According to the leading YouTube channel Kinda Funny, other companies in the industry are also gradually moving away from disc production.
The topic was discussed on the Kinda Funny Games Daily show, where host Greg Miller tried to find out if Xbox uses Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation factories to press discs. It later turned out that Microsoft works with other partners, but the problem turned out to be broader.
According to an anonymous informant, the number of companies involved in the production of game discs is constantly decreasing. In the future, even console manufacturers may face difficulties in finding partners to release physical copies.
An additional factor was the financial benefit of digital sales. This format is cheaper for publishers and brings more profit. According to past analyses, Sony earns more than 50% more from digital sales of its own games than from boxed versions.
Although only Sony has officially announced the abandonment of discs, more and more signs indicate a gradual transition of the entire industry to digital distribution.