Sony Ceases Creation of Physical Media aka Blu-rays and DVDs

[@ChibiReviews]

This is not good...

[@CocogoatMemes]

The Bluray bitrate for anime releases alone was worth it. And ownership. Now we get neither . :|

[@der_benson4478]

You will own nothing, and you'll like it!

[@MrBrewskiDrewski]

Why must they do this to us? I buy physical copies because I don’t have the best internet. I don’t have buffering or downloading issues with physical discs.

[@regret.932]

So, I might be a bit of a noob because, honestly, I pirate anime. I always wanted to buy physical copies of my favorite shows. So does anyone have a countermeasure to this type of thing? No matter how I look at it it's the stupidest move ever. They're potentially promoting piracy while killing off future anime fans.

[@komocakeps527]

dude, have you heard of physical rot? yeah that happens even on physical media.

[@NoName-wy7to]

Now i can proudly say that back in my days we had CDs, that we used to own what we buy

[@ris8961]

Back In my day, we had cassette tapes. . I still remember the first cassette tape I bought, it was the pokemon first movie ost. . 😂

[@jordanrayo2425]

Back in my days we had vhs and floppy discs 😂 ​@ris8961

[@anonisnoone6125]

​@ris8961 Yoo I remember cassettes. My dad used to own a bunch of them with music on. I think we still have some of them as well.

[@Subject-639]

Same.

[@BestGirlsBiggestFan]

We already could say "back in my day" about VHS tapes.

[@alejandrogonzales7168]

If buying isn’t owning then piracy isn’t stealing

[@SoulAtParadise]

sadly copros don't see it that way.

[@mrconroy4672]

Ironically Nintendo gets this despite their flaws.

[@nathanael9159]

Indeed.

[@iRoppa]

Amen, brother.

[@PixelDude-mv3sz]

@SoulAtParadise who tf cares how corpos see it?

[@Crossing-Blades]

They are basically saying that they are taking away the right to physically own a product and must buy or pirate their services to watch their movies and series.

[@madzaisa]

This is especially stupid in current, well, let's say, "political climate". I imagine certain countries may turn a complete blind eye toward piracy from some companies stuff and just host pirate sites since those companies simply stopped selling stuff there. F.e. PSN is unavailable in 121 country. Do Sony think people in those countries care about Sony "intellectual property"?

[@KazaiVT]

"You will own nothing and be happy". That process doesn't happen overnight, it happens slowly and steadily before the people realize that it's already to late.

[@mrconroy4672]

The pirating communities need to do better for the long term. Gatekeep any wokies out and make sure things are accessible for everyone.

[@Quwucuqin]

Don't worry I am a Professional 🦜🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@NoName-wy7to]

It’s as if they’re begging on their knees for us to pirate their slop 😂

[@NobleHusky]

My dad has a 2,000+ blu-ray, dvd, and vhs collection. When the internet goes out, there's hours of content ready to be viewed, and it's a massive conversation starter, like having a figurine collection! "You will own nothing and be happy." - World Economic Forum

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

You're dad's the greatest for this !

[@Subject-639]

I have a similar collection.

[@MauseDays]

first anime was a burned copy of yu yu hakushio on cdrw in 180P not 1080P 180P you read that right ahahah. the old days

[@daivahataka]

I'd be similar, though no VHS. Even have a few UPS so if the power and internet goes I can still watch the DVDs and Blu-Ray for a while.

[@NobleHusky]

@foregroundeclipse8725 He really is! Though, I wish he'd stop buy b-rated movie slop lol

[@Momo_The_Third]

Everyday piracy just seems more and more morally correct to do..........

[@gamerbeast3616]

still not correct

[@ace0135]

And here I thought Netflix started the new Great Pirate Era It was Sony all along

[@hangry3102]

@@gamerbeast3616 Give me a single valid reason why I shouldn't pirate.

[@oneplay5570]

@@gamerbeast3616 yeah give me a reason why i shouldnt do it

[@t.kersten7695]

some might argue it to be a form of self-defense

[@dontworryaboutme6410]

Flash drive sales are gonna skyrocket the next few years

[@300kyuubi]

Yup

[@mrconroy4672]

You have a list of Sony anime?

[@erementaruarreola3449]

Not wrong

[@gippygames]

@@mrconroy4672 Sony owns Crunchyroll.

