PS5 Disc Drive Purchase Cap Predates Sony's Disc Cutoff — 'High Demand' Order Limit Has Been on the Store Page Since at Least March 2025
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Sony's decision to phase out the PlayStation games distributed on disk continues to provoke reactions. Only a few days after the announcement of the cessation of production of the new physical games from January 2028 onwards, the demand for the removable Blu-ray player of PlayStation 5 seems to have greatly increased. On its [...] The PS5 article: Sony now limits the purchase of the Blu-ray player to one unit per order in the face of the explosi…
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Tom's HardwarePS5 Disc Drive purchase cap predates Sony's disc cutoff — 'high demand' order limit has been on the store page since at least March 2025
Sony's one-per-order purchase limit on the PS5 Disc Drive, widely cited this week as a response to panic buying after the company said it will end physical disc production for new PlayStation games in January 2028, has been on PlayStation Direct since at least March 2025. Archived captures of the product page cited by HotHardware carry the same wording, "Due to high demand, there is a limit of 1 per order," more than a year before Sony's announc…
Sony relies on digital games in the long term, but with one accessory, demand remains unbroken. A restriction that has been in place for years now is once again leading to discussions after the latest announcement.
Sony notes strong demand for disc drives for the PS5. Orders are now limited to one per account. [Read more] If you want to receive the best Frandroid news on WhatsApp, join this discussion.
PlayStation has found a peculiar way to anger its community: limiting sales of the disc drive just as it announces that physical games will be phased out in 2028. The company displayed a notice during PlayStation Direct stating that only one unit per buyer is allowed, and on top of that, it included a warning that discs will disappear in two years. The contradiction is so obvious it's painful. It's a paradox that no one at Sony has been able to …
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