However, there is more to the story as a follow-up statement issued by Sony provides some additional clarification: “In Japan, we have a unique culture of recording TV programs in the Blu-ray disc and ...

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Sony says it will stop manufacturing blank Blu-ray discs for the Japanese market along with MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes ...

Sony Japan announced that it will no longer manufacture or sell blank Blu-ray Discs in its home market. Several outlets ...

Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it’s no longer going to manufacture four types of recordable media: Blu-ray Disc ...

Despite some initial reports, Sony isn't shutting down all Blu-ray production. But it is getting out of the recordable disc business. If you're a home cinema fan, Sony's delivered some bad news. The ...

The end of an era came via a short release in the Announcements List on Sony’s Japanese website. Translated to English, the ...

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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 ...

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Sony may have quit the recordable Blu-ray business, but reports of the format's demise have been greatly exaggerated.