00:00Metal Gear and Death Stranding mastermind Hideo Kojima is really sad about Sony's decision to
00:05stop producing physical copies of new PlayStation games in 2028, calling the idea of not being able
00:10to access the media we want in the future frightening. Speaking at the Ill Cinema in
00:15Piazza Film Festival, translated by Genki JPN on X, Kojima said since production is ending in 2028,
00:21this is about video games, but I grew up with physical media, so I find it really sad. He then
00:26added, currently I've been buying up a lot of Blu-rays, such as various movies and CDs too.
00:31He also noted, the situation is different for games, as they are downloaded to the hard drive,
00:35that means the game data remains on your own hardware. However, if things shift to streaming
00:39in the future, that won't be the case anymore. He looks to streaming services like Netflix,
00:44as he notes that there is a server somewhere, and you essentially just have the right to turn the tap,
00:49and when you do, the data flows out. However, he continues, because you don't download the data
00:53of those movies and shows, but rather gain access to them via your subscription. The consequences
00:58of that is that you don't actually possess the data yourself. How do you feel about PlayStation's
01:03decision?
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