Last month, PlayStation suddenly confirmed the end of physical disc production. A lot has happened since then, with fans still trying to get the gaming giant to reverse course until recently. However, the Sony CFO has confirmed that the gaming giant is moving forward with this decision despite the latest backlash.
With PlayStation showing no signs of backing down, fans are seemingly losing interest in the fight to save physical games. In fact, the ongoing petition to revert this decision is also losing steam now.
Why it matters: PlayStation’s decision to end disc production will change the industry as we know it, so fans giving up the fight so soon comes as a huge disappointment to many enthusiasts of physical games.
Looking at the petition, it currently stands at a whopping 356,452 signatures. While impressive, this figure hasn’t changed much over the last few weeks.
In fact, the petition hit 300,000 signatures nearly three weeks ago. It took another week to reach 35,000 signatures, and since then, the petition has only garnered another 20,000 signatures.
Perhaps the most interesting part is that Sony’s acknowledgement of the subject didn’t spark additional interest in this petition. One would have imagined that PlayStation confirming plans to move forward with the decision would have further riled up players and led to more signatures for the petition.
However, this has clearly not been the case. If nothing else, fans seem to be coming to terms with the digital-only future, something PlayStation argues the market has already accepted.
In the wake of dwindling momentum, perhaps fans will turn to a new initiative in an attempt to remain vocal about the issue. The silver lining in the situation is that Xbox, at least for now, appears to have no plans to follow suit.
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Avinash is currently pursuing a Business degree in Australia. For more than 5 years, he has been working as a gaming journalist, utilizing his writing skills and love for gaming to report on the latest updates in the industry. Avinash loves to play action games like Devil May Cry and has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as IGN, GamesRadar, GameRant, Dualshockers, CBR, and Gamespot.
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