Sony’s three-sentence press release confirmed similar death dates for its blank MiniDisc, MD data, and MiniDV cassettes. The company also made it clear that you shouldn’t expect any “successor models” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Sony is discontinuing production of Blu-Ray discs after 18 years. Justin Sullivan/Getty Sony says it will stop manufacturing blank Blu-ray discs for the Japanese market along with MiniDiscs and ...

Sony announces the end of Blu-ray production, marking a major shift in home entertainment. Learn why the decision, though emotional, is a logical move in today’s digital-first world.

Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it’s no longer going to manufacture four types of recordable media: Blu-ray Disc media, MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV ...

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 ...

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

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