Sony finally breaks its month-long silence on getting rid of discs

One of the biggest news stories of the year (in the video games space at least) was the announcement that Sony would officially stop printing PlayStation game discs come January 2028. Reactions to the news were swift and visceral, with countless fans expressing their disdain for the move. Finally, after a month of silence, Sony has officially commented on the matter once again.

As part of the company’s latest fiscal earnings call (transcribed by Kotaku), Sony’s Chief Financial Officer Lin Tao was asked about the current and ongoing outcry regarding their decision to cease printing physical discs by 2028. According to the CFO:

“There are various reasons we made this decision, the biggest being that the digitalization of content overall has been progressing, that’s the big factor. It’s not just for PlayStation, but for all kinds of content, digitalization is progressing. And so when we think about the future—and we put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this—and we came to this conclusion, and we’re going to cautiously move this forward.”

Addressing the fans somewhat directly, Tao continued, “we have received various opinions and people have strong views, and we understand that the community has put forth those views to us. Games are loved by many people. It’s a form of entertainment that’s loved by people, and it’s connected to people’s fond memories in many cases. And so we understand those emotions. We want to consider that. And in the future digital ecosystem, how do we engage the gamers is something that we would like to continue to explore.”

Being the Chief Financial Officer, Tao’s response clearly comes from the perspective of stats and sales data. Even so, the statement is quite clear with its messaging – that being the fact that they have no intentions to reverse-course on their decision. The full statement, including how Tau considers PlayStation to be different to PC, can be found HERE.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the CFO’s statement? Is it a nothingburger? Let us know down below.

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