# 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"

> Former PlayStation Worldwide Studios leader and Sony veteran of 32 years, Shawn Layden, has described Sony's surprise decision to end production of game discs as "fairly dramatic".

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/shawn-layden-playstation-scrapping-discs-sony-reaction?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bc3b6254f0da55deb568d)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #sony #playstation
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