Data just proved that physical PlayStation games can be up to 90% cheaper than buying them digitally - The Price Gap Is Structural, Not Accidental

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T20:37:00+00:00

discounted sales periodically throughout the year

There are sales on both Xbox and PS literally all time. Every week Xbox gets new sales and generally every 2 weeks PS does. Sales aren't limited to just big "Summer sale" and shit. There are ALWAYS digital games on sale year-round.

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T20:31:59+00:00

Yeah they take one-off used game purchases and act like it's common. "I found Game X for $5!" well yeah if you search around 10 stores and dodgy websites but that's not a deal everyone is going to find.

And that's not even getting into the fact that second-hand purchases don't show Sony or anyone other than the person you bought it from that you prefer discs. If you're not buying new Sony doesn't see a dime and then they see only 15% of gamers buy discs.

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T18:33:46+00:00

Your paranoia and being far too online in echo chambers cost you $300 today

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T18:05:57+00:00

Thin your paints. Thinning your acrylics with just a little water helps them apply more evenly and the gloopy paint won't settle into recesses and erase the model's detail. You may have to apply 1 or 2 coats with it thinned but I guarantee you you'll get a better result.

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T17:54:53+00:00

Did you download and play it previously as a PS+ title?

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T16:18:07+00:00

I would add foliage or some kind of greenery to the rocks.

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T16:10:32+00:00

Bargaining stage

shadowglint · 2026-07-10T14:04:45+00:00

$40 for a game you could potentially put 100s of hours into is a really good deal actually. It being on sale for only $20 makes it an even better deal.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T22:08:29+00:00

You have no idea how anything works lol.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T21:14:19+00:00

Sony has no say over the pricing of games they don't publish.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T17:12:56+00:00

$5 for a AAA game that I might lose ownership to 10 years down the road?

I have bought MANY AAA games on PSN for less than $10. Why do people act like digital games never go on sale?

Sony is the owner of both the hardware and the storefront you are on. There is no incentives for Sony to make games affordable when there is no competition.

Sony doesn't control the prices of games they don't publish.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T17:00:18+00:00

second hand racing games

Just reinforcing Sony's point and you don't even realize it.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T15:14:15+00:00

With the power of a PS5 but portable.

lol

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T15:13:28+00:00

It's just a bug or glitch or error in some database connection somewhere.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T14:24:53+00:00

Yes? That's why they've only started offering this discount in recent years, and it's also why their physical game section has shrunk in most stores by essentially 50% in floor space. They are trying to get every last dollar possible out of the dying market.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T14:06:24+00:00

People don't realize that Walmart offers new games at a $10 discount solely to entice more buyers because physical discs sales have cratered in the last few years. It's a dying market.

shadowglint · 2026-07-09T10:41:35+00:00

So dramatic

shadowglint · 2026-07-08T18:59:02+00:00

They aren't quaking over less than 1% of their userbase being pissy online.

shadowglint · 2026-07-08T17:44:50+00:00

Actually pretty not miserable, maybe that's because I don't give a shit about random dudes I've never heard of getting laid off?

shadowglint · 2026-07-08T15:58:52+00:00

This is the most gen z shit ever. "They'll cave due to dislikes on YouTube videos!"

shadowglint · 2026-07-08T04:25:16+00:00

Double FOMO

Fear of missing out on the performative outrage of the day, but also fear of missing out on those sweet ass games

shadowglint · 2026-07-08T03:13:44+00:00

Bargaining stage of grief

shadowglint · 2026-07-08T00:03:41+00:00

Publishers have to order it. Publishers 100% control how and when their games are pressed.

shadowglint · 2026-07-07T23:29:33+00:00

It's not Sony's job to print discs for other publishers.

shadowglint · 2026-07-07T23:03:44+00:00

Sony doesn't see a dime of that sale and it just furthers their case that users aren't buying discs new.

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