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Former PlayStation boss calls physical games ‘super important’

Dexerto says Sony is preparing to move away from discs and quotes the former boss’s argument about ownership.

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Dexerto says a former PlayStation boss defended physical games as ‘super important’ while Sony prepares to move away from discs. It quotes him saying, ‘If you can’t sell a thing, that means you don’t own a thing.’

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Dexerto@DexertoPlayStation's former boss has defended physical games as "super important" as Sony prepares to move away from discs "If you can’t sell a thing, that means you don’t own a thing"1h
Wccftech@wccftechShawn Layden predicted Sony wouldn't go discless, but ex-PlayStation chief now calls 2028 disc cutoff a 'significant brand hit'. 🔗 https://wccf.tech/1lc7a "At the same time, and I think this is probably the more insidious aspect to it, is that it changes the conversation from, 'Do you own a game?' to, 'Do you have access to a digital asset?' If you don’t own a thing, that means you can't sell a thing. If you can't sell a thing, that means you don't own a thing. And if you don't own it, then what are you buying? If you're buying access, that doesn't quite sound as sexy, to be honest."27m
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    Dexerto@DexertoPlayStation's former boss has defended physical games as "super important" as Sony prepares to move away from discs "If you can’t sell a thing, that means you don’t own a thing"1h
    Wccftech@wccftechShawn Layden predicted Sony wouldn't go discless, but ex-PlayStation chief now calls 2028 disc cutoff a 'significant brand hit'. 🔗 https://wccf.tech/1lc7a "At the same time, and I think this is probably the more insidious aspect to it, is that it changes the conversation from, 'Do you own a game?' to, 'Do you have access to a digital asset?' If you don’t own a thing, that means you can't sell a thing. If you can't sell a thing, that means you don't own a thing. And if you don't own it, then what are you buying? If you're buying access, that doesn't quite sound as sexy, to be honest."27m
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