Hello, and welcome to another edition of The Game Business Micro.
Last week was incredibly brutal for the video game industry, with Xbox slashing 1,600 jobs… and there’s more to come.
We have covered that story extensively, and we recap the latest facts in this week’s Micro. But our main focus today is on the continued backlash to PlayStation’s plans to discontinue physical PlayStation discs from January 2028.
Plus, there have been big sales for the new Assassin’s Creed remake, Mario Kart Tour is no more, and people sure do like Meccha Chameleon.
Let’s go.
“Removing discs doesn’t represent progress,” insists retail group
A retail trade body that represents video game retailers has condemned PlayStation’s plan to stop manufacturing game discs from January 2028.
The Entertainment Retailer’s Association represents most major video game retailers in the UK, including Amazon, Game, Sainsbury’s and HMV.