[@Ryogachik]

I would even be fine with that! If companies sold drives with media at a lower price than a disk, it would at least give us the option to "own" it.

[@Dorian_Scott]

This is bad for a lot of reasons. The most important being that it will end physical preservation of anime & games.

[@alexjackyperson101]

it also means the next console generation from Sony will not have a disc drive and probably wont sell one for it too. no one should ever buy that console because they could take away your games, anime, tv show and movies with easy and you cant do anything about it

[@mf--]

​@@alexjackyperson101 i am switching to pc gaming only because of Sony's shady practices.

[@WinspearUltima]

@@alexjackyperson101if that’s the case I’m quitting gaming entirely

[@mrconroy4672]

@@mf--I do recommend you get both new and old Nintendo consoles whenever you can.

[@enviousgaming3250]

@@mrconroy4672 i colelct them as best as i can a few yerars ago i got my cousins old gfamecube when i helped her parents move out of their house and to seattle i got some of her games and controllers and then my other friends who have more games for the gamecube gave me theirs because they hardly use it then at a thrift store last year i found a nintendo 64 sadly it didn't come with the power cord, games or controllers so im gonna have to buy those but at least i got the console for a cheap ass price

[@JinSeiryuu]

Corporate greed is so disgusting 😑

[@adamjutras7024]

And peaceful protest is inadequate.

[@knowledgeseeker4614]

Personally, it feels like something like this will ultimately hurt them. All these companies that do stream have been failures besides Netflix. Peacock and Paramount + have lost their respective companies billions. Even if Disney + has become profitable that’s only after losing billions, and there’s no guarantee that it will remain profitable due to public losing trust in Disney.

[@mrconroy4672]

@@knowledgeseeker4614Netflix still does huge mistakes like taking down their digital media like Bandersnatch, and other shows/movies. Never forgive any of them.

[@BlueStarVisuals]

@@knowledgeseeker4614 I hardly bother stream services I just watch stuff on pireted sites and then after a while once Viz media or someone realeases blu ray i just order them on amazon or ebay

[@mrconroy4672]

@@knowledgeseeker4614don’t trust Netflix long term.

[@TheElementalHeroTheShadowL.D.W]

Get ready for internet issues, servers crashes,internet black outs and more . This is why physical media is still need cause of problems with digital media

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

True

[@WinspearUltima]

So true

[@spear1504]

Without it, searching digital media would hard to find and streaming now becoming cable now which is the big mistake

[@zander4890]

You talk like physical media is perfect, like it doesn't scratch or gets damaged. The problem isn't that's it's digital, the problem is that you don't have full acess/ownership. I haven't used a CD in years but my hard drives serve as a haven for my media.

[@TheElementalHeroTheShadowL.D.W]

@@zander4890 yes I understand they can get damaged or scratched. yet you have hundreds plus to thousands plus of people after physical media cause of the problems of digital media from either internet crash,blackouts and more. I care for physical media cause of theses problems with the mainstream digital media,their services and more cause of theses problems that digital media has every time. Physical media is the back up key for theses issues that need to be addressed and that people can easily put the disc in and start playing that game,movie & show or music .

[@merafirewing6591]

That's a terrible move on their part. How about we reverse that phasing out blu-rays and dvds.

[@tompaauwe4565]

Yup how do they expect the next PlayStation to sell? No physical media is no money from me

[@MichaelCrossAC]

@@tompaauwe4565 If you look at the PC gaming market, where physical media has not been the standard for almost 2 decades, well, the situation doesn't seem to be shaking publishers and it looks bleak for those who value physical media...

[@neko_3851]

They announced and clarified this months ago. They are ceasing the production of recordable Blu-Rays not pre-recorded Blu-Rays. Simply means you won't be able to buy blank discs anymore, they've confirmed they'll still be selling pre-recorded discs with anime, games and music and things such as.

[@zonic26]

​@neko_3851 Was going to say for months there has been big news on physical media making a comeback for months now.

[@ShinKyuubi]

@@neko_3851 I wonder if someone else will take up making burnable Blu-Rays in that case? You can still find CDs for saving things and I'm sure there are companies out there that use the tech for media preservation...I'm talking like saving old family photos and films onto a Blu-Ray over a basic CD or DVD...in fact DVD sales may increase in that case if someone besides Sony doesn't make burnable Blu-Ray discs for such things.

