- A Game preservation group is planning a PlayStation blackout for seven days.
- Players won’t log in to their PlayStation console or purchase a game, hurting the brand economically.
- The post on X has already garnered over 13k likes and has been shared thousands of times.
Almost a month after the groundbreaking announcement, the gaming community is still angry with Sony for ending physical disc production from 2028 onwards. Players are flooding the comment sections of official PlayStation posts, asking for the return of physical media.
Industry veterans like Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser have also decided to stick with the players, saying that the Japanese giant should provide physical discs if the fans want them. As it turns out, the community is now planning to send a message to Sony by hurting one of its most important metrics.
Why it matters: Sony has reiterated how the active players metric is the way it measures success. Hence, if enough players log out at the same time, maybe the company will take note.
In a statement shared on X, game preservation group Does it play has requested fans to boycott their PlayStation console for seven days from August 23rd to 30th. The post, which now has over 13k likes and thousands of reposts, asked players to participate by logging out of their console for a week while not purchasing any games to protest the current state of the company.
Does it Play highlighted how Sony has grown apart from its core player base in the past few years. Shutting down Bluepoint, emphasising its live-service strategy, and abandoning the PS VR2 are just some of the wrong decisions that have disconnected PlayStation fans from the company.
According to the statement, ending physical disc production is the last straw, and Sony needs to do a lot to bring fans back on its side. Reverting its decision to abandon physical media will only meet players halfway, as the post highlights how people want franchises like Twisted Metal and Sly Cooper to come back alongside physical discs.
With the original petition asking for the return of physical discs also nearing 350k signatures, it seems like the player base is ready to hurt Sony’s most important statistic: Active Players.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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