Hideo Kojima expressed concern over Sony’s plan to discontinue physical PlayStation game discs in January 2028. Speaking at the Il Cinema in Piazza festival in Rome, Italy, the celebrated game designer said he was “very sad” about the news because he grew up with physical media.
Kojima said he is currently collecting Blu-ray discs and DVDs, showing how strongly he values ownership in an era increasingly shaped by streaming and digital access. He noted that games downloaded to a hard drive remain on the player’s hardware but warned that a future built around streaming could make that permanence disappear.
He compared the situation to movie streaming services, saying that access can depend on servers owned by companies rather than on the user owning the content outright. If media becomes subscription-only from the start, people may only be able to pay monthly fees just to reach the titles they want.
Hideo Kojima also raised concerns about what happens if distribution stops. He said that if companies control the server and the tap to access content, users may eventually lose the ability to watch their favorite movies or play their favorite games. For him, that possibility is what makes the shift feel so unsettling.
The comments arrive as fans continue to react strongly to Sony’s announcement of going digital-only for new PlayStation games starting 2028.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: What did Hideo Kojima say about Sony’s decision?
A: He said he was very sad about it because he grew up with physical media.
Q: When will Sony discontinue physical PlayStation game discs?
A: Sony plans to stop producing them in January 2028.
Q: What media is Hideo Kojima collecting now?
A: He said he is collecting Blu-ray discs and DVDs.
Q: What is Kojima worried about in the future?
A: He worries that streaming-only access could remove ownership and make content unavailable later.
Q: Why does he find the change scary?
A: He fears people may no longer be able to access favorite movies or games if distribution stops.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
