Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden on Sony's years-long debate over scrapping discs, and why this time it's probably "a straight spreadsheet decision"
Eurogamer · 7 min read · business
Shawn Layden, former PlayStation Worldwide Studios leader, described Sony's disc discontinuation as a financial spreadsheet decision driven by digital sales dominance. He cited COVID's acceleration of digital adoption and retail decline as key factors, but emphasized he had no prior knowledge of the announcement.
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