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Well, I guess that settles it?
"Sony Group Corp. is ending its production of Blu-ray discs (BD) used for recording. This decision is due to the growing use of high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) and the proliferation of video streaming services, which have led to a shrinking market for BD. This marks Sony Group’s complete withdrawal from the production of optical disc-based recording media. Sony will coordinate with mass retailers to set a time for the end of sales for household use. However, the development and production of BD recording and playback devices will continue. In line with the end of production, Sony Group will seek voluntary retirement from about 250 employees at its development and production site in Miyagi Prefecture, where optical discs and magnetic tapes for recording are produced. A spokesperson for Sony Group stated, “The market is continuing to contract, and we have determined that structural reform is necessary.”"
Sony Group to End Production of Blu-ray Discs; Market Has Shrunk Due To Growth Of Hard Disk Drives, Streaming
<p>Sony Group Corp. is ending its production of Blu-ray discs (BD) used for recording. This decision is due to the growing use of high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) and the proliferation of video streaming services, which have led to a shrinking market for BD. This marks Sony Group’s complete...japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
I'm a little relieved that they're only ending it "for household use" and not overall. I still buy the occasional movie on BD/UHD so I don't have to play the streaming service juggle on ones I like.
But that being said, I have two good sized plastic bins of shows and movies on BD - one full the other maybe a quarter full. Ripped, both raw and MKV encoded copies? They fit on a little USB RAID enclosure with about the same volume as a shoe box. Still can't beat spinning rust for storage density, and flash drives/mSD cards for portability.
