Sony to end production of recordable Blu-ray discs

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Sony is halting production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes
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 recordable optical media and production at its Tagajo City plant due to poor sales.
Sony is killing off its blank Blu-ray discs
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” to these formats from them. “We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our many customers for their patronage to date,” Sony wrote last week.
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Final Production Run For Sony Recordable Media
The end of an era came via a short release in the Announcements List on Sony’s Japanese website. Translated to English, the statement from Sony Storage Media Solutions Inc. – addressed to “Dear Valued Customer” – revealed the electronics giant was ceasing production of a slate of products.
Sony no longer produces BD-R, MiniDiscs and MiniDV
February 2025 will see the end of three formats that Sony played a key role in developing. The company will then cease production of recordable Blu-ray discs, MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes. It may come as a surprise that these media are still being produced at all, as Sony launched its last MiniDisc system back in 2013.
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Sony Pushes Eject On Blu-Ray Disc Production After 18-Year Run, Is A Successor Coming?
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 cassettes.
Sony announces it's no longer making recordable Blu-Rays — here's what to know
Sony announced that the company is officially halting the production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media as well as MiniDV cassettes. It's another step in the slow decline of physical media as Sony said that production of the optical media will end in February this year.
End of an era: Sony to end production of recordable Blu-ray discs
Sony (NYSE:SONY) announced it will cease production of recordable Blu-ray Disc media in February 2025. ・This decision also affects MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes,
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Sony to Cease Production of Blu-ray, MiniDisc, and MiniDV by February 2025
Sony has announced that it will cease production of all Blu-ray discs, MiniDiscs, MD Data, and MiniDV cassettes starting in February 2025. The decision stems from declining demand for these ...
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