WB potentially phasing out physical media in 2022 ( Rumor ) - Blu-ray Forum

Legend293 · 04-25-2021, 09:57 PM

https://movieweb.com/amp/warner-bros...dvds-blu-rays/

So while this site was down. So potentially unfortunate news came out. The once reliable Warner bros may he leaving phsycial media behind and doing streaming only.

Peavey · 04-25-2021, 10:02 PM

That's horrible news... time to buy up everything Warner.

stratford · 04-25-2021, 10:02 PM

no, I don't think so https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/011520-1000

hariseldon · 04-25-2021, 10:03 PM

And promptly over-read as fast as it was announced.

WB isn't dumping Physical media any more than the Last WBShop sale was the end of WAC. They are rearranging deck chairs, what used to flow through here will now flow through there, labels may have new names on it, but nothing in the announcement say Warner is abandoning physical media

traths · 04-25-2021, 10:03 PM

It's not true, they're just ending Warner Archives.

hanshotfirst1138 · 04-25-2021, 10:05 PM

From what I understand, this is sort of half-true; they’re pooping their physical media department with Universal’s.

BluProofie · 04-25-2021, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traths

It's not true, they're just ending Warner Archives.

None of this is true.

Steedeel · 04-25-2021, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stratford

no, I don't think so https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/011520-1000

Yeah, that article that the OP linked to was probably just talking about animation anyway.

edwoodjr · 04-25-2021, 10:09 PM

Nope. From Jerry Beck on the Cartoon Research Facebook page, in response to his comments going viral:

"Wow – I blew up the internet! It looks like a little response I made to a cartoon fan wondering if Daffy or Tweety’s anniversary would be celebrated on DVD or blu-ray has blown up and gone viral.
First of all: anyone claiming that Warner Bros. is planning to phase out DVD and Blu-ray beginning in 2022 has taken my words and blown them way way out of context.
Secondly, I do not work for Warner Bros. - I occasionally work freelance as a writer or consultant to their home video group. I know nothing about the inner workings of that department. A few days ago I was asked a few questions by anxious fans worried about the future of physical media – and unfortunately, from my point of view, I didn’t have anything new to report.
Warner’s IS restoring their classic cartoons for HBO-Max (and to air on MeTV) and its obvious that the streaming service is where the Warner cartoon library will live on for the time being. But, I repeat, I do not know anything about what’s going on concerning their Home Video department.
I do know that DVDs and blu-rays will continue to be produced, and that department still exists. All we can do is hope that they will continue to release their cartoon shorts on physical media. That’s all I know – that’s all I can say about this matter."

DukeTogo84 · 04-25-2021, 10:22 PM

Yeah, it was blown out of proportion real quick.

RCRochester · 04-25-2021, 10:23 PM

Yeah, this was already brought up, discussed and debunked on the other forums while this site was down.

GenPion · 04-25-2021, 10:36 PM

#FakeNews

jtu128 · 04-25-2021, 10:44 PM

The writing has been on the wall for a while now. It will happen, it’s just a matter of when. “When” seems to be sooner than later.

Chie Satonaka · 04-25-2021, 10:49 PM

Thread title needs to be changed, it's misleading.

joonskeezle · 04-25-2021, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chie Satonaka

Thread title needs to be changed, it's misleading.

Calling it "misleading" is misleading.

Thread title is flat out false. There isn't a shred of truth to it.

Legend293 · 04-25-2021, 10:52 PM

Since this turned out to be false. Thankfully. Should I delete this post?

50strat54 · 04-25-2021, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peavey

That's horrible news... time to buy up everything Warner.

Not just Warner...EVERYTHING!

Chie Satonaka · 04-25-2021, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joonskeezle

Calling it "misleading" is misleading.

Thread title is flat out false. There isn't a shred of truth to it.

I agree, I was just trying to restrain myself rather than attack the op.

Mr Gitz · 04-25-2021, 11:17 PM

I live in Canada and so HBO Max isn’t a thing here. There are HD versions of shows on HBO Max that haven’t been released on blu ray & I honestly don’t know if they ever will. Superman The Animated Series is a big one. That show is just begging to be released on blu ray but last month HBO MaX released in it in HD with no blu ray release announced.

Do people not see the difference between streaming & physical media, or do they just not care? I have a 4K TV and it took me a few months to buy a 4K player, so I streamed 4K titles in the meantime and was impressed with what I saw. Then I got the physical player & discs and the difference isn’t small. Watching Star Wars on Disney+ compared to Star Wars on UHD is quite different. The compression of streaming is always going to be an issue.

Then again a few friends of mine just don’t care about 4K at all. Some people just don’t see a difference. To them switching from VHS to DVD and DVD to blu ray was noticeable but from blu ray to 4K...I don’t see the same enthusiasm.

I never cared for 3D so when 3D blu ray stopped being a thing I didn’t care. But is the market for 4K physical media really that big? Or is it a niche? Or a niche within a niche? Do we know how 4K titles are selling compared to DVD/Blu Ray? I wonder...Did blu ray ever over take DVD in sales? Like when a movie such as, I don’t know, Tenet for example, do more blu ray copies sell than DVD’s?

You’d think the companies would stop releasing things separately since physical media is in such a bind at the moment. Release the 4K/Blu & DVD in the same set. That way all the formats get supported. Or maybe just blu ray/4K. Most 4K sets come with a blu ray anyways, so why not stop individually released titles?

reanimator · 04-25-2021, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legend293

Since this turned out to be false. Thankfully. Should I delete this post?

No, it's still a topic of interest. But you may want to edit the thread title.

