Metal Gear Creator Responds To Sony Killing PlayStation Discs
Kojima said players may lose true ownership of games and films if companies control digital access.
- Hideo Kojima recently responded to Sony's decision to eliminate physical disc support for PS5 and PS6, expressing significant concern about the company's shift toward an all-digital gaming future.
- During a panel in Italy on July 4, the PlayStation Legendary developer addressed the controversy, revealing serious doubts about an all-digital future and citing lack of trust in corporate access management.
- Kojima argued that players would no longer truly "own" the games or films they paid for, explaining he feared an all-digital gaming future would mean users having no "ownership" of their purchases.
- Two of Kojima's 2021 tweets recently went viral after players discovered they eerily predicted the current controversy, with Kojima defending players fighting for physical media as motivated by concern rather than "greed."
- Regardless, Kojima fears that companies could one day decide he is unable to access old purchases, warning that private firms could prevent data access for commercial or political reasons, leaving users with nothing of their own.
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PlayStation is heading towards a future without discs, and Hideo Kojima of all people finds clear words for it. In a recent interview, the game veteran describes the digital course as truly sad and warns against the long-term consequences when gaming and even film become even more dependent on platforms, subscriptions and servers. The trigger is an announcement from the official PlayStation Blog: Sony wants to end the production of physical medi…
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