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 ...

Well folks, it finally happened. Sony announced yesterday that all PlayStation games released from January 2028 onwards will be available only as digital downloads; physical disc production will end.

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, ...

Over the last couple of years, fans of the Blu-ray format have had plenty of cause for concern. The widespread adoption of streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ has ...

What just happened? Sony has pulled the curtain down on its recordable Blu-ray business. The company has confirmed it will stop selling all of its current Blu-ray disc recorders globally this month.

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 ...

The big picture: Sony, LG, Panasonic, and retailers in general have been gradually withdrawing from the Blu-ray business for years as consumers increasingly favor streaming and other forms of digital ...

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 manufacturing of ...

With the slow demise of physical media the past years, companies are gradually closing shop on producing everything from the physical media itself to their players and recorders. For Sony this seems ...

Last week, Sony broke the news that it is putting the kibosh on its writeable Blu-Ray disc business. While that’s not catastrophic news for physical media fans, it’s certainly disappointing. The first ...