Sony Pauses Memory Card Production as AI Demand Strains Global Storage
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Sony has temporarily halted production on several lines of SD and CFexpress memory cards due to the ongoing global hardware shortage driven by massive AI infrastructure demand.
The global hardware squeeze is tightening its grip on the tech industry, and Sony is feeling the pressure. According to a report originally covered by IGN South Africa and translated from a Japanese market announcement, Sony has temporarily suspended orders for a significant lineup of its SD and CFexpress memory cards. This sudden halt impacts six models of high-performance CFexpress Type A and B cards typically used in professional digital setups, alongside nine standard SD card models.
The culprit behind this production pause is the ongoing global storage shortage. Driven largely by the explosive demand for AI infrastructure, raw hardware and flash memory components are being swallowed up on an unprecedented scale. This component crunch has already cast a long shadow over the pricing and availability of essential gaming gear, including RAM, graphics cards, and current generation consoles. Sony has not provided a timeline for when production might resume, noting only that the company will continue monitoring the supply situation.
For players and content creators, this hardware bottleneck is a worrying sign of how enterprise artificial intelligence spending is bleeding into consumer tech markets. As fabrication plants prioritize high-margin server components, everyday storage solutions are becoming scarcer and more expensive. Whether you are looking to upgrade your PC rig, expand your console storage, or pick up media cards for a content creation setup, these ripple effects mean that hardware shopping is likely to remain complicated for the foreseeable future.
Tags: Hardware, Sony, AI, Industry News, Storage
Original article: IGN South Africa