Infinity Ward Veteran Says Game Publishers Pushed to Cut Physical Discs Since 2007

Robert Bowling, a former Infinity Ward employee, stated that game publishers, including Activision during the development of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007, have long pushed to move fully digital to maximize profits and combat resellers like GameStop. While publishers attempted this for nearly two decades, Sony's current plan to cease disc production by 2028 is attributed to a shift in consumer habits toward digital purchases, a move that has drawn pushback from over 387,000 people who signed a "Don't Kill the Disc" petition.