Sony has clarified that its Thalgau plant in Austria is expected to produce 10 per cent fewer discs in 2028, rather than suffering a 90 per cent reduction as previously understood.
The correction concerns comments from the president of Sony DADC, the company’s disc manufacturing division. An unnamed spokesperson told games journalist Brian Crecente that the remarks had been misinterpreted.
“To clarify and avoid any misleading information: in that statement Dietmar anticipated an overall product volume decline by 10 percent, not a decline down to 10 percent,” the spokesperson said.
The distinction means the facility is not expected to reduce production to a tenth of its current level. Sony DADC has not provided further details about the planned changes, including whether the plant remains subject to a wider restructuring programme.
The company also did not answer questions about reports that all 300 employees at the Thalgau site were being retrained to work on microlenses rather than discs. Austrian broadcaster ORF reported the proposed retraining in July.
Sony’s plans for physical PlayStation releases are likely to influence the timetable. Although the company is expected to stop producing newly released games on disc after January 2028, publishers will still be able to place reorders for existing PlayStation disc games.
That continuing demand could help explain why the Thalgau plant’s transition is expected to be gradual rather than an immediate withdrawal from disc manufacturing.
Sony DADC has not said how long it will continue accepting those reorders or how the arrangement will affect staffing and production at the Austrian facility.
