It's only been four days since Sony made the bombshell announcement that they plan to no longer produce physical discs for their PlayStation consoles starting in January 2028, but the world is still reeling from the shocking development.
Millions of gamers, not just PlayStation fans, have decried this announcement, seeing it as a major step towards the downfall of the gaming industry and media preservation overall as Sony dives headfirst into becoming a digital-only gaming outlet in an attempt to "adapt to consumer trends".
While buying games digitally has become increasingly popular over the years, especially after several game discs were produced acting as mere digital download keys, several gamers have taken it upon themselves to try and convince Sony to reverse their decision with one change.org petition already reaching over 100,000 signatures since Sony's announcement.
Don't Kill the Disc's Growing Support
On July 1st, shortly after Sony released the PlayStation.blog press release "Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles", Jade Pearce, CEO of the Canadian game store, PNP Games Inc. created the change.org petition "Don't Kill the Disc: Tell Sony to Keep Physical PlayStation Games".
The petition argues that the...
