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’s three-sentence press release confirmed similar death dates for its blank MiniDisc, MD data, and MiniDV cassettes. The ...

Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it’s no longer going to manufacture four types of recordable media: Blu-ray Disc ...

Sony says it will stop manufacturing blank Blu-ray discs for the Japanese market along with MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes ...

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 ...

Fans of physical media—myself included—tend to be a morbid bunch, dwelling on the rise of streaming while bemoaning the ...

Sony will cease its production of all models of Blu-ray discs along with other recordable disc media in February 2025.

Sony recently announced plans to end Blu-ray media production in February, delivering yet another heavy blow to the future of ...

Sony, one of the biggest proponents of the Blu-ray format, announced that it is ending production of all Blu-ray disc media.

Sony has announced that it will cease production of Blu-ray discs next month. In a statement shared by the company, it ...

Sony’s plant in Tagaze, Japan was the home of its optical disc manufacturing operation ... DVD-Rs and DVD+Rs, and BD-Rs and BD-REs. HP’s BD-R XLs are really made by CMC Magnetics.

Sony has announced the complete discontinuation of its recordable media production by February 2025. This marks the end of an ...