‘You’ll Own Nothing’: Sony Wins Hall of Shame Award for Deciding to Kill Physical Discs

Sony and PlayStation have received a Shonky Award from Australian consumer group Choice, which highlights products and services it considers poor. The award criticises Sony’s plan to stop producing PlayStation discs from January 2028, arguing that buyers of digital games hold licences rather than ownership rights and could lose access to content.

Choice also points to films removed from the PlayStation Store without refunds as an example of the risks of digital purchases. The article notes that Steam, Xbox and Nintendo also describe digital content as licensed, not sold, in their terms. Sony is attracting particular scrutiny because the planned end of discs would remove the physical alternative for PlayStation buyers.