Platform
PlayStation 4 remains one of Sony's biggest gaming platforms, with a huge library spanning exclusives, cross-gen releases and long-tail community favorites. This page tracks PS4 news, notable game updates and broader stories tied to the console's ongoing place in gaming.
Coverage
Latest PlayStation 4 stories, releases, news and platform-related developments.
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Sony's plan to end new PlayStation disc production in 2028 could push retail game sales toward cheaper digital code cards, according to Ampere Analysis. The shift may reduce costs for publishers while raising fresh ownership concerns for players.
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Sony's private message to PlayStation partners reportedly clarifies that existing disc games can still be reordered after January 2028, even as new releases move away from discs. The company is also preparing retail digital-code options for publishers.
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Sony's Thalgau disc plant is being prepared for a major shift toward micro optics as PlayStation moves away from new game discs in 2028. The Austrian facility currently produces about 600,000 discs a day.
Roundup
This week's strongest game trailers range from Nintendo's new Rhythm Heaven launch and Dune: Awakening's console deep dive to fresh looks at Turok, Oblivion Remastered, Tekken 8 and Honkai: Star Rail.
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2's Future Saga Chapter 4 launches July 8, closing out the game's long DLC run with one more playable character and more content.
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GOG has used PlayStation's move away from new game discs to argue that digital gaming should not weaken player ownership or long-term access.
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Sony has not announced another PlayStation Plus price increase, but its latest investor Q&A leaves pricing on the table as one way to improve the service's profitability.
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Sony's plan to stop making discs for new PlayStation games in 2028 is drawing a different kind of backlash from developers who saw boxed releases as a creative milestone, not just a retail format.
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A Change.org petition asking Sony to keep making physical PlayStation games has passed 13,000 signatures. The campaign follows Sony's announcement that new PlayStation games will move to digital-only formats from January 2028.
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Sony is holding a free PlayStation Plus online multiplayer weekend from July 3 to July 5. The limited promotion unlocks paid online play on PS5 and PS4, but not the full subscriber library.
The Crew
The Crew Motorfest Season 10 starts July 1 with 18 new vehicles, including a beta drift handling version of the Ford Mustang GT and a Crew Credits-only Radiant bundle.
Inside
Inside launched 10 years ago today on Xbox One, turning Playdead's Limbo follow-up into one of the most haunting puzzle platformers of its generation.
