The Petition Against Sony's Decision to Kill PlayStation Physical Discs Has over 170,000 Signatures, as Many Wonder if Sony Would Ever Respond
A petition led by PNP Games CEO Jade Pearce has topped 160,000 signatures as fans object to Sony’s plan to end physical game discs.
- On Tuesday, July 7, PlayStation returned to social media with a FlexStrike fight stick promo, breaking a six-day silence following its July 1 announcement to phase out physical game discs by 2028.
- Sony's decision sparked backlash centered on a 2013 Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video that mocked restrictions the company now imposes 13 years later, fueling the petition's core argument.
- In less than an hour, Sony's promotional video received over 12,000 negative comments and nearly 4,000 angry quote-tweets, reflecting widespread consumer anger across the company's social media accounts.
- PNP Games CEO Jade Pearce is circulating a separate petition with over 160,000 signatures, urging Sony to keep discs "so the next generation can own the games they play, not just rent them."
- Industry experts attribute Sony's shift to market control ambitions, warning that "when the market leader ends the disc, the rest of the industry follows," amid criticism of the company's recent removal of digital movie purchases.
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The petition against Sony's decision to kill PlayStation physical discs has over 170,000 signatures, as many wonder if Sony would ever respond
You may scoff at how little real-world change petitions typically produce, but you can't deny that this particular campaign has a lot of user support behind it. The Don't Kill the Disc Change.org petition, which was launched in the wake of Sony's bombshell decision to end physical disc manufacturing in January 2028, has amassed over 170,000 signatures at the time of writing.
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