Devices · 1h ago
Sony converts historic disc plant into micro-optics lab
Sony is repurposing its Thalgau, Austria factory, which produced 24 billion gaming discs, into a micro-optics lab. The move comes days after Sony announced a shift toward digital game distribution. The facility will now focus on manufacturing optical components for sensors and other technologies.
Meridian48 take
The rapid conversion underscores Sony's strategic pivot from physical media to digital and component manufacturing, but the scale of disc production lost marks a tangible end to a gaming era.
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End of an era — the historic PlayStation factory that manufactured 24 billion gaming discs is already being turned into a micro-optics lab, just days after Sony announced its digital push →
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