Sony confirms that full game downloads on PS4 will be extracted

Sony has confirmed that it will stop selling digital game download codes through physical retailers. The new policy will come into effect on April 1, but you can still buy digital games without importing your credit card information into the Sony PlayStation Network store.

"We can confirm that as of April 1, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment will no longer offer full games via SIE's Global Digital at Retail program," said a spokesman for PlayStation at The Verge. "This decision was made to continue to align key businesses globally." To support full-featured games and premium editions, SIE will introduce more denominations at select retailers, including DLCs, add-ons, virtual currency, and more. Season subscriptions will always be available. "

You can still buy digital currency from retailers, as well as add-ons to other games, but not the download codes for the games themselves. The company has not specified what new currency denominations will be available, or where. This will, however, make it more difficult to deliver digital games to friends because this option does not exist on the PlayStation Network yet.

The news of the policy change released from Wario64 account, which noted a policy note given to retailers. The change also impacts some existing pre-orders for upcoming games like Mortal Kombat 11 or Days Gone, as the memo says there will be a week after the release to purchase a download code in the store. It seems that the retailers themselves will be responsible for the transition to physical copying for games that will no longer have a digital option.

This decision seems particularly risky for GameStop, as both new and used sales have been affected by the rise of digital downloads across all platforms. The company has recently tried to create a pivot to the collectibles of pop culture. He recently started looking for a buyer, but ended his efforts without finding a buyer. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter suggested that rumors about diskless consoles and streaming services could have a significant impact on GameStop's business.

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