Sony: COVID-19 having "a wide-ranging impact on the manufacturing of goods"

Sony: COVID-19 having "a wide-ranging impact on the manufacturing of goods"
(Image credit: Sony)

Sony has issued a statement on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the effect that it is having on its various business divisions – including electronics, where "the flow of resources from suppliers in Asia has become unstable, having a wide-ranging impact on the manufacturing of goods in this segment."

This obviously affects everything from Sony's cameras and lenses to televisions, headphones and PlayStation videogames consoles. Indeed, it had previously been reported that widespread shortages of DRAM meant that Sony had to sacrifice new camera features in order to prepare for the release of the PlayStation 5. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.