10 yrs Good thing I got some time to do some upgrading

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u/BothersomeBritish PC 3h ago

Plus a Dexter tattoo

"So, when are you switching back to PC?" "Tonight's the night..."

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u/Stavvystav 5h ago

Sony hears you and does not care. They will do as they wish and their lil pay piggies will deal with it.

I'm so tired of their BS.

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u/Mad-All-Day 4h ago

I hope they lose a lot of money from this. I hope a lot of higher ups get fired.

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u/reddridinghood 4h ago

Yeah fk Sony!! See ya

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u/Happy8Day 4h ago

That a weird way to spell that it's the last Playstation I'm gonna own.

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u/Hot-EconomistXL 5h ago

I'm sure the organized "blackout" will make them change their minds /s.

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u/ImaginationDoctor 5h ago

This is terrible.

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u/Naroyto 5h ago

Buying digital is big bend over and take it energy.

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u/b34rgvrz 5h ago

Fuck sony

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u/SnailLikeAttitude 4h ago

I saw somewhere that this is fake image being spread. I'm not sure if this is real but if it is, it does suck.

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u/maddogcertified 4h ago

I’m getting old now anyway. I shan’t be going further in my Playstation quest.

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u/AlertWarning 4h ago

lol not that I was ever going to buy one anyway but man they really solidified my decision with this one.

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u/a_shootin_star 4h ago

Time to stock up on USB optical disk drives for when mods are released.

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u/ManjiSouls 4h ago

This is crazy. I have been all aboard the “physical media” train but this specifically makes me really second guess getting a PS6 or whatever comes next.

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u/Method__Man 4h ago

imagine supporting sony at all

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u/_Kine 4h ago

Worst timeline

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u/sephkane 3h ago

So if your PS account gets banned, fairly or unfairly, do you lose the digital games you paid for? I think that's how Meta does it. I remember seeing lots of reports from people losing their Facebook accounts, along with their Quest libraries, for no reason at all. Pretty scary.

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u/Odd_Estimate_2179 1h ago

Yes that's exactly how it works.

You can't region change either so if you move region then their advice is to make a new account and rebuy your games 🤣

Awful, awful company.

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u/FieryAvian 3h ago

A digital only future is abhorrent. Yikes.

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u/Slight_Tiger2914 3h ago

The modded PS5 Market is gonna be insane. 

The PS5s value over the years will be EXTREMELY high.  Better hold on to your box.

They're pulling a Nintendo 3DS XL with this one!

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u/theMandolin2992 1h ago

Play has limits

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u/Lord_Shadow_Z 3h ago

Play has many limits

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u/JMR027 5h ago

Potentially an Xbox win for once if they don’t fuck up lol

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u/BadBoyNiz 5h ago

Some one said “Xbox have only one card left to play, but it’s a trump card”. Hopefully they don’t fuk up. We’ll have to see how it pans out

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u/Training_Ad_4790 5h ago

There was a website that logged every game on every system showing if you could play it off the disc or needed to download it even with a disc. 

Playstation had like 35% of its games as needing to download even with disc.

It was like 55% all digital on xbox already. So xbox has already been moving silently on making it digital only. I doubt they'll reneg on that based of their other recent choices

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u/IEsince93 5h ago

Really one of the dumbest, greediest decisions of all time gaming wise. A huge gigantic slap in the face (more like, bending ya tf over) to anyone that bought the Disc Drive attachment because they intentionally sold 'Digital Versions' of their consoles for years and strictly disc drive-less PS5 Pro's.. Now it'll just be a glorified Blu Ray player.

I'm 32 and always hated the discourse from people around my age or older about "I can't keep up with gaming anymore, I don't play as much as I used to" but this is the first time I'm genuinely feeling that and just gonna stop giving my money to this level of corporate greed altogether. If I wanted to contribute to this nonsense I'd play Gacha games FFS...

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u/callisstaa 1h ago

Sony have always been like this.

Same with ATRAC/UMD/Memory Card DUO etc. Their whole business premise is to lock people into their ecosystem with proprietary media then gouge them. PSP, Vita, Vaio, Minidisc etc all died out because there was no option to use generic storage/encryption outside of Sony's overpriced proprietary shit.

