User dissatisfaction with PlayStation’s decision to phase out physical media has grown into public protests against official events. Recently, a gameplay demo for the highly anticipated action game Phantom Blade Zero turned into a scandal: the developer left broadcast chat open, which was immediately exploited by angry fans.
large audience fill in Broadcast messages with slogans, e.g. “No CD, no reward” (“No disk, no money”), CD emojis and the threat of pirated Sony projects launched an all-out raid in favor of physical copies.
Similar protests, which have continued for a fourth week, include not only chatter from demos like Blade Zero, but also comments under trailers for the publisher’s other games, suggesting the gaming community isn’t ready to forgive the company for transitioning entirely to digital.
