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PlayStation's disc-less future is inevitable, analyst says

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Games analyst Daniel Ahmad argues that PlayStation will eventually stop supporting physical discs, citing the dominance of digital game sales. He suggests this shift could happen by the PS6 or PS7 generation. The console market is now nearly entirely digital, making the move unavoidable.

Meridian48 take
The prediction is plausible but overlooks collector and resale markets, which still drive physical sales for some titles.
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'If not PS6, then PS7' — Analyst says PlayStation ending physical discs was bound to happen as 'the console ecosystem is nearly entirely digital at this point' →
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