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Sony says it will stop manufacturing blank Blu-ray discs for the Japanese market along with MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes that could be used to save media in a physical format. W

Fans of physical media—myself included—tend to be a morbid bunch, dwelling on the rise of streaming while bemoaning the steady decline of Blu-ray, the home-media format of choice for cinephiles. So when word came down that Sony will exit the recordable Blu-ray market next month,

Sony, one of the biggest proponents of the Blu-ray format, announced that it is ending production of all Blu-ray disc media. Same goes for MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes.

It's another sore day for physical media fans. After an 18-year run, the media giant is leaving the Blu-ray game.

Fans of The Matrix can add all four movies on 4K Blu-ray to their collection for cheap right now. Amazon and Walmart have The Matrix Deja Vu Collection for only $35 (was $85), which matches the all-time low price. We typically only see this box set for this low of a price during major sales events like Black Friday and Prime Day.

Sony is officially ending production of recordable Blu-rays. In an announcement from Japan spotted by Tom’s Hardware, Sony Storage Media Solutions said it will stop manufacturing the discs in February,