We’re following a messy PR tangle around PlayStation discs that, if true, has already sparked fury in livestream chats and a fresh round of industry analysis. According to Eurogamer, Sony has pushed back on reports that its disc manufacturing was about to be “gutted by 90 percent” — a claim that Game says came from a misunderstanding of comments made by a Sony DADC executive.
What Was Reported
Initial reports suggested PlayStation disc output was about to plunge to a tiny fraction of today’s volume. Per Eurogamer, those headlines implied a collapse “down to 10 percent.” Game asked Sony DADC for clarification and the response was blunt: “To clarify and avoid any misleading information: in that statement Dietmar Tanzer anticipated an overall product volume decline by 10 percent, not a decline down to 10 percent.”
The confusion sits alongside Sony’s earlier announcement in July that it will stop producing physical discs for new games from January 2028 onward. Eurogamer reports that already-released titles and games still slated for disc release before that date aren't affected, and that reorders will continue afterwards.
The Source & Credibility
This clarification chain comes via two outlets. Eurogamer reports Game went directly to Sony DADC for clarity, and the DADC spokesperson’s quote references comments made by DADC chief Dietmar Tanzer to an Austrian broadcaster in July. Per Game, further questions on reorders were redirected to PlayStation’s own PR team, which didn’t respond to Game’s queries.
There’s a structural reason why any disc story matters: unlike Microsoft, which certifies third-party “Authorised Replicators,” Sony reportedly keeps disc manufacturing in-house and runs it through DADC rather than opening the process up to outside plants. Take this with a pinch of salt, but it helps explain why a misunderstanding of one executive’s words could quickly become a major industry headline.
Eurogamer also says a Memphis-based manufacturer, Conectiv Supply Chain Solutions — formed in 2025 and said to have acquired SDS from Universal and Warner Bros — was floated as a possible route, but Game hadn’t heard back from Conectiv or its CEO by the time of its publication.
For more on the initial numbers confusion, see our earlier report on the PlayStation disc clarified.
What It Could Mean
If the DADC clarification is accurate, the headline-gr
