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Sony’s announcement that it will stop producing physical PlayStation games starting in January 2028 has raised new questions about the future of backward compatibility on the PS6 console, especially with increasing indications that the company is moving entirely towards digital distribution.

According to Sony’s announcement, PlayStation games will be available from 2028 through the PlayStation Store and retail stores in digital format only, which reinforces expectations that the PS6, expected to be released during 2027, may come without a disc drive.

Although leaks indicate that the PS6 will rely on an AMD processor with x86 architecture, which could facilitate running PS4 and PS5 games, this does not necessarily mean support for current physical discs, potentially reducing the value of game libraries owned by users on discs.

Sony may resort to providing an external disc drive as it did with some PS5 versions, but the industry’s shift towards digital content makes the future of physical media more uncertain.

Among the proposed solutions is the possibility of converting existing games on discs into digital licenses through the PlayStation Store. However, the biggest challenge remains preventing the disc from being used more than once to obtain a new license.

If no suitable solution is provided, players may lose the ability to sell or purchase modern physical game formats, which could also affect game-selling stores like GameStop.

Relying solely on digital copies also raises other concerns related to content ownership, especially after Sony announced that it would remove more than 550 films and TV shows from some users' libraries due to the expiration of licensing agreements. This has reignited the debate about the long-term sustainability of access to digital content.

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