Sony is taking a slower approach to disc discontinuation than expected.

Sony is standing firm on its plan to phase out video game discs by January 2028, but the timeline for shutting down production isn’t as swift as initially thought. Recent reports suggested that the company’s last disc manufacturing plant was being repurposed, but a spokesperson from Sony DADC clarified a key detail that had been misinterpreted.

It was previously believed that the Thalgau plant would reduce its disc output by 90 percent in 2028. However, the spokesperson revealed that the actual reduction will be only 10 percent. “To clarify and avoid any misleading information: in that statement, Dietmar anticipated an overall product volume decline by 10 percent, not a decline down to 10 percent,” the spokesperson explained.

Sony DADC has not responded to inquiries regarding whether the division is still in the process of restructuring and retraining its 300 employees to focus on microlenses instead of discs, as reported earlier. They also did not provide additional details to the journalist who reached out for clarification.

One factor contributing to the extended transition period for the disc manufacturing plant is that, while Sony will stop producing new games on disc after the January 2028 deadline, it will still allow publishers to reorder existing PlayStation disc titles.

Despite the potential for PlayStation discs to linger longer than expected, the outlook for video game ownership is becoming increasingly bleak. Several prominent game publishers are notably absent from Microsoft’s disc-to-digital initiative, and Sony continues to give gamers reasons to doubt its commitment to the concept of ownership. Recently, the company made a striking legal argument suggesting that “reasonable consumers” cannot truly believe they own a game after purchase, questioning how multiple copies could exist if ownership were genuine.