Hideo Kojima Officially Responds to PlayStation's Execution of Physical Media

Image via Konami/ Kojima Productions By Jake Hodges Published Jul 12, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT In over three years at Collider, senior author Jake has now penned over 3000 articles covering a wide range of TV and film for the resources, lists, utilities, news, and interview teams. Alongside interviewing stars such as Selin Hizli , Rose Ayling-Ellis , Harlan Coben , and Chelsea Peretti , Jake was lucky enough to visit the set of Aardman and Netflix's Wallace and Gromit: A Vengeance Most Fowl in 2024, getting the chance to chat with four-time Academy Award winner Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham . Jake has also worked for other publications, including Agents of Fandom . You can also hear Jake every week as the resident film and TV journalist on Track Radio . Sign in to your Collider account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap The video game industry is never far from controversy, although it seems that, lately, there have been more controversies than usual. The biggest of these came last week, when PlayStation announced it would stop producing physical game discs beginning in 2028 . This announcement was never going to go down well, but perhaps PlayStation didn't anticipate just how big the backlash would be . At a time when digital media is becoming more common than ever, fans have been returning to physical preservation, with the rate of decline in DVD sales starting to slow.