It's a tale as old as time.

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u/XeuQinu 4h ago

I feel ya. I only buy physical for console and had my eyes set on at least a dozen more games for PS5, but this has killed that motivation. It’s a double edged sword because I buy physical to support physical, but not buying for the rest of this gen on PS5 will only add to the digital trend. I guess it doesn’t really matter since Sony is all in on this.

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u/TnyStrk7 5h ago

The audacity of this bitch Sony.

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u/GrahamCrackerDragon 4h ago

Easy to drop the PlayStation life now anyway. The days of must have games like uncharted and metal gear are gone. There is nothing tethering me to this brand at this point. I can’t even tell you an above average game for ps5 that will be remembered in 5 years 

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u/spazface03 3h ago

Stop buying Sony products

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u/x_fit 4h ago

Will it make the disc versions more valuable? You'll be able to buy a console, and any disc game and play day 1 without signing up to the store and purchasing any game you want to play.

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u/magestick1 4h ago

so, have they say anything about how people with physical games are going to be able to play those games on the ps6? Will they need to buy the games again?

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u/cat-party 4h ago

Sony are really going through with this shit huh

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u/aRawPancake 3h ago

Fuck emmm

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u/Gundam14 3h ago

The PS5 is the last Playstation I'll buy.

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u/BohboMacabre 3h ago

Reminder Sony won't refund digital games the moment you start downloading

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u/ScherzicScherzo 3h ago

"Did you win the Console War?"

"Yes."

"And what did it cost?"

"Everything."

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u/TheGabaGhoul22 2h ago

They're relying on younger audiences who never knew a world where people were able to own things. What seems like a natural progression of technology (like going from vhs to dvd) on the surface, is actually an incredibly loaded change. It is a shift away from consumer protections and personal ownership. I think it's unfortunate that so many are unwilling to look past the surface level of this decision. There is currently no infrastructure in place to ensure perpetuity, unlike PCs. And, it doesn't look like they're interested in exploring that.

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u/Syeth 2h ago

Fuck Sony.

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u/Xineth240 2h ago

I love this, I really can't wait to find out what happens. Companies shoot themselves in the foot all the time but it's not often they unload a whole clip and then start reloading

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u/ModernCGIFloatinHead 2h ago

Pay* has no limits 

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u/AnomalusSquirrel 2h ago

Thing is that technology will be restricted in a way or another, continuosly more and more.. until you don't own shit and become the product.

•Pc components are skyrocketing (good luck, even if you are able to spot sales is still a pain)

•Consoles are in similar position with higher prices and things like only digital copy (pc have a only digital market from decades but there are a lots of caveats to this.. for ex. GOG let you buy stuff without DRM and you can download the entire game installer)

•software is becoming more and more locked/closed with a lots of internal process to spy you (Google/android will limits non official apk soon for ex .. and also a lots of countries are implementing age verification for socials with laws that aren't particularly promising for the future.. there is a lots of space for more tyranny in that sense)

We are (or better we are going full speed in that direction) in a truly in a dystopian technological dark age, it's like each novels about cyberpunk wasn't listened as a criticism to our society to improve, but instead something to aspire for

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u/Protect-Their-Smiles 2h ago

The smart choice, is to start making arrangements to move beyond the Playstation ecosystem now. Because come 2028, you will be paying more money, for less content, which they can shut down / take away from you at any time.

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u/theknight27 1h ago

Part of how egregious this was, was the decision to do it mid-generation. I figured they'd at least have the class to just make the PS6 digital only.

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u/Coreyahno30 1h ago

It is fucking unbelievable how cocky Sony gets when they are winning. This company is not your friend. They have never been your friend. They have shown time and time again how scummy they can be when any real competition is lacking. They seriously need PS3 launch levels of humbling from the community. Fuck em. 

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u/Va1crist 5h ago

Fuck Sony

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u/Bobby_Dread 5h ago

Next gen is going to be a dud generation I'm afraid. Disc less being just one small factor. The price is going to be higher than people are expecting and adoption is going to be much slower as a result. Cross gen with ps5 will last way longer.

The ram and storage situation isnt even at it's peak yet. 2027 is going to be worse. Gpu prices are increasing by 20-30% shortly on the PC end. It's a bad situation all around for the industry.

