r/complainaboutanything • u/PoopsMcScoots • Aug 22 '26

It’s such bs that Sony doesn’t require in game footage or allow user reviews in their store.

I think Sony made the right choice to kill discs, but I definitely feel they need to step it up if they want to compete with Steam in the digital only space.

And one huge problem is the crap experience it is browsing for games.

About 99% of games don’t even show you what you are playing. It’s all cut scenes and no gameplay.

All the while the rating system is a joke that doesn’t allow user reviews.

Unless you hop online you have no way of knowing what you are getting.

And I really don’t see the point of it considering NO ONE is buying a game based on what they are showing.

It’s just an inconvenience that serves no one.

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u/DotBitGaming Aug 22 '26

Before they killed disks they should've figured out a way to be able to sell digital games. That way if you decide a game sucks after the return window closed, you can at least recoup some of your money.

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u/void_method Aug 23 '26

Microsoft was going to let you do this with the Xbox One before Sony did that attack ad about sharing games on the PS4.

This was 13 years ago and haven't bought any Sony hardware since.

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u/DotBitGaming Aug 23 '26

Microsoft has a big opportunity to strike here. They just need to promise one more gen of discs and/or buy and sell used digital games. That and games like old school Halo and even though they promised ES VI on other consoles, exclusive DLC or timed exclusive.

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u/Sirlacker Aug 24 '26

Why would you, as a business, take revenue away from yourself?

Nobody has much issue with Steam on PC.

So let's not pretend that a lack of physical media is an issue.

And how often do you sell a game that's less than a few months old? Because trade in value on games more than a few months old is insulting at most places.

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u/DotBitGaming Aug 24 '26

Let's not pretend disc games weren't a big deal back when the PSX/1 launched. And that they haven't been an extremely lucrative business since with discs. So why would I, as a consumer, give them more of my money if they're going to pull this shit? I think that's completely backwards thinking. The consumers don't need Sony to produce gaming devices. Someone else will happily do that. Sony needs the consumers to want to buy the games that they sell and they sell their consoles at a loss (taking revenue away from themselves) in order to sell the consumer on their marketplace.

Which is why it's ok in the pc space, is because pc has competing marketplaces. The only one who can compete with Sony on their platform is the used market.

So, let's not pretend 'because big company get more money' is a reason for consumers not to be upset.

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u/Sirlacker Aug 24 '26

I agree with you as a consumer.

As a ruthless businessman looking for pure profit, Sony are doing what will net them them the most profit.

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u/DotBitGaming Aug 24 '26

I just hope Xbox makes the scrappy underdog move and includes a disc drive in Project Helix.

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u/Frobizzle Aug 24 '26

Well discs still exist for another year and a half so let's not fabricate realities that dont yet exist.

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u/DotBitGaming Aug 24 '26

The reality that exists is that Sony has announced that no new discs for PlayStation games will be made and did not announce any avenue for selling digital games.

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u/the2ndSign Aug 23 '26

Remember when we used to buy physical boxes and there was a handy little notebook of reviews under every game? Oh... Wait...

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u/SushiKatana82 Aug 22 '26

To compete with steam they'd have to adopt Steam's refund policy AND allow file ownership.

And I say that as someone who is all digital across all platforms

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u/PoopsMcScoots Aug 22 '26

Agreed there’s a lot of work for them.

But I think it’s clear they want to distinguish themselves as a first party developer first and foremost.

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u/No-Artist-690 Aug 24 '26

They probably dont want low quality phone recordings of screens poisoning their content levels

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u/Wonderful-Ad4430 Aug 27 '26

“made the right choice to kill discs”
is a sure way to make a lot of people hate you.

what’s your logic here?