Sony's PlayStation State of Play broadcast was overwhelmed by protest messages instead of discussion of its game announcements, as viewers flooded the YouTube and Twitch chats with slogans like "NO DISC NO BUY" and demands for a new Destiny title. The backlash reflects two separate grievances converging at once: anger over Sony's move to end physical game support and frustration with the direction of the Destiny series, both of which have become persistent PR headaches the company has struggled to shake off.

The disc protest stems from Sony's confirmation that physical game support will end in January 2028, after which only digital codes will be sold, a decision it has defended despite sustained fan anger and even argued in an ongoing class action lawsuit that "reasonable consumers" understand they don't own the digital games they buy. The Destiny protest follows the winding down of major support for Destiny 2 and significant staffing cuts at developer Bungie, which appears focused on Marathon despite that game's troubles, prompting fans to campaign loudly, if unlikely successfully, for Destiny 3. Eurogamer notes that although most game sales are now digital, the depth of feeling among fans means these controversies look set to keep dogging Sony.