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PlayStation has spoken publicly about the ending of PlayStation discs at the end of 2027 for the first time since the announcement took place nearly a month ago.
Sony Chief Financial Officer Lin Tao spoke during a Q&A on July 31st (according to Kotaku) saying “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.”
She then continued: “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. And to this decision, 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”
When pressed further about how the ending of discs will impact Sony’s relationship with retailers, it was said that publishers will still be able to ship empty boxes with codes inside and also be able to sell PlayStation hardware as well.
