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No, Sony isn't cutting PlayStation disc production by 90 percent, just 10

densmit2000 · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:19 · permalink

Turns out the widely reported 90% drop in Sony’s PlayStation disc production was based on a misunderstanding. Sony DADC has clarified that the Thalgau facility is expected to see an overall 10% decline in product volume in 2028, not a 90% drop in production. That doesn’t change Sony’s plan to stop producing discs for new PlayStation games from January 2028, though.

AdaMoshu · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:20 · permalink

It wasn't claimed they were. This blogger is refuting something nobody said

ianoobschitami · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:21 · permalink

>that cutting discs kills the resale market outright and pulls spending straight into the PlayStation Store, where Sony's margins are considerably better than they are on a retail sale.

That's a really good one Sony

A-A-R-O-N · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:22 · permalink

Not really related, but how do the people who say "Sony have already turned all the disc factories into something else" square that statement with the fact that Sony are still producing discs for the next couple of years?

HeartbreakHell · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:22 · permalink

Sure it is

REDFLANKER · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:23 · permalink

jokes on them, I wont buy anything from their store anymore

666dasaofeng · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:23 · permalink

it's also conviniently vague saying production will drop by 10% by 2028. which is the year no new games will get physical but older catalog releases will continue to be produced.

Ask again in 2030.

AdaMoshu · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:23 · permalink

That's Daniel Ahmad you are quoting.

gipskatt · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:24 · permalink

Ah yes, vague wording that can be changed later down the line. Stop giving this company your hard earned money, people.

nimalegechoubiSB · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:26 · permalink

I don’t believe you

bahbahblacksheep9072 · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:27 · permalink

It was the main factory they made the disks for the ps5 for that’s being repurposed, it’s not their only factory or all of the factory from what I understand

rxnxko · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:27 · permalink

Sure

QpeLe · 5 Sep 2026 at 21:27 · permalink

Such a bootlicking article when their intent is to cut disc production 100%.