India, July 1 -- Sony PlayStation has announced a major change for gamers. The company said it will stop producing physical discs for all new PlayStation games starting in January 2028. After that date, new titles will be sold only in digital form through the PlayStation Store and digital retailers. Sony shared the update in an official PlayStation Blog post on July 1, 2026. The company also confirmed that games already released, or scheduled to launch on discs before January 2028, will not be affected by the move.

In its blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment said the shift reflects how people now prefer to buy and play games. The company noted that digital media has become far more popular than physical discs in recent years. Sony c...