Representatives for Sony have finally responded publicly to the growing backlash surrounding PlayStation's digital-only future. Earlier this month, PlayStation announced that it was putting an end to disc production in 2028, citing growing digitalization and player preference for digital games. Unsurprisingly, this caused widespread backlash, with physical game collectors expressing concerns over ownership.
Sony has largely remained silent on the controversy since, taking a brief social media hiatus and then resuming promotional posts as usual. Now, though, Sony CFO Lin Tao has addressed the company's discless future during its Q1 2026 earnings call, affirming that, controversy aside, Sony is still forging ahead.
"We're going to cautiously move this forward," said Tao through an interpreter. "There are various reasons we made this decision, the biggest being that digitalization of content overall has been progressing ... not just for PlayStation, but for all kinds of content." "We put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this, and we came to this conclusion," Tao continued.
So there you have it: explicit confirmation that PlayStation is putting an end to disc production. Tao didn't go into specifics about what Sony considered in coming to this decision, but she's likely...
