No more PlayStation discs

Learning English from the News

2026-07-29

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(Photo via Getty Images) The story New PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, the gaming giant has announced. It’s owner Sony said that games will still be able to be bought in shops, but they would come with a digital code. There has been criticism of the announcement from some gamers online. But Sony says it has to adapt to consumer trends and a growing preference for digital downloads over physical discs News headlines  PlayStation outrage hits new heights as Sony offers 50% discounts to gamers jumping ship Tweak Town I won't mourn PlayStation discs Polygon The backlash against Sony ditching PlayStation discs is not letting up Business Insider Key words and phrases jump ship leave somewhere or quit something mourn feel and show great sadness about the end of something let up ease or get less severe Next If you find learning English from the news useful, find more programmes here.  Find all our latest programmes. Explore different topics in English.
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  • From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

  • In this programme, the end of discs for PlayStation games.

  • Hello, I'm Georgie.

  • And I'm Pippa.

  • In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

  • You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode

  • as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

  • OK, Pippa, let's hear more about this story.

  • New PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, the gaming giant has announced.

  • PlayStation's owner, Sony, said that games will still be able to be bought in shops,

  • but they would come with a digital code.

  • There has been criticism of the decision from some gamers online.

  • But Sony says it has to adapt to consumer trends and a growing preference for digital downloads over physical discs.

  • Let's have our first headline.

  • This is from Tweaktown, a technology news site.

  • PlayStation outrage hits new heights as Sony offers 50% discounts to gamers jumping ship.

  • And that headline again, PlayStation outrage hits new heights as Sony offers 50% discounts to gamers jumping ship.

  • And that is from Tweaktown.

  • This headline says outrage at PlayStation's decision has hit new heights.

  • That means it's bigger than it's been before.