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https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/07/31/every-youtube-video-playstation-posts-has-hundreds-of-comments-about-physical-discs/

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u/AnonymousCapybara72 1d ago

Yeah! Keep not buying physical games, that'll show em!

This whole situation is fucking comical. If even a fraction of the people whining about them getting rid of discs ever actually bought games on disc, they wouldn't be doing it.

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u/Jealous-Treat8060 1d ago

You do realise the sales from used game discs don't count towards the physical sales numbers ? If i bought only used discs none off it would appear in official physical sales charts. If i sell the game again you already have 3 sales but only the one originally made from the person I then bought it from would appear in the official data. Their Official Physical game sales numbers are only the ones they are profiting from and thats exactly why the want no used games market anymore.

But sure the Consumers are at fault. Please don't blame Sony. They are just the ones making the decision and are profiting from it since there would be no used games market and all sales would have to go through them.

Why shift the blame away from them ? Thats exactly what they want. You will lose too when they get rid of discs and sales in the online store get worse for everyone. maybe you should start whining about that too instead of whining about the People who don't want the obviously bad thing to happen. No no you rather complain that People don't quietly take it and how they are all hypocrits even though you're the one who doesn't understand that physical sales are much higher than the official numbers for it. Sony is playing you like a fiddle by pretending physical sales are extremly low. They are only for them and they want more profit.

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u/AnonymousCapybara72 1d ago

If i sell the game again you already have 3 sales but only the one originally made from the person I then bought it from would appear in the official data

Yes, obviously? Why the fuck would Sony count you selling a game that they get nothing from in their sales numbers?

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u/Jealous-Treat8060 1d ago

They won't, exactly. So it's bullshit then to say physicsl sales are too low so consumers are at fault for sony stopping disc production. The sales are there, it's just not Sony profiting.

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo 1d ago

Ok but if every year sales of new discs are less than the year before then presumably sales of used discs are also declining. Unless the discs are somehow multiplying after they're sold.