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PS5 boxes updated with physical games warning label as politicians call out Sony
['Michael Beckwith']
Metro
Now it’s been discovered that new PlayStation 5 consoles with the built-in disc drive come with a warning label on their boxes to inform new customers of Sony’s all-digital future.
‘From Jan. 2028, newly released games on PlayStation will be available for purchase on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital format only,’ it reads.
This is Sony covering itself so people can’t complain about no longer being able to buy new physical PlayStation 5 games for the console.
‘Starting in 2028, PlayStation will stop releasing games on physical media.
In a follow-up post, he added, ‘With the end of physical games, the video game industry wants to impose a fully digital model on us, where access will be conditional and time limited.