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Update [Thu 2nd Jul 2026, 3:15pm]: It’s now been over 24 hours since Sony posted on any of its social media accounts, and it looks unlikely to return any time soon.
The platform holder’s X, Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram accounts haven’t changed since yesterday’s controversial physical games news.
YouTube has been updated a handful of times with new trailers, although these have clearly been submitted by third-party publishers in coordination with their marketing efforts.
The vast majority of the comments on YouTube are all about the company’s decision to stop manufacturing discs in 2028.
It’s going to be interesting to see how long it maintains this; when it closed Bluepoint it stayed away from social media for over 72 hours, but I don’t think fan sentiment is going to cool as quickly on this particular issue.
Original Story: Sony has seemingly abandoned all of its social media accounts after today’s controversial decision to stop manufacturing physical games in 2028.
The manufacturer posted on its X (or Twitter) account today to confirm the news, and hasn’t updated since.
Ordinarily it’d share today’s PS Plus Essential update with its followers, but it hasn’t published that anywhere aside from the PS Blog.
A Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls gameplay trailer, detailing the moves and combos of Iron-Man, also went out on the fighter’s official account – but not the PlayStation one.
Important updates:
News on physical discs for new games – https://t.co/BzZODXdWGY
News on PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita – https://t.co/ev3mN6wj14 pic.twitter.com/PWXTZGHAh6
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 1, 2026
Meanwhile on YouTube, no trailers have been uploaded for 24 hours, and its last Bluesky update was on Tuesday. A Gitaroo Man video went out in the early hours of this morning on Facebook, but there’s been nothing since.
Meanwhile, its most recent Instagram update – published prior to today’s news – is packed with people begging the company to reconsider its decision.
“The end of physical discs is the end of my loyalty,” one heavily upvoted comment says.
This isn’t the first time Sony has quit social media during adversity: it took a 72-hour timeout following the disgraceful closure of Bluepoint earlier this year.
In this instance, I’m not convinced 72-hours is going to be long enough – this backlash is going to last a long, long time.
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.