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Sony shutting down recordable media division

"There will be no successor," says Sony

Following the recent news that LG would be exiting the Blu-Ray market entirely, Sony has announced it will be shutting down its recordable media division. While this will not affect the production and distribution of Blu-Ray movies, it does mean that recordable Blu-Ray discs will no longer be available from Sony. Additionally, the company’s statement clarifies that there “will be no successor,” which, coming from one of the largest names in optical media, does not bode well for physical media industry.

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Last week’s announcement from Sony Japan states that the company will be shutting down the manufacturing and research hub for recordable media division, which encompasses recordable Blu-Ray as well as MiniDisc.

“As of February 2025, we will discontinue the production of all models of Blu-ray Disc media, MiniDisc for recording, MD Data for recording, and Mini DV cassettes,” reads the joint statement from Sony Marketing and Sony Storage Media Solutions, via Google translate. “Please note that there will be no successor models.”

 

 

 

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