(FILES) Visitors walk in front of the booth for Sony's PlayStation during the preview day for the annual Tokyo Game Show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture on September 25, 2025. Sony said on July 1, 2026 that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation on disc in January 2028 following a shift in consumer preferences. "Following this date, new games will be available on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only," the company said on its official PlayStation blog. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)