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Sony’s Plan to Kill PlayStation Discs Looks Smarter after US Physical Sales Cratered to just $85 Million Revenue in July

A shelf display shows various PlayStation 5 game cases for discs, including Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Horizon Forbidden West, God of War: Ragnarok, and The Last of Us Part II Remastered, each priced at approximately $29.99.

US physical game sales hit their lowest monthly total on record in July, falling to just $85 million in revenue, the weakest figure Circana (formerly NPD) has recorded since it began tracking the market in 1995. The numbers offer some of the clearest data yet supporting Sony’s controversial decision to stop manufacturing new physical PlayStation discs starting January 2028. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, physical software spending in July was down sharply against an already-declining trend. Last month, only two PlayStation games sold more than 10,000 physical copies during the week ending July 11, while seven had sold over […]

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