Popular gaming YouTuber Scott the Woz reacted to Sony's recent announcement that it plans to end physical disc production for new PlayStation games beginning in 2028. A move to digital-only PlayStation games has many gamers worried about the potential for Sony to revoke licenses for games or shut down access to online stores altogether. As such, the announcement has caused PlayStation fans across the internet to lament the near-future loss of physical game collections, including YouTube personalities like Scott the Woz.
Scott Wozniak, known by the YouTube handle Scott the Woz, is best known for his comedy gaming sketches centered on hyper-specific topics within the gaming subculture, which he has been uploading since 2017. He also hosts a second YouTube channel, Scott's Stash, where he covers the history of things like consoles, gaming accessories, and physical games in a more casual format. Fans familiar with Scott the Woz's comedic style will appreciate his reaction to this controversial PlayStation announcement.
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Scott the Woz shares players' disappointment that PlayStation is ending physical disc production
In response to PlayStation's announcement that the console maker is ending physical disc production on the X, Scott the Woz responded with a simple picture of himself frowning. It can't get much clearer than that, and Scott the Woz's reaction seems to sum up the internet's collective feelings about the announcement. In a response to his post, one user commented, “they just made a million ScottTheWoz's,” referring to the potential new influx of physical PlayStation game collectors likely to be created in hopes of preserving what remains of Sony's physical game library.
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A big part of Scott the Woz's YouTube identity is his dedication to collecting physical games. Notably, he claims to own a copy of every single Wii U game released physically in North America. While Scott the Woz is primarily known for his Nintendo content collection, including a selection of rare games such as Devil's Third for Wii U and Nintendo World Championship competition NES cartridges, he also has a large collection of physical games for Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Scott the Woz isn't the only PlayStation game collector upset about this new direction from Sony. A petition for Sony to keep making PlayStation discs is blowing up online, with over 12,000 signatures on Change.org. Other voices in the game development industry have also shared their disappointment that PlayStation is ending disc production, including companies like Limited Run Games that are dedicated to producing unique physical editions of games.
Sony's original post on X has even been noted to the community, pointing out that digital PlayStation games are revocable licenses and not true ownership of the games that players have purchased. This community note makes a brutal comparison to Sony's recent removal of 551 StudioCanal movies from the PlayStation library due to licensing issues. As game preservationists and brick-and-mortar collectors mourn the loss of future PlayStation discs, game-collecting YouTubers and influencers like Scott the Woz are the face of a movement that seems poised to become even more relevant in the coming years as the gaming industry rapidly approaches a digital-only age.
