Sony's physical game axe announcement gets more views than GTA 6 trailer

Sony announced it's discontinuing physical game disc production for PlayStation, and the internet lost it. The official PlayStation Twitter post announcing the move has racked up more views than Rockstar's GTA 6 trailer reveal tweets, according to GamesRadar+. That's absurd — GTA 6 is one of the most anticipated games in history, and it's getting outpaced by a corporate policy change.

The backlash centers on digital-only pricing and game preservation. Physical discs let you resell, lend, or keep games offline indefinitely. Digital stores can yank licenses, hike prices, or shut down entirely. Sony's move pushes PlayStation further into the walled-garden model that already dominates PC storefronts, but console players expected better.

This won't directly change your FPS. But it does tighten Sony's grip on pricing and access — which affects what you can afford to play and how long you own it. If you're on PC, this is mostly noise. If you're on PlayStation and care about long-term access to your library, the writing's on the wall: go digital and hope Sony doesn't pull a Ubisoft, or stockpile discs now.

PC players dodged this fight years ago when Steam won. Check which games run best on your rig and skip the platform wars.