CI Video games CEO Marek Tyminski has said in a put up on X that he feels the choice to ship Grand Theft Auto VI with out a disc is “unfair” to the businesses on the market that also help bodily media.
In case you missed it, Rockstar Video games’ upcoming crime epic will launch as as digital-only title this November; even the bodily model of the sport doesn’t embody a disc, however fairly a obtain code as an alternative. Proper now, there’s no phrase on when — or certainly, if — GTA VI can be out there on disc at a later date.
“GTA 6 delivery with no disc feels unfair to studios nonetheless backing bodily – and it’s accelerating the shift,” he stated. Tyminski additionally touched base on Sony’s bombshell determination to stop manufacturing of bodily sport discs in January 2028. He added that CI Video games’ upcoming Lords of the Fallen 2 will function a disc model of the sport.
Sony ending bodily help from 2028 may slash disc releases as early as 2027 and even sooner. Bodily delivers far much less income per unit to builders, longer lead occasions, and pointless prices in a demanding trade the place many already lose cash. We’re nonetheless planning to launch Lords of the Fallen 2 on disc, however business-wise, it’s getting more durable to justify when bodily is approach beneath 20% of gross sales, and contemplating current occasions.
Sony introduced plans to stop manufacturing of bodily sport discs final week, prompting widespread criticism on-line. Shawn Layden, the previous chairman of Sony’s Worldwide Studios outfit, additionally reacted to the information by stating that whereas he doesn’t “essentially agree with it,” he doesn’t work within the enterprise anymore.
In the meantime, varied corporations additionally expressed their disappointment on the information of Sony’s digital-only future together with iam8bit, whereas analyst agency Ampere believes that call to desert bodily media “nearly actually ensures” that PS6 will launch in 2028.
Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled for launch on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S, whereas Lords of the Fallen II is in growth for PS5, PC, and Xbox Collection X/S and has but to draw a concrete launch date.
[Source – Marek Tyminski via GamesRadar]
