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PlayStation blackout had 'no significant change at all in player count'

No. There was no significant change at all in player count or engagement in our tracking.

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) September 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM

A PlayStation blackout did not show any "significant change at all in player count or engagement" according to Mat Piscatella, senior director and video game industry advisor at analytics firm Circana.

A blackout was planned at the end of August for gamers to protest Sony's decision to stop producing physical discs for PlayStation games releasing from January 2028 onwards.

Sony will still continue to produce discs for games after that date but only for title that have released before the January 2028 deadline.

On BlueSky, Piscatella posted results of Circana's player engagement tracker for the week ending 5 September.

In the comments on that post, Piscatella was asked by one user: "Did you guys notice any change that could be attributed to the PS blackout?"

And Piscatella replied: "No. There was no significant change at all in player count or engagement in our tracking."

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In a X / Twitter post, Speclizer said: "As you all know, the TLOU 2 multiplayer mod that has been in development since January was supposed to release this month.

"Unfortunately I recently received a letter on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment requesting for the mod not to be released.

"Extremely sad that this never got to see the light of day but I hope you'll continue to follow me onto the next project, this time something of my own."

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Sony CEO Hiroki Totoki has shared official updates on plans for the release date and pricing of the expected upcoming PS6 console.

Speaking with Wall Street Journal (via Digital Foundry), Totoki said: "We have not yet decided on at what timing we will launch the new console or at what prices. So we would like to really observe and follow the situation."

This comes after a renowned hardware insider claims the speculated accompanying handheld console could cost more than $600 on its own and there have been claims from other insiders that the PS6 could release as soon as 2027 - but none of this has been officially confirmed.