Sony limiting PS5 disc drives to 1 per person following decision to kill PlayStation physical media

UPDATE: It's been revealed that this messaging is not new, and has been on the PlayStation Direct storefront for over a year.

Sony is limiting orders of the PS5's $80 disc drive to 1 order per person following its controversial decision to kill game discs in 2028.

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Sony recently shocked the gaming world by announcing it would stop producing PlayStation game discs for new games by January 2028. The PlayStation community is vexed and incensed like never before--and that's saying a lot after the PS3 woes and the infamous 2011 PSN blackout. This has led to one of the most significant consumer backlashes in the history of the video games industry.

Another trend has arisen from the news: Gamers are apparently buying PS5 disc drives en masse, possibly to show support for physical game discs to sway Sony's opinion (which seems unlikely as its sole remaining disc printing facility is already being repurposed). Whatever the reason may be, the demand is so high that Sony is limiting PS5 disc drive purchases to 1 unit per order on the PlayStation Direct store. The product page also indicates that Sony could limit sales of these drives to one purchase per household.

"Due to high demand, there is a limit of 1 per order," the store page says. "Household limits may apply."

The news comes at a time when the entire games market braces for hardware price hikes amid the ongoing component crisis, and Sony's decision could be a pre-emptive way to break the bad news before the PlayStation 6 is revealed. While Sony hasn't outright announced the system yet, the discontinuation of physical game discs should mean an all-digital future for the PS6.

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Question 01

Does the 1-per-order limit apply immediately at checkout or only during promotional restocks?

The article states the 1 per order limit applies on the PlayStation Direct store page due to high demand, with the product page explicitly saying "Due to high demand, there is a limit of 1 per order." It does not say the limit applies only during promotional restocks.

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Question 02

If I need to return and rebuy a PS5 disc drive, will that count against the 1-per-household limit?

The article states Sony is limiting PS5 disc drive purchases to 1 per order on PlayStation Direct and that "household limits may apply," and the product page indicates Sony could limit sales to one purchase per household.

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It's unknown if the PS6 will be compatible with the PS5 Slim's hot-swappable disc drive to enable native, dedicated play of legacy game discs on PS4 and PS5 on the new system.