{"id":691480,"date":"2026-07-14T17:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691480\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:14:24","slug":"sonys-social-media-still-toxic-two-weeks-after-ps5-discs-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691480\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony’s Social Media Still Toxic Two Weeks After PS5 Discs Debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sony's<\/a> Image: Push Square<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been two weeks since Sony announced its intent to stop manufacturing physical discs<\/a>, a story which has undeniably dominated the games industry \u2013 even in the wake of mass layoffs at Xbox<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And the storm is beginning to reach its partners, none of which can promote their games without seeing a wave of responses from irate fans.<\/p>\n

Take the latest Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls<\/a> trailer, for example, showing off the Unbreakable X-Men story in the upcoming fighting game.<\/p>\n

Sorry, but @PlayStation<\/a> is gunna ruin any of your marketing that they promote pic.twitter.com\/oJ2mKvQcdx<\/a>\u2014 Chris Hancock (@wimpdragon) July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally posted on the game\u2019s own X<\/a> (or Twitter) account, Sony amplified it by retweeting it, only for its replies to get utterly decimated by players demanding an about-face on physical media.<\/p>\n

What about the new The Alters<\/a> expansion, again reposted by PlayStation\u2019s official account<\/a>? Practically every single response is about Sony\u2019s disc decision, despite dev 11-Bit having nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, many posts are attracting Community Notes, some with false information. And it\u2019s much the same story on YouTube<\/a>, where every trailer \u2013 regardless of its content \u2013 is getting inundated with comments about physical discs.<\/p>\n

Address the disc issue. Nothing else matters right now. pic.twitter.com\/b6I4xfKaNq<\/a>\u2014 OderintDumMetuant (@RevBobTheJunkie) July 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that the responses are dropping in numbers; the first post after PlayStation\u2019s hiatus attracted about 65k replies<\/a>, and now we\u2019re down to roughly 10k replies. I\u2019m also not sure how much of this is being actioned by bots.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s still dominating the conversation after two weeks, and there\u2019s no sign anything is going to change over the summer.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m still of the opinion Sony needs to come out and say something, although anything short of a reversal is unlikely to turn down the temperature.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just not sure where we go from here: despite threats of PS Plus<\/a> cancellations and boycotts, the platform holder will know how much damage is actually being done.<\/p>\n

But publicly, in the eyes of its most vocal players, its reputation is in the toilet. I really don\u2019t know what it does to recover without walking back its plans.<\/p>\n

\"Sammy<\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n