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PlayStation expected the backlash to its disc-free future to blow over. It hasn't. Legal pressure is spreading, physical games are still regularly cheaper, and Sony's all-digital strategy is giving consumer groups a much sharper antitrust case.
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00:00 One Store, One Price
03:45 Why Sony Isn't Worried
10:10 Discs Fuel The Lawsuits
14:39 Renters, Not Owners
Sources:
ign.com/articles/they-now-wait-for-this-storm-to-pass-ps5-owners-are-cancelling-playstation-plus-subscriptions-to-protest-sony-killing-discs-but-analysts-say-it-wont-make-any-difference
https://salzburg.orf.at/stories/3360879/
https://x.com/mrpyo1/status/2072727936721915925?s=46
sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q4_supplement.pdf
resetera.com/threads/revenue-and-downloads-for-every-sony-first-party-game-ever-released-on-the-psn-580-titles-as-of-june-2023.855270
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mpog3zcoxk2q
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mrd2e3opj22l
thegamebusiness.com/p/the-video-game-industry-is-not-ready
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mg4ghb5qys2d
thegamebusiness.com/p/xbox-divided-over-its-future-and
eurogamer.net/sony-confirms-plans-to-stop-giving-shops-full-game-download-codes-to-sell
psndigitalgamessettlement.com
catribunal.org.uk/cases/15277722-alex-neill-class-representative-limited
https://uokik.gov.pl/en/video-game-market-preliminary-investigation
https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/nieuws/2025-06-24-sony-gedagvaard-in-collectieve-rechtszaak-om-kunstmatig-hoge-playstation-prijzen/
wccftech.com/sonys-disc-free-2028-plan-hands-it-total-price-control-dutch-group-warns
tweakers.net/reviews/15016/prijsdata-toont-dat-fysieke-playstation-games-tot-50-euro-goedkoper-kunnen-zijn.html
levelup.com/en/news/mexican-lawmakers-to-file-antitrust-complaint-against-playstation-and-sony-over-ps-store-following-the-potential-end-of-physical-games
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/eu-cannot-stop-sony-developers-37398844
eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/sony-nerfs-videogame-ownership
Click this link https://boot.dev/?promo=BELLULARNEWS and use my code BELLULARNEWS to get 25% off your first payment for Boot.dev.
PlayStation expected the backlash to its disc-free future to blow over. It hasn't. Legal pressure is spreading, physical games are still regularly cheaper, and Sony's all-digital strategy is giving consumer groups a much sharper antitrust case.
Join us at http://bellular.games for early access content, 20 editions of 'Loading Screen' a month and to support our team!
00:00 One Store, One Price
03:45 Why Sony Isn't Worried
10:10 Discs Fuel The Lawsuits
14:39 Renters, Not Owners
Sources:
ign.com/articles/they-now-wait-for-this-storm-to-pass-ps5-owners-are-cancelling-playstation-plus-subscriptions-to-protest-sony-killing-discs-but-analysts-say-it-wont-make-any-difference
https://salzburg.orf.at/stories/3360879/
https://x.com/mrpyo1/status/2072727936721915925?s=46
sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q4_supplement.pdf
resetera.com/threads/revenue-and-downloads-for-every-sony-first-party-game-ever-released-on-the-psn-580-titles-as-of-june-2023.855270
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mpog3zcoxk2q
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mrd2e3opj22l
thegamebusiness.com/p/the-video-game-industry-is-not-ready
https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mg4ghb5qys2d
thegamebusiness.com/p/xbox-divided-over-its-future-and
eurogamer.net/sony-confirms-plans-to-stop-giving-shops-full-game-download-codes-to-sell
psndigitalgamessettlement.com
catribunal.org.uk/cases/15277722-alex-neill-class-representative-limited
https://uokik.gov.pl/en/video-game-market-preliminary-investigation
https://www.massaschadeconsument.nl/nieuws/2025-06-24-sony-gedagvaard-in-collectieve-rechtszaak-om-kunstmatig-hoge-playstation-prijzen/
wccftech.com/sonys-disc-free-2028-plan-hands-it-total-price-control-dutch-group-warns
tweakers.net/reviews/15016/prijsdata-toont-dat-fysieke-playstation-games-tot-50-euro-goedkoper-kunnen-zijn.html
levelup.com/en/news/mexican-lawmakers-to-file-antitrust-complaint-against-playstation-and-sony-over-ps-store-following-the-potential-end-of-physical-games
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/politics/eu-cannot-stop-sony-developers-37398844
eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/sony-nerfs-videogame-ownership
