In July, Sony announced that it would stop releasing game discs for PlayStation. This announcement angered players, and they began actively criticizing the company.
By the end of August, active members of the PlayStation community announced a boycott called "#PSBlackout". The idea is to refrain from launching the console and interacting with Sony services for a week. It is assumed that such a boycott would allow those who want to achieve the return of physical versions to influence PlayStation metrics, and the "signal" from the statistics would reach decision-makers.
However, as the start of the potential boycott approached, members of the PlayStation community began to express doubts that a simple boycott could actually work.
A user under the nickname fdrodreeguez20 suggests going further – hitting Sony PlayStation's revenue. For example, canceling a PlayStation Plus subscription and "not falling for discounts or new big releases."
It is assumed that when investors notice the drop in revenue, they will have questions:
A PlayStation boycott is unlikely to work or change anything... The only way to effect change with PlayStation is to vote with your wallet and actually leave. If you really want leverage, you have to truly leave. A weak week-long "boycott" after which you immediately return does absolutely nothing. It's no different than a child's tantrum over a toy for a while, just to see if their parents can break them. Here's the cold, hard truth: Sony won't change anything until their numbers drop, their revenue declines, and investors start breathing down their necks.
One community member suggested moving the boycott to the release period of Marvel's Wolverine: ignoring and not streaming, and also not launching the game while connected to the network (it would be possible to play offline so as not to add "+1 player online" to the statistics).
The organizers of the "#PSBlackout" boycott planned its start for August 23 and it is scheduled to last until August 30. Judging by the comments, some are still willing to try to influence Sony PlayStation this way.