Nintendo Expected to Continue Physical Media Support as Sony and Xbox Go Digital, Analyst Says
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Sam Sepiol
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Circana senior director Mat Piscatella states that Nintendo is unlikely to follow Sony and Microsoft in moving away from physical game media. Sony announced it will stop producing game discs by January 2028, while Xbox is developing a disc-to-digital feature. Despite the industry trend toward digital-only gaming, Nintendo is expected to continue supporting physical media, potentially becoming the last console manufacturer to do so.
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· 3 pulledNintendo is unlikely to follow Sony and Microsoft's plans to drop physical media.
PlayStation announced that it will stop producing game discs starting in January 2028.
Xbox is developing a disc-to-digital feature that will allow players to digitize their Xbox game libraries.
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