'If not PS6, then PS7' — Analyst says PlayStation ending physical discs was bound to happen as 'the console ecosystem is nearly entirely digital at this point'
- Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners says Sony ending physical disc production was inevitable
- He says it would have happened if not for the PS6, then the PS7
- Ahmad says Sony wants to create a "closed ecosystem with high margins"
Sony's decision to end the production of physical PlayStation discs in 2028 came as quite a shock to the community, but one analyst believes the move was inevitable given the rise in digital sales on consoles.
Sharing his thoughts in a long thread on X in a response to a fan likening the situation to Apple removing the headphone jack from its products, Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners said, "It's more like Apple removing the CD Drive from its laptops starting in 2008."
He explained that while there were many complaints at the time, there's "not a single person is complaining about it today," and there were not many people complaining...
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