# Quote of the day by former Nintendo President Satoru Iawata correctly predicting dominance of digital games today

> The way that consumers buy video games is changing, with Sony recently announcing that it would cease the production of new PlayStation game discs in January 2028 in a bid to push consumers towards more profitable…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-former-nintendo-president-satoru-iawata-it-will-require-many-years-and-months-for-the-majority-of-video-game-purchases-to-become-digital-correctly-predicting-dominance-of-digital-games-today-back-in-2009?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4eea0a29ca5fc0c8dcb214)
- **Published:** 2026-07-09
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #sony #microsoft #playstation #xbox #nintendo
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