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By Alex Perry journalist alex perry looking at a smartphone Alex Perry Tech Reporter Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social. Read Full Bio on March 28, 2026 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Sony logo on building in Wales Sony is feeling it, too. Credit: Photo Library Wales/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images --------------------------------------------------------------------- The global memory shortage due to rapid AI data center expansion is hitting everyone, even the biggest tech companies in the world. Case in point: Sony is suspending orders for almost all SD card sales from both vendors and consumers, per PetaPixel. The announcement was made on Sony's Japanese website, and explicitly blamed the lack of available memory as a reason why it can't fulfill SD card orders for the time being. Sony's full statement is as follows: Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. [ ] Loading... Sign Me Up [1 ] Use this instead By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up! Thank you for your continued patronage of Sony products. Due to the global shortage of semiconductors (memory) and other factors, it is anticipated that supply will not be able to meet demand for CFexpress memory cards and SD memory cards for the foreseeable future. Therefore, we have decided to temporarily suspend the acceptance of orders from our authorized dealers and from customers at the Sony Store from March 27, 2026 onwards. Regarding the resumption of order acceptance, we will consider it while monitoring the supply situation and will announce it separately on the product information page. SEE ALSO: PS5, PS5 Pro price hikes announced as Sony blames economic pressures CFExpress Type A and Type B cards, as well as regular SD cards, are all affected by this move. Some low-end cards appear to still be in production, per PetaPixel, but as it stands, just assume that any card you see on a store shelf is the last one you'll see there for a while from Sony. The company's statement even straight up said that it doesn't know when it will be able to get the manufacturing up and running again. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Stories --------------------------------------------------------------------- * Out of stock: Valve Steam Deck is the latest casualty of global memory shortage * Switch 2 price, PS6 release could be impacted by memory shortage * The RAM shortage driving up tech prices won't end any time soon, Micron says * Memory shortages could push PS6 release beyond 2027 --------------------------------------------------------------------- You May Also Like --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sony follows Western Digital as a fellow big tech memory manufacturer that is feeling the squeeze from the needs of data centers. Western Digital announced in February that it had sold out of all hard drives for the year, with 10 whole months to go. This wasn't a great week for Sony in general, as the company also announced massive price hikes on its current-gen PlayStation video game consoles, most likely for the same reasons that it had to stop making SD cards. Topics Artificial Intelligence journalist alex perry looking at a smartphone Alex Perry Tech Reporter Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last decade reviewing games, smartphones, headphones, and laptops, and he doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. He is also a Pisces, a cat lover, and a Kansas City sports fan. Alex can be found on Bluesky at yelix.bsky.social. 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