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Shawn Layden: Sony's decision to end game discs was a 'spreadsheet' decision

Former PlayStation Worldwide Studios head Shawn Layden said Sony's surprise move to stop producing game discs was "fairly dramatic" and likely driven by financial analysis. He called it "a spreadsheet" decision and said second-hand sales weren't the main factor. Layden added Sony had debated this choice internally for years.

• Layden: decision was "fairly dramatic"
• Described choice as a "spreadsheet" (financial) decision
• Doesn't view second-hand sales as decisive
• Sony has long wrestled with dropping discs