‘I Suppose It’s Just the Flow of the Times' — Yoko Taro Urges Players to Buy Physical Games as PlayStation Plans to End Disc Distribution
Yoko Taro said Sony’s plan could hurt long-term access to games and urged players to buy discs while they still can.
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‘I Suppose It’s Just the Flow of the Times' — Yoko Taro Urges Players to Buy Physical Games as PlayStation Plans to End Disc Distribution
Yoko Taro is just as devastated about physical games going the way of the dodo as we are, apparently.The Nier creative director and scenario writer took to X (formerly Twitter) on July 19 to bemoan the dire future of physical media following Sony’s decision to end production of game discs starting January 2028.“Personally, I can't help but feel sad about physical media disappearing, but I suppose it's just the flow of the times,” he penned, as p…
Julio started out in the worst possible way, in addition to extreme heat, as PlayStation even said it would stop producing physical games of its own and of third parties as of January 2028.That left all kinds of reactions and criticisms that Sony is simply ignoring, although in the industry even creative like Yoko Taro believe it is a "sad" news.The director of Drakengard, NieR and NieR: Automata has shared a message with his followers rememberi…
Former Left 4 Dead Writer Pans PlayStation Backlash Over Physical Media
Unsurprisingly, there has been more than a little backlash following Sony's recent decision to end the production of physical games media in 2028. Much of that backlash has been met with questions from skeptics about the real-world success of physical media compared to digital, and even game preservation experts have highlighted that the death of physical media hardly changes the landscape, given the dependence on day-one patches. Now, former V…
Now the creator of Nier Automata, Yoko Taro, was also critical of the decline in physical games. The reason for this was that Sony released his plans to stop releasing new games on Disc from 2028, as well as Nintendo's introduction of the game key cards on Switch 2. With his statements, Taro makes clear his concerns about the future of physical games. more
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