Sacred Symbols+, Episode 525 | The Great PlayStation Disc Debacle (Patreon)

It's been 15 long years since PlayStation has dealt with PR as bad as it's currently experiencing, all on the back of its surprise announcement that -- beginning in early 2028 -- new games will cease being sold on-disc. You don't exactly have to squint at the data to understand that physical purchasers are a vanishing minority of PlayStation's userbase, and indeed, Sony's decision to make this move indicates they felt comfortable doing it from a commercial point-of-view. Yet, to many, such a move comes off as callous, tone-deaf, and particularly cutting to a sizeable portion of the brand's long-time, loyal customers. It's quite the conundrum! To speak to me (Colin) about the craziness in great depth, I invited Tom from Moore's Law Is Dead and the Broken Silicon Podcast. Please join us at your leisure, and for the sunshine-disinclined, please forgive us for our Solar Boys chatter near the beginning. We can't help ourselves.