11/09/2026
Here are 10 ways Sony has managed to upset PlayStation fans in 2026, and we’re only in September 👇💀
💿 Announced the end of physical PlayStation game discs for all new releases starting in January 2028, triggering huge backlash and even legal action.
💸 Raised PS5 prices again, taking the standard PS5 to $649.99 and the PS5 Pro to $899.99 in the US, with similar increases around the world.
🏢 Shut down Bluepoint Games, the studio behind the Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes, after its planned God of War live-service project had already been cancelled.
🪦 Destiny 2 received its final planned live-service update, followed shortly afterwards by major Bungie layoffs that affected most of the Destiny team. Sony says Marathon still remains an important part of its portfolio.
🖥️ Pulled back from releasing its big single-player PlayStation games on PC, with titles like Ghost of Yotei and Saros reportedly having their PC plans cancelled.
🎬 Cancelled its partnership with Hideo Kojima on Physint, only for Xbox to step in and become the game’s new publisher a few months later.
⚖️ Told a court it was “not plausible” that reasonable customers believed they actually owned the digital games they purchased, arguing that PlayStation Store purchases are licences rather than ownership.
🛒 Announced the PS3 and PS Vita PlayStation Stores will close, meaning players will eventually lose the ability to make new purchases on those systems.
🚫 Triggered a PlayStation blackout/boycott movement, with some players calling for consoles to remain unplugged until Sony reverses course on physical games.
🐺 Marvel’s Wolverine opened at around 78 on Metacritic, making it Insomniac’s lowest-rated original game in roughly a decade despite being one of PlayStation’s biggest releases of the year.