PlayStation’s ‘Phantom Blade Zero’ showcase disrupted by ‘no disc no buy’ messages

Disgruntled gamers used PlayStation‘s Phantom Blade Zero showcase yesterday (August 18) as an opportunity to criticise the brand’s unpopular plan to cease producing physical discs. As @thegamersjoint documented on X, the showcase’s live chat was inundated with messages saying “discs forever”, “we want our discs” and, most frequently of all, “no disc no buy”. Another irate gamer wrote pointedly: “Bring back the discs you basterds (sic).” playstation have the chat enabled for the phantom blade zero live showcase and oh my fucking god bro, they actually don't care 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/NeISEoLHZE — Cynical (@thegamersjoint) August 18, 2026 In July of this year, PlayStation announced that it will stop producing physical games from January 2028. “This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs. “This transition will enable us to align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play games today,” they explained in a short blog post. One report has claimed that just seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 physical copies in the US th...