Games Will Have A Physical Footprint Forever, Take-Two Boss Says, But It’ll Be “Very Small”

Take-Two Interactive's Strauss Zelnick told The Game Business that physical media for games will never fully disappear, but will shrink to a "very small part of the business." He compared the future of physical games to vinyl records in music. Zelnick noted that Take-Two's business is already 98% digital.

Sony announced it will discontinue PlayStation disc support in 2028. Take-Two's upcoming GTA 6 will not release on disc. Instead, Rockstar will sell it as a code-in-a-box version in stores. GTA 6's $400 collector's edition includes physical goods but not the game itself. Rockstar plans to release GTA 6's score on CD and vinyl separately. GTA 6 launches November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a PC edition and online multiplayer rumored for 2027.