PlayStation 30th Anniversary Book Sparks Physical Media Backlash

Preorders opened for PlayStation: The First 30 Years, a $125 physical book ($325 Deluxe, 1,994 copies) shipping in November. Fans criticized Sony for celebrating physical media while cutting disc production for consoles from 2028.

• Standard edition costs $125; Deluxe is $325 in a 1,994-copy run
• 400-page book features prototypes and sketches from Sony's archive
• Sony will cut disc production for PlayStation consoles from 2028
• Ken Kutaragi called the disc phase-out economically reasonable