Sony is reportedly informing developers that they can still order disc games beyond January 2028 providing the game releases before its cut-off date.<\/p>\n
On 1st July, Sony announced plans to end the production of discs for PlayStation games, effective January 2028<\/a>, after which point, PlayStation games will only be available digitally. Notably, PlayStation games will continue to be sold at retail, just without a physical disc. The news all but confirms the PS6 will not have a disc drive<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, as reported by Game File<\/a>, Sony is seemingly looking to quell concerns from game makers, telling publishers they “will still be able to place re-orders for existing PlayStation disc games” for any game released before January 2028.<\/p>\n NEW: Sony’s private message to publisher\/dev partners about discs also cited a consumer “shift”
[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo.bsky.social<\/a>) July 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM<\/a> Manage cookie settings<\/p>\n Publishers were also told that PlayStation would “provide [them] with the opportunity to release new games at retail using digital codes”, suggesting you’ll be able to purchase game codes outside of Sony’s closed online store.<\/p>\n
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\nBut it included more explicit confirmation that, after Jan 2028, partners “will still be able to place re-orders for existing PlayStation disc games\u201d
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