Sony’s three-sentence press release confirmed similar death dates for its blank MiniDisc, MD data, and MiniDV cassettes. The ...
Blu-ray is not going away just yet as pre-recorded Blu-ray Disc movies and content distributed by movie studios and independent creators are not directly affected by Sony’s announcement. But let’s ...
Sony says it will stop manufacturing blank Blu-ray discs for the Japanese market along with MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes ...
This marks the end of an 18-year journey for the company after Blu-ray became commercially available to the masses in 2006.
P hysical media fans need not panic yet—you’ll still be able to buy new Blu-Ray movies for your collection. But for those who ...
Sony, one of the biggest proponents of the Blu-ray format, announced that it is ending production of all Blu-ray disc media.
Sony is going to cancel the production of recordable Blu-Ray discs, as well as mini-disc products, due to low performing ...
Sony will cease its production of all models of Blu-ray discs along with other recordable disc media in February 2025.
Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it’s no longer going to manufacture four types of recordable media: Blu-ray Disc ...
Blu-ray discs have been part of the digital media landscape for almost 20 years, but fewer and fewer people have optical drives to use them. As such, Sony doesn't see the need to keep pumping out ...
It's another sore day for physical media fans. After an 18-year run, the media giant is leaving the Blu-ray game.