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  • Wilmo@programming.devEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    As someone who basically put all my eggs into the PS5 as my console to do a physical collection for I am incredibly disappointed with this.

    I wouldn’t have cared whatsoever if they said PS6 is digital only. Wouldn’t have bought a digital only console regardless.

    But the idea that a game from a series I have collected for that comes out after 2028 won’t have a disc is such a bummer.

    I’m still coping they reverse the decision but I don’t think thats likely. That or just let the random limited print companies continue to do their thing for the few people left who care?

    • d-RLY?@lemmy.ml
      5·
      2 days ago

      Since I doubt Sony will ever push the blu-ray spec beyond 100GB. It would have been nice to at least have a cart style option since storage on flash/nand storage isn’t the issue it was back in the N64 days when CDs and DVDs stored more for less cost. AI stuff fucking prices and supply aside, it seems like prices for them would have made enough sense. Also seems like it would be less complicated than still having optical drives.

      Ranting mostly about media beyond physical game releases below.

      Also kind of seems that physical releases of TV and movies could have adapted carts for uncompressed 1080p/2160p. Don’t get me wrong, I love the vibe of optical discs (even with their faults). Just hate that everything is almost completely download (for games) and streaming (for video) only. Non-game media is more frustrating since most set-top players don’t have the DRM-ed periodic phone-home download options that phones and tablets have.