r/digitalfoundry

new to DF reddit so dont know if this is allowed but i will post anyway.

This is going to be my first console. i am planning to buy PS5 Pro in few days. I really dont like Sony killing physical games. But at the same time, I need UI/UX that’s fluid and easy to use on my 100” projector and surround sound system.

my thought: lets buy ps5 pro, enjoy all the physical games from ps4 and ps5 era, and in 3-5 years, transition to PC when linux gets good enough support to be used in living room setup. At which point, i can sell my physical games collection then (or hold on for few more years and prob profit lol since physical media might be so scarce that my PS setup might appreciate in value)

is my plan sound? Or should i just jump to PC now? I dont see many reviews of SteamOS in living room. and Nvidia cards still seem like hit or miss in linux.

UPDATE:: Thank you everyone. I have decided to buy PS5 Pro now then transition to PC in about 4 years. My reasons are as follows: comparable PC is at least $700 more expensive, i get a BluRay player for my projector built in (min $200 value), and first party games sound pretty cool ( marvel’s wolverine, GT7). There are some personal reasons too: my family members and I cant/dont want to use windows thanks to MS shenanigans, Linux support while good needs few more years of polish, and I see myself more financially capable later for a much better PC build than what i could afford now.

Haven't seen an upload in days. What's going on?

Can we somehow reach out to company to update the draw distance pop in in battlefield 6 on ps5 pro. This is a major deal as textures popin loading on map. It can be very distracting on an other wise beautiful game. Can we complain enough to get this fix in an update. Please feel free to comment

Can't really see this going any other way in a few years. Sony will de facto create a complete monopoly over how games can be sold on the PS6, given they don't even provide game keys to be sold for resellers (like Xbox or Steam does). Apple was in a similar situation, given they only supported the app store on their devices, but EU mandated they have to support 3rd party storefronts, and they ended up doing that, although only on European devices afaik. There is the argument that the consoles are sold at a loss and this is a way to recoup that, but... We had news just a few days ago that they're not going to subsidize the new console too much.

Sony has announced that it will be discontinuing physical PlayStation game discs. According to the announcement, all new PlayStation titles released after January 2028 will be digital-only, while existing physical games will continue to be supported.

This would mark the end of physical media for new PlayStation software, shifting the platform entirely to digital distribution going forward.

What do people think about this change in terms of performance, preservation, and the overall direction of the industry?

Posting everywhere Sony might see:

This announcement is being framed as a format change, but for many of us it is actually a loss of independence.

A disc is not perfect, but it gives players something digital licensing does not: independence from accounts, storefront policy changes, delisting, future hardware decisions, and server infrastructure.

That is the core issue.

A digital code sold at a retailer is not a replacement for a physical disc. It cannot be freely lent, traded, resold, gifted, preserved, installed years later without relying on a storefront, or passed down as part of a collection. It does not give players the same rights, flexibility, or permanence.

I buy digital games. This is not about rejecting digital. It is about rejecting a future where digital is the only option and the customer loses every protection physical media still provides.

If PlayStation is going to end physical disc production for new games, then players need more than a vague promise of convenience. We need clear guarantees:

Purchased games must remain permanently redownloadable.

Single-player games must remain playable offline once downloaded.

Delisted games, patches, DLC, and final playable builds must remain accessible to people who bought them.

Future PlayStation hardware must continue supporting existing PS4 and PS5 disc libraries through either an internal drive or an official external drive.

Collectors, libraries, museums, and preservationists need a legal path to preserve games long-term.

And if digital games cannot be resold, traded, lent, transferred, or truly owned, then pricing should reflect that customers are buying a restricted license rather than a product.

This is not nostalgia. It is about ownership, preservation, consumer rights, and trust.

PlayStation built its legacy on players buying games they could keep, collect, share, revisit, and preserve. Ending physical media without replacing those protections with real digital ownership rights tells loyal customers that platform control matters more than player independence.

Please reconsider this decision, or at minimum, give players specific long-term guarantees before removing the only format that still gives us some independence.

>In the wake of Steam Machine pricing and sharp Xbox MSRP increases, are we looking at the prospect of a $1000 next-gen console? John, Rich and Oliver discuss. Meanwhile, in the current climate, how can you save money on gaming hardware? Is GTA 6 in danger of being the most over-hyped game ever? And if time travel were available, how could the current Xbox crisis have been averted?

This isn't just a DF thing but I noticed it with them as well. A lot of the media seems to be weirdly protective of the Steam Machine.

Watching Rich and Will bend over backwards to defend the princepoint on the most recent DF Direct but just why?

I know most capital G Gamers got this weird parasocial thing for Valve but even that seems to not be enough to make them accept that price, yet the media seems to be completely out of touch with this.

No one can tell me that another company could get away with releasing a product at this price.

So i've noticed that the df retro show is getting really bad views, like really really low. Do you guys consider the show a flop? Me myself i liked the old df retro videos from John but the supershow i find really boring and uninteresting.

My random musings. What base resolution and upscaling do you think all the console versions will be at? If a PC user, will you buy a console to play it? Or wait?

Having just completed Cyperpunk2077 using PT, it definitely felt like a graphical leap and glimpse into future games on PS6 for example. I'd imagine, and of course judging from the trailers and screenshots, GTA VI will have a much higher level of detail - but worse lighting and shadows if you look closely? Just feels weird having to buy a console for this at 30fps. Really don't know whether to get a used Series X, I imagine the PC version will look dramatically better than base consoles, but not so much more so than PS5 Pro? The 60+ FPS is another factor.

GTA V uses RTGI and RT Reflections I believe, but that's based off an Xbox 360 game. I'd imagine something has to give or be faked given the very high detail levels seen so far for the base consoles at the very least? So curious about Series S.

Based on all games on console that use RT, where will GTA VI sit, can more really be squeezed from RDNA2 stone with money and time?

>Oliver, Rich and Tom discuss GTA 6. Are the 63 new screenshots indicative of actual gameplay? What about the "code in a box" situation? Are the latest PS5 Pro rumours plausible? Meanwhile, the panel is shocked by the huge Xbox price rises, somewhat more positive about FSR 4 arriving on RDNA 3 GPUs, and there's a full breakdown of Sonic Frontiers for Switch 2. And finally, SteamOS can now power a range of desktop PC hardware - but wasn't Bazzite doing that already?