--- title: Report: Sony surveying developers about dropping... description: Sony is reportedly conducting a large developer survey gauging feelings about the end of physical PlayStation disc production, according to the Moore's Law is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/report-sony-surveying-developers-about-dropping-playstation-disc-support-njynnexxx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Report: Sony surveying developers about dropping PlayStation disc support | daily.dev og:description: Sony is reportedly conducting a large developer survey gauging feelings about the end of physical PlayStation disc production, according to the Moore's Law is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/report-sony-surveying-developers-about-dropping-playstation-disc-support-njynnexxx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NjYnNEXXx.png og:image:alt: Report: Sony surveying developers about dropping PlayStation disc support og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Report: Sony surveying developers about dropping PlayStation disc support **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sony is reportedly conducting a large developer survey gauging feelings about the end of physical PlayStation disc production, according to the Moore's Law is Dead YouTube channel and Eurogamer. The survey indirectly probes issues with selling games physically. Sony announced in July that disc production would end starting January 2028, citing consumer preference for digital, with Game File data showing four-fifths of PS4/PS5 purchases last financial year were digital. Several game companies, including Iam8bit, Lost in Cult, and PM Studios, have expressed disappointment or sadness over the decision. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### When is Sony ending physical disc production for PlayStation games? Sony plans to discontinue production of physical discs for new PlayStation games starting January 2028. The company cited consumer preference shifting toward digital media, noting that most of its community now prefers to access and play games digitally rather than through physical discs. _Follow platform shifts like this on daily.dev if you build or publish for PlayStation._ ### What percentage of PlayStation game purchases are digital versus physical? Four-fifths of games purchased on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in the last financial year were bought digitally, according to data from Game File. This heavy digital preference is part of Sony's stated rationale for ending physical disc production starting in January 2028. _daily.dev helps industry watchers track data points shaping platform decisions like this._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - ["We are profoundly disappointed by Sony's decision" – Game companies express dismay at the end of PlayStation disc production](https://daily.dev/posts/we-are-profoundly-disappointed-by-sony-s-decision-game-companies-express-dismay-at-the-end-of-pl-w8ynxrjmd) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [PlayStation To End Physical Disc Production for Starting 2028](https://daily.dev/posts/playstation-to-end-physical-disc-production-for-starting-2028-cx0ecmw2n) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Sony to end physical PlayStation game disc sales in 2028](https://daily.dev/posts/sony-to-end-physical-playstation-game-disc-sales-in-2028-khq3xcbqp) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Sony will stop making physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028](https://daily.dev/posts/sony-will-stop-making-physical-playstation-game-discs-in-january-2028-uumt5uyqv) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#sony](https://daily.dev/tags/sony) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/report-sony-surveying-developers-about-dropping-playstation-disc-support-njynnexxx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Report: Sony surveying developers about dropping PlayStation disc support","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-sony-surveying-developers-about-dropping-playstation-disc-support-njynnexxx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-sony-surveying-developers-about-dropping-playstation-disc-support-njynnexxx"},"datePublished":"2026-09-28T15:26:40.170Z","dateModified":"2026-09-28T15:26:56.241Z","description":"Sony is reportedly conducting a large developer survey gauging feelings about the end of physical PlayStation disc production, according to the Moore's Law is...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2c7a6ff9c4ba28aa8acf4aae33ad3de1?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2c7a6ff9c4ba28aa8acf4aae33ad3de1?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"GamesIndustry.biz","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GamesIndustry.biz","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/be1a78592d5340248e5204f8007b82be","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-sony-surveying-developers-about-dropping-playstation-disc-support-njynnexxx","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":6},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"tech-news,sony","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GamesIndustry.biz","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Report: Sony surveying developers about dropping PlayStation disc support"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/report-sony-surveying-developers-about-dropping-playstation-disc-support-njynnexxx#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"When is Sony ending physical disc production for PlayStation games?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Sony plans to discontinue production of physical discs for new PlayStation games starting January 2028. 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