Disgaea Creator to Sony: Drop the Hardware Too
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- Disgaea creator said that if PlayStation kills physical media, the company should "get rid of the hardware" too, framing the two as inseparable
- Sony's disc-less direction was characterized by Ars Technica as "practically inevitable" based on data, and labeled "ironic" in separate coverage that said it "upends gamer conventions"
Why it matters: Data analysis already framed Sony's disc-less pivot as 'practically inevitable,' but the Disgaea creator's call to 'get rid of the hardware' underscores real friction: platform-holders moving past discs face pushback from the creators and franchises whose physical-media ecosystems still anchor their business.
