Sony already invested $34 million to repurpose its EU PlayStation disc factory
Key takeaways
- The Austrian facility will be used to make optical microlenses.
- VGV MEDIA/Shutterstock Sony has been preparing for the end of disc-based Play Station games for quite some time, based on a report by ORF Salzburg, the regional publication of Austria's national broadcasting network.
- Optical microlenses can manipulate light and are typically used in camera sensors, AR/VR headsets, fiber optic networks and medical devices.
The Austrian facility will be used to make optical microlenses.
VGV MEDIA/Shutterstock Sony has been preparing for the end of disc-based Play Station games for quite some time, based on a report by ORF Salzburg, the regional publication of Austria's national broadcasting network. The management at Sony's Digital Audio Disc Corporation told ORF that the company has already invested €30 million ($34 million) into converting its disc factory in Thalgau, Salzburg into a plant for optical microlenses.
Those changes have apparently been in the works for quite some time, though management only told Thalgau workers about them on July 1, when Sony announced that PlayStation is going all in on digital starting in January 2028. Optical microlenses can manipulate light and are typically used in camera sensors, AR/VR headsets, fiber optic networks and medical devices.