Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden: Sony's disc phase-out is a "spreadsheet decision"

Former PlayStation Worldwide Studios head Shawn Layden, a 32-year Sony veteran, described the company's decision to end game disc production as "fairly dramatic." In an interview, he called it a "spreadsheet decision" driven purely by financials, and said he did not think second-hand game sales were a deciding factor. Layden noted Sony had long debated making this exact move.