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INTEREST: Sony to End Recordable Blu-ray Disc Media Production

OK, in case if anybody that is scared if Blu-ray movie will no longer be made, this doesn't effect BD-ROM, and BD movie (including 4K UHD BD). I looked around on the web and this seem to applied to BD-R, and BD-RW. Which to be honest, who used recordable media like BD-R and BD-RW when we got flash drives, and portable USB hard drives to fulfill that.

OK, in case if anybody that is scared if Blu-ray movie will no longer be made, this doesn't effect BD-ROM, and BD movie (including 4K UHD BD). I looked around on the web and this seem to applied to BD-R, and BD-RW. Which to be honest, who used recordable media like BD-R and BD-RW when we got flash drives, and portable USB hard drives to fulfill that.

OK, in case if anybody that is scared if Blu-ray movie will no longer be made, this doesn't effect BD-ROM, and BD movie (including 4K UHD BD). I looked around on the web and this seem to applied to BD-R, and BD-RW. Which to be honest, who used recordable media like BD-R and BD-RW when we got flash drives, and portable USB hard drives to fulfill that.

Yeah ANN should really clraify this as the way they wrote is very misleading.

While BD-Rom, and BD Movie will still be in production, i have no doubt they will follow soon enough in a few more years too. The real questions is if any form of successor physical media will take there place or we are going full digital from here on out.

I was getting scared, honestly. Whilst I like the fact that media is available online, the disappearance of physical media is a trend I do not welcome at all.

Yeah ANN should really clraify this as the way they wrote is very misleading.

While BD-Rom, and BD Movie will still be in production, i have no doubt they will follow soon enough in a few more years too. The real questions is if any form of successor physical media will take there place or we are going full digital from here on out.

I have to agree. I came across this last night as a youtube thumbnail saying "Sony is ending physical media!" which was click baity enough that I decided to wait for more credible coverage. The linked sources say right in the headlines that it is recordable blu-ray, which is far less concerning. "Blu-ray disc media" sound like "all blu-rays."

This is an incredibly misleading article that wasn't researched any further (or explained). You have a misleading headline and don't mention in the article what types of blu-rays are being discontinued. It's recordable blu-rays, not regular blu-rays. You've made the article seem like they're no longer producing blu-rays for movies, tvs, and games. This is simply not the case.

Even the articles you cite clearly state "Sony's recordable Blu-ray media production draws to a close"

Recordable blu-ray media, whereas your article makes it very much seem that they are stopping blu-ray discs altogether.

Please revise this article, or just retract it entirely. As it stands it is doing your community a disservice by providing inaccurate information.

As you said, people's usage for their own personal recording/storage purposes already moved on to more flexible methods. It also makes more sense then to mention it in the same breath as things like data discs. Sales of those recordable formats were probably pretty low because customers had their preferred alternatives.

Yet there are also signs of hope. A significant strategic shift by major streamers, paired with the current state of play in the music industry, offers a potential way forward for physical media.

When Netflix launched its streaming business, you could find everything you wanted, from every era of film and TV, available at all times. Everyone else followed that strategy — but now things are changing again.

Warner Bros. Discovery last year began a content purge of its streaming service HBO Max (now just Max), removing thousands of hours of programming. Disney+, Hulu and Paramount+ followed suit, canceling shows and culling old titles. As the cost of content will continue to rise in a post-strike world, even Netflix or Amazon might be tempted to remove titles to save a few bucks.

That strategy shift, as jarring as it is to some creators and consumers, reinforces the value of physical media. It’s a similar state of play with digital downloads, which you might “buy” from Amazon or iTunes, but can be removed from your library at any time. Studios could pull Westworld and Good Burger from Max — but not from your bookshelf.

With titles disappearing from streaming services at a rapid clip, it might be worth opening that DVD or Blu-ray distribution window one more time: Buy it now, before it leaves your subscriptions and doesn’t come back.

Streaming services are being strategic about what sticks around and what leaves their platforms. Major hits such as Max’s “Peacemaker” or Disney’s “The Mandalorian” are unlikely to be pulled from their respective apps.

Meanwhile, underperforming shows and films could be on the chopping block.

“My main takeaway is that nothing is guaranteed to remain on streaming forever. You are paying for a convenient way to watch content, but it is not a replacement for buying a movie or TV show on home video,” Cartelli said.

OK, in case if anybody that is scared if Blu-ray movie will no longer be made, this doesn't effect BD-ROM, and BD movie (including 4K UHD BD). I looked around on the web and this seem to applied to BD-R, and BD-RW. Which to be honest, who used recordable media like BD-R and BD-RW when we got flash drives, and portable USB hard drives to fulfill that.

mdo7 wrote:

OK, in case if anybody that is scared if Blu-ray movie will no longer be made, this doesn't effect BD-ROM, and BD movie (including 4K UHD BD). I looked around on the web and this seem to applied to BD-R, and BD-RW. Which to be honest, who used recordable media like BD-R and BD-RW when we got flash drives, and portable USB hard drives to fulfill that.

Well that is a huge relief. I thought owning games and films on BD had suddenly stopped.