Sony pushes forward with ditching discs, despite backlash

Sony has confirmed it will proceed with phasing out physical game discs by 2028 despite significant backlash from the gaming community. The company cites the rapid growth of digital content sales as the primary driver for this strategic shift.
Sony has received a lot of backlash from PlayStation fans since announcing that it’s killing physical game disc production, but that hasn’t swayed its decision. During Sony’s latest earnings call, chief financial officer Lin Tao said that while the company “put in a lot of thought and time” when considering the opposition put forward by its gaming community, Sony has come to the conclusion that it will “cautiously move this forward.”
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