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Serkan Toto

Dhamār, Singapore (leave unsearchable)
As seen in: TechCrunch, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Tech in Asia, GGRecon, Tiger Sniff
CEO of Japan game industry consultancy kantangames.com Advisor for unicorns @playco @AnimocaBrands etc. Ex-慶應義塾大学. 7-lingual. Never financial advice.
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Why Did PlayStation Ditch Kojima? Sony May Have Been 'Spooked' by Death Stranding 2 Sales, Analysts Say

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By Hideo Kojima, Serkan Toto
| gamebastion.com
As the dust settles on PlayStation's bombshell announcement that it has ditched Physint, an ambitious-sounding next-gen project from legendary Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, analysts are now discussing why Sony may have walked away. Physint will, of course, remain in production — though now backed by PlayStation's archrival Xbox, in a significant and much-needed PR win for Microsoft's gaming division.
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索尼PlayStation宣布2028年起新游戏仅以数字形式销售

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By Serkan Toto, Kim Bayley
| Tiger Sniff
8月11日，界面新闻获悉，索尼PlayStation中国官网PS5购买页面新增重要通知提示，自2028年1月起，PlayStation上新发布的游戏将仅以数字格式销售。2028年1月之前发售的游戏光盘仍可继续游玩。 需要说明的是，这并不代表PS5光驱版主机将会被锁光驱，玩家手上已经收藏的实体光盘，依旧可以在光驱主机上正常读取运行。2028年1月前已经上市，或是确定会推出光盘版的游戏，也不会受到影响。 这项计划最早于今年7月1日经由PlayStation官方博客对外宣布，后续列入PlayStation支持页“重要通知”栏目内。如今，索尼则在更显眼的位置向玩家进行提示。 谈及原因，索尼方面表示，“因应消费者偏好的转变，新推出的游戏将仅以数字形式销售。” 该公司强调，“对Sony Interactive Entertainment（索尼互动娱乐）而言，这是顺应消费者趋势的自然发展方向。目前，玩家对数字媒体的整体偏好已明显超越实体光盘。透过这项转变，我们将能更贴近现今多数玩家选择取得与游玩游戏的方式。” 索尼还承诺，将持续优先投入资源，推动玩家取得游戏方式的创新，同时提供更多选择。...
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Analysts say that 'digital is just too lucrative' for Sony and that PlayStation 'will not reverse' its decision to end physical disc production even in the face of fans cancelling PS Plus subscriptions

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By Serkan Toto
| gamebastion.com
Sony plans to end physical disc production in 2028, but despite pushback from fans, analysts suggest the PlayStation maker won't reverse its decision. The announcement has caused a bit of an uproar within the community, and while fans online continue to urge the company to backtrack on its decision, including creating a petition that has amassed over 247,400 signatures as of writing, Sony remains silent on the matter.
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