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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sony plans to eventually stop producing consumer-grade recordable Blu-ray discs, but commercial products such as game and film Blu-rays will still be produced. Sony Group will lay off 250 employees at ...

Sony has discontinued the production of select Blu-ray recording and optical recording discs as its first step towards exiting the optical disc business as demand falls. The Tagajyo factory located in ...

Headlines blare the end of an era: Sony shipped its last Blu-ray players in February 2026, hammering another nail into physical video media’s coffin. But peer past the headlines and dig into the ...

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.

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 ...

There are many price levels of Blu-ray player, but which one on the cheaper side is actually worth buying? Here's our pick ...