🚨THE PRESSURE IS STARTING TO SHOW. Marvel’s Wolverine reportedly sold 1.9 million copies in its first three days, and 22.9% of its launch revenue reportedly came from physical copies. That is not insignificant. This wasn’t another attempt to manufacture the next forever-game. It wasn’t another remaster. It was a straightforward single-player game built around a character people already cared about, and a lot of customers still wanted something they could actually put on a shelf. Meanwhile, look at what just happened at Bungie. In May, Bungie told us active development on Destiny 2 was coming to an end. Four months later, Destiny is suddenly being called foundational to Bungie’s future again. Vaulted campaigns, destinations and raids are coming back, and Bungie’s new leadership openly acknowledged that the studio lost sight of what mattered and needs to earn players’ trust again. That didn’t happen in a vacuum. Players complained. Players stopped pretending everything was fine. Players kept asking questions, and eventually the direction changed. That doesn’t mean Sony suddenly gets it. It doesn’t mean every problem is fixed, and it certainly doesn’t mean PlayStation is dying. It means pressure can matter. Former Naughty Dog director Bruce Straley has also criticized modern AAA development for becoming too risk-averse and creatively repetitive. That should be part of this conversation too. Give us new ideas. Give developers room to experiment. Give us great single-player games. Give us multiplayer when it actually makes sense. And yes, KEEP THE DISC DRIVE. Wolverine just gave Sony another data point that is going to be very difficult to ignore. Physical gaming still has customers. We don’t have to pretend Sony is invincible. We also don’t have to pretend PlayStation is already dead. Watch what happens when customers make enough noise and then back that noise with their wallets. Keep the pressure on. Digital isn’t the problem. CHOICE MATTERS. Watch: youtu.be/FKYy3s61PS4 #PlayStation #PS5 #MarvelsWolverine #Wolverine #PhysicalMedia #PhysicalGames #GamePreservation #GameOwnership #Destiny2 #Bungie #SinglePlayerGames #ConsumerChoice #NoDiscNoBuy #EthicaGaming