THE FUSE

It’s been 48 hours since Sony revealed that it’s killing off PlayStation game discs by 2028. It’s a policy shift that many felt was inevitable but is also coming sooner than expected, and the uproar over the move isn’t dying down. Who knows if any amount of online backlash will get Sony to change its mind, as it’s occasionally done in the past. What is clear is that the death of the game disc has broken containment in a way few gaming news stories ever do. Other companies are mocking the announcement, some are even outright trolling Sony, and angry fans are lining up behind petitions desperately hoping they can still delay the death of physical games by at least a few more years.