PlayStation owners are losing access to 551 movies on their consoles.

The notice has appeared on PlayStation Store pages in the UK, France, Italy, and Spain, explaining that a licensing agreement with the film distributor is coming to an end. All of these movies will disappear on September 1.

What's worse is that even if you bought these movies, you won't be able to watch them anymore once the deal expires. It's a stark reminder that purchasing digital content isn't quite as stable as buying a physical DVD.

The notice also doesn't mention the possibility of refunds for affected customers.

Users took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their outrage over the decision. One user wrote: "You're killing ownership. You are killing legal preservation. You are killing discoverability.

"You are killing publishers. You are killing developers. This is a move that might slightly improve bottom lines, but tear down every other aspect of this medium."

Another user wrote: "Thanks for making my choice so easy, next I will buy a PC, not a PS6."

There could be a glimmer of hope, though. A few years back, the PlayStation Store faced a similar situation with Discovery programmes that were set to be removed. At the last minute, a fresh licensing agreement was reached, and the content stayed put. The same could happen here.

This isn't the only digital move made by Sony this week, either.

Sony is scrapping physical game discs across PlayStation consoles. Any new PlayStation game released after January 2028 won't be available on a disc you can hold in your hands.

Instead, players will need to buy their games digitally, either through the PlayStation Store or as download codes from shops.

Sid Shuman, Senior Director of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said: "As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital, physical game disc production for all new games releasing on PlayStation consoles will be discontinued starting January 2028.

If you have a PS4 or newer, this means you'll only be able to play new games digitally from the PlayStation Store.

This arrives as Sony also announced it's winding down the PlayStation Store on PS3, with closures beginning later this year.

Any PS2 or PS1 console owner will also be blocked from getting new access to games. This is due to the fact that the digital PlayStation Store didn't exist until the release of the PS3 in 2006.

Both of these decisions also come shortly after the tech firm hiked up the prices of its PS5 consoles.

They also added a price increase to PlayStation Plus earlier this spring.

This is a paid subscription service for the Sony consoles that unlocks online gameplay, discounts on new purchases, a downloadable catalogue of PlayStation games, free trials on new titles.

New subscribers now face subscription costs of £7.99, up from the current £6.99 rate. Pay quarterly, and you'll now spend £21.99 – a £2 rise from the existing £19.99 price point.

However, existing PlayStation Plus members (before May 20) are not affected by the price adjustment, provided they maintain their current subscription without cancelling or switching to another tier.