04-25-2021, 09:57 PM	#1
Legend293 Special Member Member since:Jun 2017	WB potentially phasing out physical media in 2022 ( Rumor ) https://movieweb.com/amp/warner-bros...dvds-blu-rays/ So while this site was down. So potentially unfortunate news came out. The once reliable Warner bros may he leaving phsycial media behind and doing streaming only. Last edited by Legend293; 04-25-2021 at 11:33 PM.

04-25-2021, 10:02 PM	#2
Peavey Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2014 Location:Alaska 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:2858 DVD collection:1590 MA collection:1950 Digital collection:1368 Trading Score:523	That's horrible news... time to buy up everything Warner.

04-25-2021, 10:02 PM	#3
stratford Banned Member since:Aug 2009 Trading Score:1	no, I don't think so https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/011520-1000

04-25-2021, 10:03 PM	#4
hariseldon Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Charlotte, NC 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:185	And promptly over-read as fast as it was announced. WB isn't dumping Physical media any more than the Last WBShop sale was the end of WAC. They are rearranging deck chairs, what used to flow through here will now flow through there, labels may have new names on it, but nothing in the announcement say Warner is abandoning physical media

04-25-2021, 10:03 PM	#5
traths Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2012 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:252 Blu-ray collection:1040 DVD collection:53 Trading Score:2	It's not true, they're just ending Warner Archives.

04-25-2021, 10:05 PM	#6
hanshotfirst1138 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2011 4K collection:112 Blu-ray collection:741 DVD collection:91 Trading Score:24	From what I understand, this is sort of half-true; they’re pooping their physical media department with Universal’s.

04-25-2021, 10:09 PM	#9
edwoodjr Active Member Member since:Jun 2015 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Nope. From Jerry Beck on the Cartoon Research Facebook page, in response to his comments going viral: "Wow – I blew up the internet! It looks like a little response I made to a cartoon fan wondering if Daffy or Tweety’s anniversary would be celebrated on DVD or blu-ray has blown up and gone viral. First of all: anyone claiming that Warner Bros. is planning to phase out DVD and Blu-ray beginning in 2022 has taken my words and blown them way way out of context. Secondly, I do not work for Warner Bros. - I occasionally work freelance as a writer or consultant to their home video group. I know nothing about the inner workings of that department. A few days ago I was asked a few questions by anxious fans worried about the future of physical media – and unfortunately, from my point of view, I didn’t have anything new to report. Warner’s IS restoring their classic cartoons for HBO-Max (and to air on MeTV) and its obvious that the streaming service is where the Warner cartoon library will live on for the time being. But, I repeat, I do not know anything about what’s going on concerning their Home Video department. I do know that DVDs and blu-rays will continue to be produced, and that department still exists. All we can do is hope that they will continue to release their cartoon shorts on physical media. That’s all I know – that’s all I can say about this matter."

04-25-2021, 10:22 PM	#10
DukeTogo84 Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2012 Location:California 4K collection:155 Blu-ray collection:4937 Blu-ray reviews: 62 Trading Score:139	Yeah, it was blown out of proportion real quick.

04-25-2021, 10:23 PM	#11
RCRochester Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2017 Trading Score:9	Yeah, this was already brought up, discussed and debunked on the other forums while this site was down.

04-25-2021, 10:36 PM	#12
GenPion Blu-ray.com Reviewer Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Texas 4K collection:1218 Blu-ray collection:6999 DVD collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:271	#FakeNews

04-25-2021, 10:44 PM	#13
jtu128 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2010 4K collection:123 Blu-ray collection:685 DVD collection:105 Digital collection:11 iTunes collection:305 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	The writing has been on the wall for a while now. It will happen, it’s just a matter of when. “When” seems to be sooner than later.

04-25-2021, 10:49 PM	#14
Chie Satonaka Special Member Member since:Apr 2020	Thread title needs to be changed, it's misleading.

04-25-2021, 10:52 PM	#16
Legend293 Special Member Member since:Jun 2017	Since this turned out to be false. Thankfully. Should I delete this post?

04-25-2021, 11:17 PM	#19
Mr Gitz Active Member Member since:Nov 2018	I live in Canada and so HBO Max isn’t a thing here. There are HD versions of shows on HBO Max that haven’t been released on blu ray & I honestly don’t know if they ever will. Superman The Animated Series is a big one. That show is just begging to be released on blu ray but last month HBO MaX released in it in HD with no blu ray release announced. Do people not see the difference between streaming & physical media, or do they just not care? I have a 4K TV and it took me a few months to buy a 4K player, so I streamed 4K titles in the meantime and was impressed with what I saw. Then I got the physical player & discs and the difference isn’t small. Watching Star Wars on Disney+ compared to Star Wars on UHD is quite different. The compression of streaming is always going to be an issue. Then again a few friends of mine just don’t care about 4K at all. Some people just don’t see a difference. To them switching from VHS to DVD and DVD to blu ray was noticeable but from blu ray to 4K...I don’t see the same enthusiasm. I never cared for 3D so when 3D blu ray stopped being a thing I didn’t care. But is the market for 4K physical media really that big? Or is it a niche? Or a niche within a niche? Do we know how 4K titles are selling compared to DVD/Blu Ray? I wonder...Did blu ray ever over take DVD in sales? Like when a movie such as, I don’t know, Tenet for example, do more blu ray copies sell than DVD’s? You’d think the companies would stop releasing things separately since physical media is in such a bind at the moment. Release the 4K/Blu & DVD in the same set. That way all the formats get supported. Or maybe just blu ray/4K. Most 4K sets come with a blu ray anyways, so why not stop individually released titles?

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