Tom Henderson - EXCLUSIVE - PlayStation 6 is Planned to Have a Detachable Disc Drive on Launch

Punished Miku said:
But this means it is literally the last gen for physical. It's already very low numbers compared to digital.
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Physical games is more than just supporting people who want to play physical games.

It's store presence. I don't know what things are like in the US, but most people everywhere else still go out to shopping malls.

Removing physical means less sales because they'll be less visible to the public/non-enthusiasts.
 
Excellent. Its good to know Sony hasn't been wasting time and money on frivolous things that have been available for 40 odd years for their next console

Those games though.. :messenger_neutral:
 
Makes sense, it basically describes what the PS5 Pro is now. I knew this would be the case when the PS5 Pro didn't come with a disc drive.

At least discs are still an option for those that want one unlike some other console brands.
 
JORMBO said:
I always assumed PS6 would have a disc drive to support BC for PS5. I am curious if PS6 games will be on disc or all digital. Either PS6 or PS7 will make the cut over to all digital for games going forward.
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Not only PS5 BC, but also PS4 BC games.

Some internal leaks are telling Sony is trying with all their forces to make PS4 users migrate to PS5, but without hope. So, I don't think Sony is 100% confident in making PS6 full digital yet, maybe PS7.

They will try with PS6 handheld.
 
Gameplay Gods Bless said:
That's not how the console business works. It's sales dropping past a certain threshold that trigger a new generation not power or technology by itself. At some point a hardware manufacturer needs fresh new hardware to excite consumers to spike sales. If the PS5 had never launched PS4 sales right now would be through the shitter.
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Worth remembering that the chip crisis caused PS4's discontinuation.

But I agree to an extent
 
sendit said:
Stop wasting development/engineering hours on a attachment 3 people will use.
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Haven't bought a disk in generations, so... I'm fine with that. I wish there was an alternate means for people to resell game licenses. But you know what, if you want to resell games or preserve them for the future, just buy the optional drive? Seems like a win-win to me. 🤷‍♂️
 
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Without physical media, I have very little interest in owning a console. If I'm going to own a game digitally, it will be on PC.
 
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Hopefully this ends up happening, will be lame the day physical as an option goes away for consoles when you only have one company to go through a store with.

I just still want a disc drive that comes with the PS3 internals or something to do PS3 backwards compatibility, along with PS1-2 given the drip-feed pace Sony is doing their emulation.
 
Sooner said:
What's the point? If it isn't the default hardly anyone is going to make physical versions of games anyway.

Only reason I can see is backwards compatability.
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Dude think about it this way. You are about to have sex and have the option to put on a rubber. If you don't have the option then expect your income to be drained down the hole.
 
Fake said:
Some internal leaks are telling Sony is trying with all their forces to make PS4 users migrate to PS5, but without hope.
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"Have you tried increasing the price? What… you did it twice and they still are not upgrading to PS5?!? Oh no, don't tell me you increased the wrong console's price… 🤦" —SonyHQ.

Yeah, that checks out…
 
The intention is to gradually get people to buy digital instead of physical, so I'm expecting the "disc drive" is actually separate from the console, you have to plug it into a USB port. More inconvenient that the current version.

They'll probably make some excuse about the design not being able to accommodate a properly integrated drive.
 
miller152 said:
The intention is to gradually get people to buy digital instead of physical, so I'm expecting the "disc drive" is actually separate from the console, you have to plug it into a USB port. More inconvenient that the current version.

They'll probably make some excuse about the design not being able to accommodate a properly integrated drive.
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What is the point of speculating over something that is obviously not going to happen?
 
This is amazing news. Now they only need to find a way to get rid of the one time online activation of the disc drive. I think it was for bluray movie stuff right? Maybe only activate it if you want to watch movies, idk.
 
m14 said:
This version of the console won't be released in the West. Anyone wanting a PS6 disc drive will have to import it from Japan.
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Nah, it'll be included so they can advertise in stores like this:

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Without the above, console sales will fall greatly, as you'll soon see with Xbox.
 
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Loomy said:
My favourite thing about new consoles are all the wild mockups. AI is going to make that more fun. Imagine 2 articles on IGN published in the same week featuring wildly different mockups lol
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Agreed. Next gen mockups will be plentiful, that's for sure. Speaking of IGN, I remember this relic doing the rounds back in the day. Funny how things have changed since then.
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Shortage time. The optical drive manufacturing business is really uncharted waters for Sony. Can't blame them for not being able to keep up with Pro Drive demand. Aside from the UMD, I don't think they've ever been in the optical disc business at all.
 
DragonNCM said:
Let me guess....It will be another separate 100-150$ purchase ?
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For sure. But that also will allow to have a base DE for 500 quids, and those (like me) who want the BD player will add it. It will allow for a potentially more powerful base model sold at the price of a full base ps5. Or whatever price they will sell it.
 
Sooner said:
Yes, but if so few people have a disc drive there won't be many publishers making physical games, so the option becomes pointless.

It's like buying a VR headset to play all new AAA games in VR mode. Hardly anyone has the VR set, so hardly anyone makes big budget VR games or bothers adding VR modes to their games.
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It's not remotely as close as a situation. In VR case, developers cannot spend a big budget on games because the installed base is very limited and it's simply not sustainable. But the cost of printing a BRD a game case is insignificant, so it doesn't make any real difference if the add the physical version. No added risk involved.
 
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bitbydeath said:
Physical games is more than just supporting people who want to play physical games.
It's store presence. I don't know what things are like in the US, but most people everywhere else still go out to shopping malls.
Removing physical means less sales because they'll be less visible to the public/non-enthusiasts.
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Sony only needs to sell the PlayStation console in stores as games can sell from the PSN.
This move will fundamentally reshape gaming by bypassing the Puritanical stranglehold that American retailers have effectively imposed on gaming worldwide.
US retailers have made it so that 100% of video games sold on PlayStation worldwide are censored to the American standard for people under 18.
 
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awwr999999 said:
Sony only needs to sell the PlayStation console in stores as games can sell from the PSN.
This move will fundamentally reshape gaming by bypassing the Puritanical stranglehold that American retailers have effectively imposed on gaming worldwide.
US retailers have made it so that 100% of video games sold on PlayStation worldwide are censored to the American standard for people under 18.
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Without a visible section in the store it won't attract casuals who make up a HUGE part of the market.

The absence of physical games won't affect Puritan behaviour.
 
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Why do digital bros. get so upset and angry when someone likes physical media? Can't we just have both? I like physical media and I will continue buying it as long as possible.
 
ABnormal said:
For sure. But that also will allow to have a base DE for 500 quids, and those (like me) who want the BD player will add it. It will allow for a potentially more powerful base model sold at the price of a full base ps5. Or whatever price they will sell it.
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Disc drive buyers will essentially subsidise the price of the console, or at least a part of it. I think I read somewhere that it costs like $20 to manufacture.
 
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