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In a week where Sony signalled its intent to kill physical games, it could have done without this bug rearing its ugly head.
Multiple people are reporting that the playtime tracker has been removed from their console – but only in the case of disc-based games.
I haven’t been able to replicate the issue myself, although I’ve seen several people mention it on social media this weekend.
Some have reported being able to fix the issue by deleting and re-installing the games; others claim PS Support is aware of the glitch and is actively working on a fix.
they removed my goddamn hours from my physical games and i can’t find the other games in my collection. fuck you @PlayStation pic.twitter.com/cgsHXGQ1YA— ۟ (@emsrequiem) July 3, 2026
I think that PS5 update glitched the playtime of some physical games. It wasn’t as bad for me at first but now it is bad towards a bunch of them.— RedDragonEmperorAsh (@RDEmperorAsh2) July 4, 2026
Wow, just logged in to see for myself and It’s actually true that the progress for games on physical discs on the PS5 no longer show hours played. After killing physical media, Is it really fair to punish gamers further by doing this? @PS_Support_US— Eric (@edj8671) July 3, 2026
It’s likely all related to an error which saw random releases added to players’ ‘Recently Played’ list. The company initially acted by removing the entire widget from everyone’s account.
Personally, I don’t think this is a nefarious attempt at making the physical experience worse, although the timing is terrible in that respect.
I think this is merely another example of the PSN being held together by duct tape and pieces of string, and falling apart at the seams.
Hopefully the company is able to issue a solution ASAP.
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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.