Sony will stop supporting physical game discs beginning in January 2028, and that news has not gone over well, even if it makes good business sense. Following that announcement, Sony’s own Santa Monica Studio has confirmed that its high-profile upcoming game, God of War Laufey, will be available on a disc, and this is sparking some theories as to when it could release.
“We can confirm God of War Laufey will be available on disc,” the developer said.
Given that Sony’s plan to kill game discs begins in January 2028, people are taking this statement to mean Laufey will launch before then. That wouldn’t be surprising, as reporter Jason Schreier has already said Laufey is targeting a release in February or March 2027.
Another big-name PS5 game, Marvel’s Wolverine, will be released on a disc as well.
Laufey is the next big God of War game, but instead of telling another Kratos story, this one focuses on his wife, Faye. Joining Faye on her journey is a gelatinous cube played by Jack Quaid.
A lot of people have had a lot of things to say about Sony’s decision to abandon physical game discs in the wake of increasing digital game sales. The decision to ditch discs is all about Sony making the most money possible. Sony has legions of fans who collectively continue to buy many millions of physical game discs every year, but your loyalty to Sony means nothing.
For what it’s worth, people are theorizing that the next Xbox system, Project Helix, will back away from discs as well. That’s not happening yet, however, as Microsoft just recently announced that Halo: Campaign Evolved will be on a disc for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.