It’s now been well over a month since Sony’s shock announcement, in which it confirmed that it would no longer be manufacturing discs for PlayStation platforms starting from January 2028.
The immediate backlash was strong to say the least, and although the outrage has certainly started to dissipate across the last few weeks, Sony’s numerous social media accounts are still being bombarded with criticism, regardless of what the company’s posting about.
It’s no surprise whatsoever, then, that its latest PS5 ad has sparked a fresh wave of negativity.
The big budget commercial, which features clips from Marvel’s Wolverine, God of War Laufey, Helldivers 2, 007 First Light, and even GTA 6, simply states: “It Happens on PS5”.
The comments on the YouTube version are exactly what you’d expect. The obvious retort is “discs don’t happen on PS5”, or some variation of that.
It’s really just a reminder that a lot of people are still very keen to voice their displeasure with Sony’s decision to effectively kill physical media on PlayStation.
Despite predictions that the company would, at some point, just go ahead and disable comments and replies on all of its media, the blackout hasn’t happened yet.
It would seem as though Sony’s happy to weather the public-facing storm — leaving me to wonder how long this is actually going to go on for, especially since the platform holder has basically said that it has no intention of reversing its decision.
On that note, it’s worth remembering that there’s a Phantom Blade Zero State of Play broadcast tonight. It’ll be interesting to see whether the backlash continues across the show’s live chat and subsequent comments sections.
Robert (or Rob if you’re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he’s played ’em all. A little too much, some might say.