Selvom der lige nu fortsat er røre omkring Sonys totale stop af understøttelsen af fysiske diske fra 2028, så mener én analytiker at den digitale fremtid altid var på vej, og at denne endestation er "uundgåelig".
I et interview med Edge (via GamesRadar) siger den erfarne spilanalytiker Piers Harding-Rolls dette:
"I think this was always going to happen. Sales of physical games are pushing more revenue out of the ecosystem of Sony and its publishing partners, and they're the ones that are bearing the costs. No fee for printing the disc and shipping it out means there's more share for Sony and publishers. The console market is facing a serious situation, because this unprecedented increase in component costs is potentially undermining the viability of the whole sector. If you come to market with a device that is $1000, you are starting to limit your audience quite significantly. So, it's about: 'How can we viably get to market at a reasonable price point? How can we maintain the console market's scale in the next generation?'"
Han siger at det er den slags nødvendige beslutninger, der skal til, for at Sony kan forblive konkurrencedygtige i en forretning, der bliver sværere at være i.
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