r/ps6

With the fact that PCs have more stores, competition and cheaper prices. I'm interested as a lot of console gamers like collecting physical media, will this stop you getting a PS6? And as PC game prices are cheaper, what's the incentive of buying games at a higher price through their only storefront?

Has Sony shot themselves in the foot, I know a lot who are moving across as a result.

Please y'all we as consumers can't keep falling for this

250€ for my PS4 was a big Christmas present. Probably the biggest I ever got.

500€ for my PS5 was half-financed by me, the other was a gift. (when I was way older) I already saw plenty people just not be able to afford it.

1000+€?????? Never in my entire childhood would I have gotten this thing. Ever. Not even close. I know I'm not the only one.

Kids don't understand money. They'll see a new console and want it. That's normal and fine but unless the family is wealthy they'll just not get it.

You might be able to buy 3 Switch 2's for the same price next year.

For the PS4, I went home with good grades and asked for it.

For the PS6, no amount of A+'s would've gotten me this one.

Also we can assume that the price will only rise over the years instead of drop. So waiting until it's half-off is not a good strat right?

Let’s see the PS6 and what it offers:
Fully digital
5-7 year development cycles
$800-1000 dollar price tag
Specs that are well below a high-performance PC
No ownership of games, movies, or anything else except the console

And overall, exclusives that don’t even feel like they’re worth buying the system anymore. Let’s be honest many companies that are beloved on PlayStation haven’t even released a game on the PS5 (i’m looking at you, naughty dog). If these exclusives take forever anyway meanwhile other games are cross platform are so easy to play, what’s the point in supporting PlayStation anymore?

TLDR: I have posted this at r/playstation and r/ps5 today but it’s been deleted despite the upvotes. I post it here with a hope to get higher attention and probably some assistance in getting officials emails so I would be able to address my concern

I believe Sony's decision to abandon physical media wasn't spontaneous. They've been working toward this for some time, guided by various observations, sales statistics, consumer behavior, and a host of other factors. But that doesn't make it the right decision, even if it was well-considered. You might say that Sony is a corporation driven by business goals, and the opinions of a handful of collectors or those who are more accustomed to and comfortable with the physical format are irrelevant, and you might be right. But it's the people who make Sony a corporation, so everyone's opinion matters.

I know that the most effective way to express your dissatisfaction is to vote with your wallet. And if Sony sticks to its decision to abandon physical media, there's a good chance that the current generation of their console will be my last. At the same time, I want to make my position known now, when there's still even a small chance of change.

I want to write a long, detailed letter to Sony, justifying my position and urging them to reconsider. Where should I address it? Not tech support, which automatically answers trivial questions, but rather the decision-makers?

Thanks for respecting your customers who made you what you are, Sony.

For what's looking like a $1,000 console, the lack of even an optional disc drive will spell the end of a 26 year old relationship between me and Sony. Games already look great on the PS5 and I will not pay for all of the games I purchased physically in the PS4 and PS5 generations to be made redundant.

If all games are digital there is no use of a PS6. PC is the clear winner here. More storefronts so no monopoly. You also don't have to pay to play online with friends.

I have owned every Playstation system. I have a PS5 Pro, two PS5s, a PS4 Pro, PS4, even a PSP. I spend thousands of dollars per year on games. I'm not saying this to try to brag or anything. Just know that if you go through with getting rid of physical games, I promise I will never buy another Playstation console, ever again. Sincerely, a (possibly soon to be former) Sony fan. This is a huge mistake, Playstation.

I think they just accidentally gave us a release timeline. New games stop coming to PS5 in January 2028. I could see PS6 being announced soon after to soften the blow. Showcase in February or March that year releases in Holiday 2028.

How do you guys feel about this decision? Very odd choice to announce it this early considering PlayStation 6 is in early development. Poor choice in my opinion.

The market and consumers will obviously adapt to this but I’m not sure if this is the correct choice moving forward, pc gamers would know best about the pros and cons so please chime in.

Obviously the discs don’t carry the entire data anymore but atleast you could let your buddies borrow games. I personally buy mostly digital anyways but getting rid of disc option is very shady.

1. Subsidizing the PS6 Console Price

Hardware component costs are insane right now. There have been talks that if Sony built a powerhouse PS6 today without eating a loss, it could easily approach the $1,000 mark. Sony knows that price point would be a disaster. To keep the PS6 in the $700–$800 sweet spot, they are going to have to subsidize the console. How do they justify taking that hardware loss? By guaranteeing they get 100% of the cut from every single software sale. That total control over digital game pricing is what pays for the hardware subsidy.

2. Pushing the Handheld PS6

We know Sony wants to make a massive push into the handheld market next generation alongside the traditional home console(PS6). If the PS6 home console takes discs but the handheld doesn't, consumers will complain about the disparity ("Why would I buy the handheld if half my library is on discs it can't play?"). By killing physical media entirely, Sony creates complete feature parity. You buy the digital game once, and it doesn't matter if you are playing on your TV or on the PS6 Handheld on the go. It forces everyone into a unified, digital-only ecosystem that makes the handheld much easier to sell.

TL;DR: Sony is killing discs to monopolize game pricing, which allows them to subsidize the high cost of the PS6 hardware, while simultaneously forcing feature parity to help sell the upcoming PS6 handheld.

First off I am going to admit Im a hypocrite for what im going to say. I have moved to pc entirely. So you all can all take this with a grain of salt or whatever agree diagree.

But now onto this Sonys decision of Making physical games no longer a thing is beyond stupid. and Ill explain this. You guys literally are being charged for a premium price while sony stripped away the premium lure to your system hypocrite I know I am when I dont buy physical games myself.

But ontop of that You guys are being price gouged monthly just to play online But now your being price gouged to play online for an all digital future which you cant even say at least we own a physical game anymore.

Now The third thing is Sony is now competing with mid end pcs. Yes the ps6 will blow a mid end pc out he water in performance but a mid end pc allows for you to do work create art do many other tasks while you can game on it as well. Maybe the performance isnt the best. But there now competing with something that could be necessary for you to keep your job.

Last I want to say I hope you all have a great day.

Just to preface my discussion point for purposes of honesty, I am a physical games player and collector, and I have had all PlayStation consoles except PS5 (I waited for the usual price drop after a few years and it never happened).

The arguments I am seeing that support digital only games misses a point for me and that is whether physical games are still viable. I am not going to overcomplicate this with a lot of statistics, so I will focus on a single game, Spider-Man 2.

Spider-Man 2 sold 11 million copies, of which 81% were digital. So on the surface that indicates the case for digital only as it is a significant majority, but, 19% physical games equates to 2.1 million copies sold at retail.

Most developers would be significantly happy with a game selling 2 million copies, digital or otherwise. More importantly, it risks disenfranchising 2.1 million gamers. There is no guarantee that everyone will accept a digital only console world and move on.

Nintendo has struck the right balance by pricing physical copies $10 more than digital. It is fine if retail games are more expensive, it is okay to consider them a niche product, like vinyl records, they have their place and should not be relegated to the bin of history. A large number of gamers are content with paying more for physical games and understand the additional cost.

Sony can still do both, it isn't an either/or situation.