Playstation users are going dark to protest sony ditching discs – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Skip to main content
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
Posted
J
Jess Weatherbed
PlayStation users are going dark to protest Sony ditching discs.

Game preservation group Does It Play? is encouraging console owners to give Sony “a small taste of their own medicine,” announcing a one-week PSBlackout starting on Sunday, August 23rd. Protest participants are being asked to avoid logging into, playing, or purchasing any content on PlayStation-related platforms during this period.

A message posted to X by Does It Play, annoucing the PSBlackout protest.
The protest aims to make Sony scrap its plans to end production of physical PlayStation game discs in 2028.
Image: Does It Play?
Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
Comments
Loading comments
Getting the conversation ready...

Most Popular

Most Popular
  1. The US government just banned Roombas
  2. Xbox CEO lays out priorities in memo after major ‘reset’
  3. Pixel 11 Pro Fold design leaks ahead of Google launch event
  4. NASA’s Curiosity rover found a ‘sea of polygons’ on Mars
  5. The loss of Situational Awareness

More in Tech

Tim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power usersTim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power users
Xbox CEO lays out priorities in memo after major ‘reset’Xbox CEO lays out priorities in memo after major ‘reset’
Apple’s iPhone and Mac sales keep growing despite RAM shortagesApple’s iPhone and Mac sales keep growing despite RAM shortages
Maybe we shouldn’t give 24-year-olds billions of dollars to bet on AIMaybe we shouldn’t give 24-year-olds billions of dollars to bet on AI
LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ buttonLinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
Govee’s portable smart lamp is down to one of its best prices to dateGovee’s portable smart lamp is down to one of its best prices to date

Top Stories