Like PlayStation and Xbox users before them, Nintendo’s playerbase community is reeling from the news that PlayStation and Xbox’s days of disc drives and physical game releases (not just a code written in an otherwise empty box, but an actual box containing a disc that players insert into their console) are ending. This apparently won’t go into effect until January 2028, but it’s no less catastrophic for anyone who considers themselves enthusiastic about preserving physical media to have to reconcile with.
The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles being the last ones to feature discs and disc drives is a tough pill to swallow, even if we aren’t sure when the PS6 and Xbox’s Project Helix are slated to arrive. As for Nintendo, no official or rumored stance has been made regarding what its approach to physical media will be going forward, though fans believe that Nintendo has been making similar strides all along. Grand Theft Auto 6 might’ve been the first Jenga piece pulled, but that tower of blocks is continuing to topple.
It’ll theoretically be a long while until Nintendo releases another new console, as it only recently released the Nintendo Switch 2, whereas the next...
