Justin🐀

Sony could continue to print discs from here until eternity and still turn a profit. The cost isn’t a factor: they would still make money. They’re choosing to kill discs because they want to make 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 money and this allows them to stomp out the resale market to do so.

The price differential between the physical and digital market is always going to be the smoking gun behind this pivot, despite what their internal metrics show. I’m not naive enough to assume Sony is my friend, but I like to do business with a company that respects my choice.

This article is the equivalent of saying that you love using utensils to eat food but you hate the fork because it’s ergonomically unpleasant and can potentially poke you in the mouth. Your gripes with discs themselves do not preempt their importance in both form or function nor