As of February 2025, Sony will no longer manufacture and distribute blank recordable Blu-ray Discs. When you consider that Best Buy stopped selling physical media in 2024 and Target is about to pull ...

Blu-ray has been on a slow decline ever since. Sony hinted at changes to its disc operations last year, saying it would "gradually end development and production" of recordable optical disc formats.

Sony announced that the company is officially halting the production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media as well as MiniDV cassettes. It's another step in the slow decline of ...

Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it’s no longer going to manufacture four types of recordable media: Blu-ray Disc media, MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV ...

Plenty of recordable Blu-ray discs are still available from other companies, and there are still many reasons to keep buying Blu-ray shows and movies. While streaming services remain the more ...

telling the Japanese outlet AVWatch that it would “gradually end development and production of ‘recordable optical disc media.’’ In addition to Blu-ray, Sony’s announcement also affects ...

It’s another sore day for physical-media fans. That’s because, after an 18-year run, Sony has decided to stop producing recordable Blu-ray discs. In an announcement first spotted by Tom’s Hardware, ...

In the announcement the media giant stated it is ending production of recordable Blu-ray Disc media, as well as recordable mini discs, MD data discs, and mini DV cassettes in February. The company ...

Blu-ray is popular for its high bitrate and ability ... and Sony is phasing out its own production of recordable discs. Globally, the writing is on the wall for the trusty disc.