{"id":87710,"date":"2026-09-25T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T00:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87710"},"modified":"2026-09-25T08:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T00:29:04","slug":"playstation-reportedly-polling-game-developers-after-decision-to-kill-discs-sparks-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87710","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation Reportedly Polling Game Developers After Decision to Kill Discs Sparks Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">PlayStation is reportedly sending a lengthy survey to game developers with a question about how they sell physical games after their decision to stop producing physical game discs prompted intense backlash.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The death of physical discs will not happen quietly; fans are making their voices heard as loudly as possible, to the point where PlayStation itself is reportedly reaching out to game developers asking for their thoughts on the divisive subject.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Speaking on the <u>Broken Silicon Podcast<\/u>, content creator, writer, and showrunner Tom claimed that he\u2019d been made aware of a survey making the rounds among game developers from Sony. His sources claimed that it was possibly the longest survey that Sony has ever distributed.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">GTA 6 Special Edition PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThere is a survey Sony sent out to developers that is, what I was told by my contacts, a bigger survey than they\u2019ve sent almost ever before, if not ever before. And there was a question in it basically trying to ask in a not-direct way, \u2018Is there an issue with how we sell games physically?\u2019 or something, like asking developers for feedback on killing discs.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWolverine is still selling plenty of physical copies, and you\u2019ve also got Sony starting to ask devs if they are worried about killing physical [discs], suggesting they realize that if they got a bunch of feedback, maybe they would consider some sort of mea culpa on it. We\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As noted by <u>Destructoid<\/u>, this claim comes on the heels of multiple reports from gamescom that developers at the event were expressing <u>severe displeasure<\/u> at Sony\u2019s choice to forgo physical games. While it\u2019s best to take Tom\u2019s specific claims of a survey with a grain of salt for now, it wouldn\u2019t come as a surprise if Sony were really testing the waters after hearing such strong feedback.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">However, executives at the company have made it clear that they don\u2019t plan on pulling back from their all-digital future; in a July investor Q&amp;A, chief financial officer Lin Tao confirmed that Sony is going to proceed in spite of the backlash.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe have received various opinions and people have strong views, and we understand that the community has put forth those views to us. Games are loved by many people. It\u2019s a form of entertainment that\u2019s loved by people, and it\u2019s connected to people\u2019s fond memories in many cases,\u201d she said through a translator.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAnd so we understand those emotions. We want to consider that. And in the future digital ecosystem, how do we engage the gamers is something that we would like to continue to explore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"author-sign-off\" data-cy=\"author-sign-off\"><span class=\"stack jsx-59817748 jsx-1927875859\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-444076027 jsx-4218469134 profile-thumb jsx-2141281959 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1\"><img alt=\"Virginia Glaze Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/avatars\/6a3973ecf71dd1001d20de39\/XD1zX2FT-1782150223173.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=56&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-3630940851\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-702910195 author-sign-off-header\"><\/p>\n<p>Virginia Glaze<\/p>\n<p>News Editor<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-2509706801 jsx-1220387432\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-1132626198 sign-off-text\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. 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