Sony may have quit the recordable Blu-ray business, but reports of the format's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Sony Japan announced that it will no longer manufacture or sell blank Blu-ray Discs in its home market. Several outlets misinterpreted the company's press release and incorrectly assumed that the Blu-ray format was discontinued—nope,

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

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

Sony is ending production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media, along with MiniDV cassettes, the company announced. Last year, Sony said that it would gradually end production of recordable optical media and production at its Tagajo City plant due to poor sales.

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,

Sony has announced that it will cease production of Blu-ray discs next month. In a statement shared by the company, it announced that "Blu-ray disc media, recording mini discs, recording MD data, mini DV cassettes" will all get the axe in February,