With Sony officially killing off physical media for the PlayStation 6 and even the PS5 starting in 2028, and Xbox reportedly doing the same with its own consoles, the dream of backward compatibility seems utterly dead now.
For millions of users worldwide across both platforms, many games will be completely unplayable on new consoles, meaning backwards compatibility will probably only be available to those who settled for digital anyway. With no way to use your disc, you’ll just get locked out of playing your favorite game and forced to purchase it again for this new console.
Either that or Sony will likely offer you a physical disc drive as a separate, likely pricey purchase so it can extort even more money out of you while actively disrespecting you as a customer. Xbox, if the rumors are true, likely has the same ideas in mind.
