N/A – Platform-Wide Policy Shift (No Single Title)

Mission Intelligence: Sony has confirmed it will discontinue physical disc production for all *new* games launching on PlayStation hardware starting January 2028. This marks a full strategic pivot toward digital distribution, affecting AAA, indie, and middleware pipelines alike. Keywords: PlayStation digital-only, no physical discs, game distribution policy, PS5, PS ecosystem, retail shift. Developers and publishers must now optimize for digital storefront visibility, bandwidth-efficient builds, and long-term preservation strategies.