--- title: Sony Addresses Reaction Over PS Disc Phase-Out, Keeps... description: Sony's CFO Lin Tao has responded to community backlash over the company's decision to end physical disc production for new PlayStation games starting January... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/sony-addresses-reaction-over-ps-disc-phase-out-keeps-the-course-uqnwzogei twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Sony Addresses Reaction Over PS Disc Phase-Out, Keeps the Course | daily.dev og:description: Sony's CFO Lin Tao has responded to community backlash over the company's decision to end physical disc production for new PlayStation games starting January... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/sony-addresses-reaction-over-ps-disc-phase-out-keeps-the-course-uqnwzogei og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UqNWzOgei.png og:image:alt: Sony Addresses Reaction Over PS Disc Phase-Out, Keeps the Course og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Sony Addresses Reaction Over PS Disc Phase-Out, Keeps the Course **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Sony's CFO Lin Tao has responded to community backlash over the company's decision to end physical disc production for new PlayStation games starting January 2028. She cited the broader digitalization of content as the primary driver, acknowledged the community's strong emotional reaction, and stated Sony will 'cautiously move this forward' while exploring how to engage players in a future digital ecosystem. The debate continues, with figures like Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser and the 'Don't Kill the Disc' petition arguing not against digital releases, but against digital being the only option. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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