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Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 10,000+
Industry: Toys & Children's Products

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Latest news about PlayStation

In short: PlayStation faced intense backlash after announcing plans to end physical disc production by 2028, sparking user boycotts and protests.

Company announcements

July 28 PlayStation

PlayStation announces August's monthly games

Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, Big Walk, and Signalis are available from August 4.

July 13 PlayStation

PlayStation announces Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 5

The update includes new maps, modes, weapons, Zombies content, and Warzone changes.

July 1 PlayStation

PlayStation will close PS3 and PS Vita stores

Select markets this year, then global closure in 2027. Previously purchased content remains downloadable.

July 1 PlayStation

PlayStation to end physical disc production for new games in 2028

New games will be released digitally only via PlayStation Store and retailers. The change follows consumer shift to digital.

Media coverage

July 31 GameSpot

Unsurprisingly, It's PlayStation, Not You, Benefiting From Tariff Refunds

Those refunds were issued earlier this year after the US Supreme court declared tariffs implemented by President Trump to be unlawful. Sony's Q1 2026 earnings...

July 31 Neowin

Sony gives update on all-digital PlayStation plan, and it's not good news for disc fans

The plan to kill off disc games for the PlayStation platform has been getting a lot of backlash, and Sony today gave a response to...

July 31 Eurogamer

As the memory crisis worsens, PlayStation promises it has secured enough RAM to meet its PS5 sales (until early 2027, at least)

Sony promises it has secured enough hardware to meet demand for PS5 consoles - for now, at any rate.

July 31 Digital Trends

PlayStation discs are dying in 2028, and fan backlash isn’t changing Sony’s mind

Sony says it understands the backlash surrounding its decision to abandon physical PlayStation releases in 2028, though even organized fan protests are not changing its...

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