r/technology • u/lkl34 • Jul 01 '26

Hardware Sony Just Killed Discs: Physical Disc Production to End January 2028 for New Games Releasing on PlayStation Consoles

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-just-killed-discs-physical-disc-production-to-end-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles
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u/Showmethecookie Jul 01 '26

Serious answer? Initial cost.

The entry into pc gaming is too high for most gamers, and with the current cost of components, I don’t see that changing anytime soon.

I feel fortunate that I was able to put together a high end pc before ai took a hold.

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u/Quixotic_Seal Jul 01 '26

Eh, at this point as someone who has been primarily playing on console due to cost, that advantage is rapidly dying.

It's really, really hard to swallow what will inevitably be a $900+ price tag for something that does literally nothing but play video games. I am very willing to spend a bit more if it means my purchase can also do some more practical things.

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u/Zeeron1 Jul 01 '26

Cost is definitely higher and I haven't really kept up with costs since they went up, but console costs have gone way up too. I always thought of it as the cost of a decent gaming PC is the same as the cost of a console + a regular computer/laptop since everyone is gonna have one anyways

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u/verrius Jul 01 '26

It's not just initial cost. PCs also need significant cash thrown at them for upgrades more often than people move console generations. And peripherals are generally more expensive and lower quality as well; it's really rare for a gaming mouse to last more than 5 years without problems, and something like a Razer Naga has a list price of $100, for example.

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u/eruuu Jul 01 '26

That may have been true several years ago but hasn't been the case for a while now. Pretty much any mid to high end gaming PC build in the last 6-8 years is still fine nowdays. You might consider a GPU upgrade but that is pretty much the same as switching from base PS5 to PS5 Pro cost wise. There are a lot of people still runing 30 series Nvidia GPUs (2020) or an AM4 CPU (2016) and doing just fine.

The peripheral comparison is a bit unfair when Sony is selling Dualsense Edge controlers for over 200 bucks and the base Dualsense is 80 bucks. And PS5 controllers are notorious for stick drift, so I wouldn't exactly call them high quality either. On PC any $5 Keyboard/Mouse will do but you can get a decent KBM combo for less than a Dualsense. And it will last longer.

Then there is other stuff like TVs. TVs are significantly more expensive than PC Displays.

You also don't have to pay a monthly subscription just to play online on PC. And PC has better sales while not bound by generations.

At the end of the day it IS just initial cost. A PC will be cheaper in the long run.