Sony is already restructuring its largest PlayStation disc manufacturing plant after confirming it will stop producing physical PlayStation games beginning in 2028.
Located in Thalgau, Austria, the facility currently produces around 600,000 discs a day, including PlayStation games, Blu-rays, and CDs. That output is expected to decline significantly once new PlayStation titles move to digital-only releases.
According to Austrian outlet ORF, employees at the Sony DADC plant were recently informed of the restructuring. Despite the shift, CEO Dietmar Tanzer said no job cuts are currently planned.
PlayStation products account for about half of the factory's production, while new game discs represent roughly 20% of that volume. Tanzer said that figure is expected to fall to around 10% by 2028.
Rather than scaling back operations, Sony has invested about $35 million in new manufacturing equipment that will allow the plant to produce optical microlenses instead of discs.
The technology is used to precisely control and direct light for products such as automotive lighting and other advanced optical systems.
Workers have already begun transitioning from disc production to testing the new equipment, with additional retraining planned before full-scale microlens production begins next year.