{"id":13078,"date":"2026-08-18T14:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=13078"},"modified":"2026-08-18T18:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:54:37","slug":"no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;No Disc No Buy&#8217; Comments Dominate Sony&#8217;s Phantom Blade Zero State of Play Livestream, as Planned PlayStation Boycott Nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Sony held its planned Phantom Blade Zero State of Play livestream with \u2014 somewhat surprisingly \u2014 the comments turned on, and they went exactly how everyone thought they would.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The YouTube chat, for example, was dominated by \u201cno disc no buy\u201d comments, which drowned out comments about the promising looking action game itself. It was a similar situation on Twitch.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">None of this should come as a surprise, given fans had called out this first State of Play since Sony\u2019s announcement sent shockwaves through the video game industry as a likely battleground for the ongoing backlash to the impending end of PlayStation disc production from 2028.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"100. Ape Escape\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWill buy when it&#8217;s available PHYSICALLY,\u201d read one comment. \u201cWow! It may look great but it will look better on a disc! So make that happen and keep happening,\u201d said another. \u201cDoes Donnie Yen come on disc?\u201d joked one person.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"null\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">A snippet of the Twitch chat for Sony&#8217;s State of Play livestream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Phantom Blade Zero is just the latest game to find itself drowned out by the no disc backlash, despite it and its developer, S-Game, having nothing to do with it. Gamers have continued to call on Sony to U-turn on its decision, signing online petitions and swarming over PlayStation social media posts to express concern about video game preservation and ownership. Complaints have also come from other groups. The UK\u2019s Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA), for example, called Sony\u2019s decision \u201ca triumph of corporate convenience over consumer choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Meanwhile, backers of physical media have called on gamers to boycott PlayStation for a week in August to send a message to Sony that its decision to kill discs is unacceptable. The Does it play? X \/ Twitter account, which is a fierce critic of Sony\u2019s plan to do away with physical media, issued a call to arms that has been viewed on the social media platform over 2 million times.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cSony wants to abandon fans? Let&#8217;s give them a small taste of their own medicine!\u201d the X \/ Twitter account said. \u201cTogether with other creators we call for a 1 week #PSBlackout in August. No logins, no play sessions, no purchases on any of Sony&#8217;s platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here\u2019s the boycott statement in full:<\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\">Sony finally broke its silence on its decision to discontinue PlayStation discs to say it is not having any effect on its business now, and it doesn\u2019t see any negative effect in the future. Sony executives insisted they will not change their minds, while acknowledging \u201cstrong views\u201d from the video game community.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">When Sony announced its decision it said it was simply following consumer trends. \u201cIn response to shifting trends in consumer preference, new games will be released on PlayStation Store and at retailers in digital formats only,\u201d Sid Shuman, Senior Director, Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications, said in a post on PlayStation Blog.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Sony&#8217;s latest financials show an 82% digital download ratio for full game software across PS4 and PS5. Reinforcing this trend, Mat Piscatella, Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana, recently said that just seven PlayStation video games had sold more than 100,000 physical units so far this year in the U.S.. Only two PlayStation video games sold more than 10,000 physical units in the U.S. during the week ending July 11.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Similarly, Strauss Zelnick, boss of Rockstar parent company Take-Two, recently defended the company\u2019s decision not to release GTA 6 on a physical disc, insisting when it comes to big games, discs \u201cdon\u2019t really make sense for the consumer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">There are instances of companies reversing controversial decisions amid a backlash, but, as analysts have told IGN, it remains unlikely that Sony will U-turn on this. For Sony, going all-digital for new game releases will earn it more money from every sale at a time when console sales are expected to plummet due to their rising cost. For a first-party PlayStation game such as The Last of Us, Sony will only keep around 65% of the money from a physical copy, with around 30% going to the retailer and roughly another 5% on manufacturing costs. Meanwhile, for a physical copy of a third-party game such as the Activision-published Call of Duty, Sony will get a licensing fee, likely around 15%.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For downloads, however, the margins are much higher. For a first-party game sold via Sony&#8217;s own PlayStation Store, the company obviously keeps 100% of the revenue. For third-party games such as Call of Duty, meanwhile, Sony keeps a 30% cut (so, roughly $21 for a $70 game).<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">So, with Sony unlikely to budget, games like Phantom Blade Zero will continue to get caught in the crossfire, at least in the short term.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears.webp\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/no-disc-no-buy-comments-dominate-sonys-phantom-blade-zero-state-of-play-livestream-as-planned-playstation-boycott-nears.webp\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-13078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13078"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13080,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13078\/revisions\/13080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}