Sony Interactive Entertainment will stop making Sony PlayStation physical games discs for all new console releases starting in January 2028. New games will be sold in digital formats through PlayStation Store and retailers, while titles that already released or launch before that date stay on disc.
Sid Shuman is named on the PlayStation.Blog page tied to the announcement as Senior Director, Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications. The company says the shift reflects consumer preference and the broader entertainment industry moving away from physical discs, while it continues to prioritize ways for players to access games.
PlayStation Store and retailers
The change does not remove purchase choices for new games before the cutoff. Sony Interactive Entertainment said it will keep giving players options on where they buy new releases, including retailers and PlayStation Store, even as disc production ends for future titles.
That leaves a split timeline for buyers and sellers. Discs already in circulation remain available for games released before January 2028, but new titles that arrive on or after that date will not get a physical disc edition under the new plan.
Sid Shuman on PlayStation.Blog
The PlayStation.Blog post gives the announcement a named point of contact in Shuman, which makes the change easier to track inside Sony Interactive Entertainment’s own channels. Readers looking for the practical cutoff should treat January 2028 as the dividing line, not a gradual phaseout that starts earlier for already scheduled games.
For players, the immediate takeaway is simple: discs for upcoming games are still part of the market until January 2028, but the long-term path is digital-only for new PlayStation console releases after that point. The first titles affected will be the new releases that reach market after the cutoff, not the ones already slated to arrive before it.
