A longtime partner of PlayStation, Hideo Kojima has finally spoken out about the end of physical disc production in January 2028.
In an interview given during the Italian film festival “Il Cinema in Piazza,” the Japanese creator expressed sadness over the disappearance of the physical format in favor of a strategy focused solely on digital content. He believes this shift could also happen with movies.
“Since production is ending in 2028, this is about video games, but I grew up with physical media, so I find it really sad. Currently, I’ve been buying up a lot of Blu-rays, such as various movies, and CDs too.
The situation is different for games [than movies], as they are downloaded to the hard drive, that means the game data remains on your own hardware. However, if things shift to streaming in the future, that won’t be the case anymore.
With streaming subscription services, like Netflix or Amazon, there is a server somewhere, and you essentially just have the right to turn the tap, and when you do, the data flows out. That’s how movies work on these platforms, right? You don’t download the data, you access it directly through a subscription. And the consequence of that is that you don’t actually possess the data yourself.
[…] That is what is frightening. So, what is happening to video games in 2028, might also happen to movies. I’d like everyone to keep that in mind.”
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Author: 360 Technology Group
