Several years ago, IGN interviewed PlayStation Senior Principle Product Manager Toshi Aoki about the then upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro. The interview had several key takeaways, but the most telling inclusion was Sony rationale for removing the disc drive and vertical stand and selling them separately. According to Aoki, it all came down to giving players choices. His position was that since some players have fully digital collections, taking the disc drive out of the console and giving players the...
