Tony Rowe on KYW Newsradio on Sony Disc Phase outTony Rowe on KYW Newsradio on Sony Disc Phase out
August 28, 2026
EGS’ own Mentor Prof. Tony Rowe was interviewd by KYW Newsradio, along with Drexel Adjunct Adrian Sandoval, on Sony’s recent cancellation of future physical game media. An expert on game history, Professor Rowe had this to say:
“Unlike books and movies that have been updated into new formats as time progresses — with films, we went from VHS tapes to DVD discs onto Blu-ray discs and to streaming — there isn’t this standard format really for games,”
Read the full piece below.
You can hear Professor Tony Rowe and Adrian Sandoval speak more about game history at IGDA Philly, Tuesday September 8th at 7:00pm. RSVP for in-person or online: http://bit.ly/IGDAPhillyMonthlyReg