Following Sony’s announcement that it was officially ending production of recordable Blu-ray discs this month, Verbatim and I ...

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

Sony is ending production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media, along with MiniDV cassettes, the company ...

This marks the end of an 18-year journey for the company after Blu-ray became commercially available to the masses in 2006. It follows a decision to end production of recordable B ...

But fear not, data hoarders. Two companies have stepped up to reassure the Japanese market that they'll keep producing high-quality optical media: Verbatim and I-O Data.

Sony is going to cancel the production of recordable Blu-Ray discs, as well as mini-disc products, due to low performing ...

and MiniDV cassettes, with no plans to replace these items with newer versions. For fans of these formats and the devices that depend on them, this is unfortunate, though entirely unsurprising.

In the summer of 2024, Sony revealed plans to gradually end Blu-ray production. Now, the company has shared an official ...

Sony has announced that it will cease production of all Blu-ray discs, MiniDiscs, MD Data, and MiniDV cassettes starting in February 2025. The decision stems from declining demand for these ...