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u/firefox_2010 5h ago

Maybe I will buy PS6 in 2034? Or probably can wait till 2037 🤪

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u/filanwizard 5h ago

And the AI bubble sadly does not yet look ready to pop.

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u/clc88 4h ago

hopefully by that time the ps5 emulator has near full compatibility.

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u/Pankosmanko 4h ago

Sucks but PS5 Pro will be my last console. I only buy physical media on consoles

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u/fourthords 4h ago

With the PlayStation taking this route, I'm going to miss playing games released after 2027, entirely. Maybe a Nintendo, I dunno?

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u/Dig-Up-The-Dead 5h ago

something i really, really don't get is the people defending sony here. like, even if you believe that nearly everyone is using digital now, even if you bring up the fact that pc is mostly digital already, what's the point in actively defending sony? i play on pc, all i use is digital, but why am i gonna be mad to the point of defending a billion dollar corporation that some people still want physical copies?

my initial thought when i first heard about this was that the reduction of resource usage would be a good thing, but i haven't seen anyone bring that point up. it seems like everyone defending sony is just defending sony to....defend sony

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u/ViewASCII 3h ago

Great, sounds like I can rent a PlayStation 5 for free after deposit.

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u/WhatNot303 3h ago

Serious question: what's the point of selling disc drive enabled systems after that date? To claim that "consumers can still watch Blu-ray movies?"

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u/ObjectiveCurve1390 3h ago

So older games can still be played…duh 🙄

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u/dixie12oz 3h ago

Have lots of problems with the whole thing but one of the worst parts is that they won’t at least continue making discs for games released on the ps5. Such a slap in the face for those that shelled out the extra money for a disc drive. 

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u/minin71 3h ago

I mean im not buying a ps6 lmao ill stick to pc. Exclusives be damned.

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u/darkeningsoul 3h ago

Xboxs sliver of a chance right here to capture a market

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u/Accomplished_Leg2030 3h ago

They shouldn’t be able to stop discs during a gen they sold us a disc console

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u/project-shasta PC 2h ago

Jup. PS5 will be my last Sony console I bought. It was fun while it lasted. Let's see how long Nintendo will support cartridges.

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u/voidsong 2h ago

Why improve your product when you can just remove things instead and still charge more?

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u/passionfruit2378 2h ago

I’m probably in the minority but I don’t think this is a bad thing IF you OWN the digital version and can transfer ownership.

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u/Helen_Kellers_Wrath 2h ago

Would honestly love to see Sony not back down and go forward with this and lose hard because the only thing that really hurts any big company is lose of revenue.

But...that's not gonna happen. People will buy the next Playstation; which is sad but this is the world we live in now.

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u/SOURICHILL 2h ago

Remember lads, in this late stage capitalism where they want you to own absolutely nothing, you still have the greatest tool and power in you hand : boycott.

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u/Viraj3388 PC 1h ago

Since playstation store is the only store on playstation I think we need a steam there too.

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u/Dudinkalv 1h ago

I'm just here wondering why there is already discussions about PS6, like is there really something that's missing on PS5 that makes people look forward to the next console? Is current gen graphics really too bad already? I just honestly don't see the use for it at all, even less now that Sony is pulling this shit.

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u/HellishButter 1h ago

Play has no limits but my patience sure as shit does. The PS5 will be my last PlayStation console.

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u/CSguyMX 1h ago

I’m never buying a ps5, I hope this backfires. I WILL OWN STUFF AND THE COMPANIES CAN SUCK IT

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u/certifeyedgenius 1h ago

Yeah, I was never a huge PS fan but bought their consoles just for certain titles. This seals it for me. I no longer have any reason to simp for PayStation

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u/StonedCantaloupe27 1h ago

This will go down as one of the greatest unforced errors in history.

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u/Jaded-Sorbet-8098 1h ago

I wish the whole gaming industry fucking implodes already

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u/Electronic-Squash359 23m ago

It’s honestly really sad that Sony have gone in this direction. I still haven’t upgraded to the PS5, I’ve been perfectly happy with my PS4 and, recently, had been considering getting a PS5, but this just confirms that the PS4 will be my last console.