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Shawn Layden: Sony's move to end game discs was 'a straight spreadsheet decision'
Shawn Layden, former head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios and a 32-year Sony veteran, called Sony’s surprise decision to stop producing game discs “fairly dramatic.” In an interview he described it as a “spreadsheet” decision, said second‑hand sales weren’t the key factor, and explained why Sony had long debated this choice.
Former PlayStation Worldwide Studios leader Shawn Layden, a 32‑year Sony veteran, described the company’s surprise decision to end production of game discs as “fairly dramatic.” In an interview with me he called the move a “spreadsheet” decision, said he didn’t believe second‑hand sales were the deciding factor, and outlined why Sony had repeatedly wrestled with this exact choice over the years.
