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Sony Interactive Entertainment: Video Games

Asked by Cameron ThomasIndependentDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 19294

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, of Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe's decision to retire physical media on its gaming systems.

Answered by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

The decision to retire physical media is ultimately a commercial decision for Sony Interactive Entertainment, but we encourage all businesses to consider the impacts of such decisions on consumers, including young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

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