Serenity Forge

What Discs Mean to a Publisher of Meaningful Games

The industry discourse surrounding the future of physical media has intensified following Sony’s announcement that it will cease the production of game discs for new releases beginning in January 2028.

• Sony has officially announced it will cease the production of physical game discs for all new PlayStation titles starting in January 2028.
• Major industry publishers, including Take-Two, EA, Ubisoft, Capcom, Square Enix, Bandai Namco, and Microsoft, have declined to comment on Sony's decision to end disc production.
• Zhenghua Yang, CEO of publisher Serenity Forge, maintains that physical media is a core component of his company's mission to reach global audiences that digital distribution channels may not capture.