Upcoming Physical Release Thread

[sanriel]

Originally Posted by BubblegumMecha

I wasn’t sure where to discuss this so I’ll just put it here.

Has anyone else noticed how warm discs can get in the PS5’s drive after extended gameplay? This cant be great for longevity.

In the end you just accept that nothing lasts forever or you go crazy from such thoughts. With so many games I'm unlikely to go back to any game in 20-30 years. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the discs outlive me because I'm already 40. Maybe that's why I started aiming for platinum more. So that I would never go back to them again and consider them completely finished. Yesterday, Alan Wake 2's disc got noticeably hot after 2 hours of play. I've never paid attention to this and would never worry about something like this.

[BubblegumMecha]

“Mystic” Ryan just put out a great video where he interviews Lost in Cult’s Ryan Brown about the state of physical games releases. This thread feels like a good place to post it.

The Business of Making Physical Video Games In 2025 - YouTube

Also, my copy of Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark came in my my partner snatched it away to return as a birthday gift in a few weeks.

[Maddox121]

I wonder if anybody even still makes disc games that are actually on the disc.

[BubblegumMecha]

Originally Posted by Maddox121

I wonder if anybody even still makes disc games that are actually on the disc.

It depends. AAA games are increasingly being released on disc or cart with incomplete builds, but the majority of non-AAA games are complete or contain a stable enough build to play through the game without patches, sizable content downloads, or a required internet connection.

Doesitplay.org is an effort to test on-disc and on-cart builds and document their stability and completeness.

Emily (Orbalology) has a great video dispelling myths and misinformation regarding on disc and cart content.

Dispelling Misinformation About Modern Physical Games - YouTube

[PenguinInfinity]

Originally Posted by Maddox121

I wonder if anybody even still makes disc games that are actually on the disc.

Most publishers do. Off the top of my head Ubisoft and Microsoft (and their subsidiaries) are the only companies that consistently require downloads.

Check out DoesItPlay.org for more information. 89% of the PS5 disc games they've tested can be completed without any downloads.

[Nunab18]

Originally Posted by BubblegumMecha

It depends. AAA games are increasingly being released on disc or cart with incomplete builds, but the majority of non-AAA games are complete or contain a stable enough build to play through the game without patches, sizable content downloads, or a required internet connection.

Doesitplay.org is an effort to test on-disc and on-cart builds and document their stability and completeness.

Emily (Orbalology) has a great video dispelling myths and misinformation regarding on disc and cart content.

Dispelling Misinformation About Modern Physical Games - YouTube

I've about gone blue in the face trying to dispel this myth. Its so incredibly false, at least on PS4/PS5 (Xbox is increasingly a lost cause, I think), but so many people out there just believe it. I think it is partially because of some of the high-profile cases that blew up in the news like Hogwarts Legacy and partially because people see disc games "downloading" and think its downloading the game from the internet

Originally Posted by PenguinInfinity

Most publishers do. Off the top of my head Ubisoft and Microsoft (and their subsidiaries) are the only companies that consistently require downloads.

Check out DoesItPlay.org for more information. 89% of the PS5 disc games they've tested can be completed without any downloads.

Again, EXCELLENT resource! I'm a patreon supporter of their group and can't recommend it enough.

[Nunab18]

Here we go, this is what I've got for July so far.

July 10th:


July 11th:


July 15th:


July 17th:


July 18th:


The DAIMA EDITION includes the original DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT game and a download voucher for the DAIMA: Adventure Through The Demon Realm Pack.

July 23rd:


July 24th:


July 25th:


July 29th:


Edit: Pro Skater is releasing the 11th, not the 8th like I had before. My bad

[emailking]

Originally Posted by Nunab18

I've about gone blue in the face trying to dispel this myth. Its so incredibly false, at least on PS4/PS5 (Xbox is increasingly a lost cause, I think), but so many people out there just believe it. I think it is partially because of some of the high-profile cases that blew up in the news like Hogwarts Legacy and partially because people see disc games "downloading" and think its downloading the game from the internet

What's the myth?

[Nunab18]

Originally Posted by emailking

What's the myth?

Just the misconception a lot of people have, essentially that PS4 era and especially PS5 era discs are "Product Key Check Discs" and nothing more. Sure, more incomplete discs have popped up in recent years, but the majority of games are still on the disc. They just have to be downloaded from the disc and installed, instead of playing straight from the disc like the PS2 days.

[RocShemp]

Originally Posted by Nunab18

Just the misconception a lot of people have, essentially that PS4 era and especially PS5 era discs are "Product Key Check Discs" and nothing more. Sure, more incomplete discs have popped up in recent years, but the majority of games are still on the disc. They just have to be downloaded from the disc and installed, instead of playing straight from the disc like the PS2 days.

I totally agree. But I appreciate threads like this, in order to avoid cases like Doom: The Dark Ages.

[dyne]

Crow Country is getting standard and deluxe physical editions courtesy of FanGamer for Switch and PS5. Set to ship November 7th.

https://www.fangamer.com/products/cr...intendo-switch

I quite enjoyed it. Don't think I'll need it on my shelf though.

[BubblegumMecha]

If anyone is interested, I finally opened my PS5 copy of Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds Ultimate. I played for a couple of hours and the build seems stable. There is some slowdown during crowded encounters, but nothing like the PS4 version. Doesitplay has a write up on the Switch version, but nothing for the PS5 disc yet.

[Nunab18]

My bad, I'm a little late

TODAY!


August 5th:


August 7th:


August 8th:


August 12th:


August 14th:


August 15th:


August 21st:


August 22nd:


August 26th:

Hearing mixed information on Gears of War, may be another Microsoft license disk with no real data on disk.

August 28th:


August 29th:


As usual, you can expect several these end of the month games to get delayed to another date.

[BubblegumMecha]

I wonder if Luna Nights will get pushed back again.

[Nunab18]

Originally Posted by BubblegumMecha

I wonder if Luna Nights will get pushed back again.

Hopefully not, its actually pretty close at this point. I don't even know how many times they pushed it back though

[emailking]

I don't like spirit of the north 2 btw lol. I'm maybe halfway through but think I'm going to bail and play Industria until bloom and rage comes out.

[Nunab18]

Originally Posted by emailking

I don't like spirit of the north 2 btw lol. I'm maybe halfway through but think I'm going to bail and play Industria until bloom and rage comes out.

Yeah, I've heard some mixed things about SotN2, hope you enjoy Industria more.

[emailking1]

Not checking the board this week because I'm on vacation but I wanted to record Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (which has been out digitally for a while) installs as 2.003.001, and there is an update to 2.004.000.

[BubblegumMecha]

Originally Posted by Nunab18

Hopefully not, its actually pretty close at this point. I don't even know how many times they pushed it back though

Wow, it made it! Stock is already only available through 3rd party sellers on Amazon now too it seems.

[Nunab18]

Originally Posted by BubblegumMecha

Wow, it made it! Stock is already only available through 3rd party sellers on Amazon now too it seems.

That's good to hear, glad you scored yourself a copy. The second hand market has been kinda rough on some of these new releases lately