Sony Shifts 600,000-Disc Austria Plant to Microlenses as PlayStation Orders Seen Falling to 10%
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Updated · Push Square · Jul 2
Sony Shifts 600,000-Disc Austria Plant to Microlenses as PlayStation Orders Seen Falling to 10%
3 articles · Updated · Push Square · Jul 2
Summary
Sony’s Thalgau facility is already reassigning workers and retooling equipment for optical microlens production, signaling the company is moving ahead with a post-disc manufacturing model.
The shift is driven by collapsing expected demand: the Austrian plant now produces 600,000 discs, with PlayStation making up about 50% of output, but only 10% of those orders are projected to remain by 2028.
The transition is described as months in the making and is not expected to trigger layoffs, with staff being retrained rather than cut.
That preparation makes a reversal increasingly unlikely, reinforcing expectations that Sony’s gaming business is committed to an all-digital future by 2028.