The digital format continues to gain ground and after these layoffs, Sony could leave aside the physical format
It seems that the video game industry has no day of respite, on this occasion there have been more layoffs at Sony and after that, it seems that the production of the physical format, including Blu-Ray, they would be about to finishThis time, Sony's recordable media business, which is responsible for research and development of all physical media, has suffered a layoff of 250 people, a more than high figure that seems to move PlayStation to the digital format.
This information has been seen thanks to the Mainichi website, which has spoken a little about all this. According to the report, this strategy is a plan to gradually reduce the creation of physical formats, all this until at one point be completely stopped said activity. As we told you at the beginning of the news, this also includes Blu-Ray discs. It seems that this time, lovers of physical games do have reason to worry.
For now there is nothing clear about what the future will bring, but for some time now, the trend has continued to lean towards the digital format. Not only in video games, but also in series or movies thanks to the streaming system and all the facilities offered by Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ and many more. It is clear that the physical format is becoming less and less important, although there are still faithful who prefer to have the object on their shelves.
PS7 could be the first to fully embrace this trend
Some analysts are already beginning to offer their impressions about the future of video games and one of them has said something that makes a lot of sense considering this information that we have given you today. Apparently, PS7 could be the first Sony console to fully adopt the physical format, this means that with the arrival of this generation, it is possible that You can't add new games to your shelvessomething that many people will not like.
However, there is still a long way to go before that, before that you still have to experience the launch of the PS5 Pro, which may have delayed its launch due to the expected delivery of Rockstar, GTA VI. Of course, there are still many options on the market, so as time goes by we will see where the video game trend moves.
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