Report: Sony to reduce/eventually stop Blu-Ray disc production

[Blu-Runner]

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles...0m/0bu/018000c

Not the best news.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Blu-Runner

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles...0m/0bu/018000c

Not the best news.

This is recordable disc, not films on Blu-ray.

[Anthony P]

like the article says.

"recordable media business"

nothing to do with movies or music.

[Blu-Runner]

Ah, my apologies.

[DuncJS]

This should be renamed to "Sony to reduce/eventually stop BD-R production."

[Vilya]

...and there's already a thread for it with 73 posts and counting:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=375269

but this thread is at least located in a more appropriate section of the forums.

We're up to three threads now in three different sections of the forum as the hysteria grows:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...9#post22237809

[Deadend45]

In japan but hey dont bother reading it huh? lol

[An4h0ny]

Despite the click-baity headlines.. this is still a bummer as it seems like part of an overall trend away from physical media storage options.

But it is just in Japan (for now).

• “Sony Group Corp. will cut around 250 jobs from its recordable media business’ key manufacturing hub in northeastern Japan and offer early retirement packages to its employees.”
• “The planned job cuts come amid a decline in demand for traditional storage formats such as Blu-ray discs, with streaming services now the norm.”
• “The manufacturing base in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, currently has a workforce of around 670 people.”
• “The electronics and entertainment conglomerate will also gradually cease production of optical disc storage media products, including Blu-ray discs, according to the sources.”

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[Maddox121]

The commercial discs will still be produced for the foreseeable future. I gotta say though, the future of Blu-Ray (until the next physical format or if Technicolor closes their doors) is Made in Mexico. Cheap labor for low casual demand.