Sony said on Wednesday it will stop producing physical discs for all new games released on PlayStation \u200bconsoles from January 2028, marking a full shift to \u200cdigital distribution as consumer purchases continue to move online.<\/p>\n
Digital downloads accounted for about 80% of Sony’s full-game software sales in fiscal \u200b2025, according to the company, reflecting a years-long \u200bshift toward digital game purchases.<\/p>\n
The Japanese entertainment and technology \u2060company said new PlayStation titles released from January \u200b2028 will be sold through the PlayStation Store and by \u200bretailers in digital formats only.<\/p>\n
The change will not apply to games released, or already scheduled for disc release, before that date.<\/p>\n
Separately, Sony \u200bsaid it would begin shutting down the PlayStation Store \u200bon its legacy PS3 and PS Vita devices, starting with select \u200cmarkets \u2060this year and expanding globally in 2027.<\/p>\n
The 15- to 20-year-old consoles can no longer support the secure payment systems used by the modern PlayStation Network, the company said.<\/p>\n
Once \u200bthe stores close, \u200busers will \u2060no longer be able to purchase new content, although previously purchased games and content \u200bwill remain available for download for the \u200bforeseeable future.<\/p>\n
The \u2060PS3 store will close in Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua from August, followed by additional Latin American and Middle Eastern \u2060markets \u200blater in the year. The PS3 \u200band PS Vita stores will close in all remaining markets in July \u200b2027.<\/p>\n
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