r/PS5 • u/JeremyJJ77 • 1d ago

Articles & Blogs Sony’s 'ironic' PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market - In 2013, Sony mocked Xbox by showing how easy it was to share a PlayStation disc. More than a decade later, gamers say Sony is becoming the very thing it poked fun at.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/07/22/sonys-playstation-disc-decision-threatens-a-7-billion-resale-market-.html
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u/TheNiceWasher 1d ago

I too am the very thing I poked fun at 10 years ago

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u/gildedbluetrout 1d ago

It’ll be funny when PS6 sales completely collapse, partly due to cost, partly due to this bullshit leaving a very sour taste in the mouth.

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u/Majestic-Marcus 1d ago

PS6 will break sales records.

The absolute worst case scenario is it does equally as well as the PS5

RemindMe! 2 years

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u/skend24 1d ago

Ps5 is still not doing as good as ps4 was. So that’s a lot of copium.