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Originally Posted by tangerinewolf
I think that the previous post by Dynamo of Eternia is a lot more informative than the article in the link that Dustin44 provided which, overall paints a pretty dismal picture of the future of physical media, though it talks mainly about the decline of DVD, which is to be expected. The fact that blu-ray has never come close to the popularity that the DVD once enjoyed doesn't worry me. And the above post re-enforces my beliefs. I do wonder, however, what the future holds for 4K UHD, as I've been considering adding a 4K player to my system.  |
I agree with you. There are a lot of articles written by people who are perpetuating the idea that physical media is "dead" or "dying." I understand why that is with how big streaming is and how the retail media landscape has changed. I don't agree with people though when they say it is dead or will be dead in 2 years. Just because major retailers dump a video format, or there is some shiny new streaming service, doesn't mean people are going to stop buying physical media. It just means people will not be giving major retailers their money for physical media. I actually think that is a good thing because it might give smaller businesses a chance to make some money, or put the money directly into the pockets of the video distributors we love.