PlayStation Will ‘Cautiously Move Forward’ With the End of Physical Disc Production

Sony’s CFO, Lin Tao, has stated that PlayStation will “cautiously move forward” with its decision to end physical disc production. This is in spite of the overwhelming backlash against the decision. 

During an earnings briefing, she stated the following:

“We announced that from January 2028 onwards, we will no longer be manufacturing again discs—so one-and-a-half years ahead. There are various reasons we made this decision, the biggest being that the digitalization of contents overall has been progressing—that’s the big factor. It’s not just PlayStation, but for all kinds of contents, digitalization is progressing. So when we think about the future, and we put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this, we came to this conclusion, and we’re going to cautiously move this forward.”

She continues by saying, “And to this decision, we have received various opinions—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. Thank you very much.”

Check out the full statement below, courtesy of @EthanGach:

Due to this decision, while games like Marvel’s Wolverine and God of War Laufey will release in physical formats, undated games like Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophecy and the upcoming God of War remakes may not get the same treatment.