Devices · 1h ago
Sony repurposes PlayStation disc factory for camera lenses
Sony's Thalgau plant, which produces 600,000 discs daily (half for PlayStation), will shift to manufacturing microlenses for smartphone cameras. The move reflects the decline of physical game media as digital downloads dominate. Sony DADC president Dietmar Tanzer confirmed the transition to Austrian media.
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The pivot underscores how even Sony's own hardware business is accelerating the death of physical games, a trend the company itself helped create.
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