[@Seminooos]

My local Walmart has already made the physical movie and video game section of the store so much smaller than it used to be.

[@mrconroy4672]

Get it while you can.

[@t.kersten7695]

i witness such things happening in germany for a decade now too. i used to buy lots of movies and music in stores back in the day until it got so difficult and new stuff was so rare to get. so i accepted it and started online shopping. in my opinion, stores where not destroyed by the internet. they did it to themself and forced people to buy online.

[@mrconroy4672]

@@t.kersten7695 Unfortunately, but that’s a double edged sword especially when it comes to Amazon. Physical local stores need to make a comeback and/or have more local online stores fight to have their sales. We need a decentralized market across the board.

[@RinaRetro]

*I REFUSE YOUR DIGITAL ONLY WORLD!* 💿📚

[@MWhaleK]

Seconded!!

[@Dreammirrorbrony]

I agree with this 💯 %. I have nothing against others who prefer digital content, but if I want to buy a physical copy, that is MY choice.

[@mrconroy4672]

I concur. Keep physical media alive beyond just piracy.

[@90guitarrocker]

People really need to realize we cannot rely on a digital-only world when it comes to preservation (not just with film).

[@anthonyschlott916]

I'm fine with digital-only personally. World moves forward. Things change. Time to live in the 21st century.

[@Revys_Husband343]

This is why I still prefer physical media and quite frankly and digital media and licensing issues for media in general, but I guess I will still stick with physical media to boot because I still feel like this is just unacceptable

[@mrconroy4672]

I concur. Don’t trust Amazon since they like to pull a fast one.

[@Revys_Husband343]

@mrconroy4672 Actually I prefer eBay over Amazon

[@mrconroy4672]

@@Revys_Husband343I might do more of that soon along with local online shops.

[@300kyuubi]

@@Revys_Husband343 same

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

​​@@Revys_Husband343 What about Amazon Japan ? I'm trying to get authentic Japanese imports of Anime. I want to buy the Japanese version of Anime D.V.D's and releases.

[@westonhutson1894]

Don't forget the fact that these companies can LITERALLY reach into your machine and rip the digital content you have from it. Examples: PlayStation getting rid of their movies and tv capabilities without even refunding any digital movies/shows you had bought and PlayStation ripping the Stellar Blade demo from all PS5s when it was accidentally leaked to the PS Store. There are most likely more of these instances I'm just speaking on the ones I've experienced.

[@Yurinkin]

For real

[@nine_tails137]

This is precisely why I haven't fully integrated into the digital age. Cause with physical media, once you buy it, it's yours forever!

[@Yurinkin]

@@nine_tails137 yup

[@cattigereyes1]

Sony is Making massive mistakes.

[@nathanael9159]

Again...

[@RestedTÖST]

This year is going to be me stocking up further on these before it becomes impossible to find certain titles. Once a disc reaches OOP status, they increase in price massively or become completely unavailable. This is ridiculous.

[@jer1776]

They know exactly what theyre doing.

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

This is literally hell on earth . What have they done?

[@NeoZero369]

We’re witnessing the end of the digital era

[@Official_RetroMania]

Sony is a soulless corporation, is so sad what has become of them.

[@Reverse-Goku]

Well you know what they say: “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Or in this case/scenario as I like to see it: “You either go bankrupt as a popular good company or you work long enough to be effective by corporate greed.”

[@sagittariusseiya8310]

​@@Reverse-Goku Not good.

[@Reverse-Goku]

@@sagittariusseiya8310 This proves it. As long as corporations like Sony exist, the entertainment industry will be ruined.

[@gamerbeast3616]

dvds are outdated looks like you dont get that

[@Marky-Mark1337]

​@gamerbeast3616 it's an unfortunate truth and a bitter pill to swallow.

[@enrinplays]

Physical media also gives access to watch movies and such to thousands of people with lesser means (and any other means tbh) through their local libraries. When they phase it out it’ll hit those communities the hardest

[@tsdrafting]

reminds me of 80's when they quit making vinyl and moved to cds. vinyl came back and the whole industry had to scramble to rebuild the industry.

[@McJorneil]

I figure another company would just become the go-to creator for blu-rays

[@AutZentus]

@@McJorneil They freaking better step up to create blu-rays and dvds because if sony is gonna give up than someone else needs to step up.

[@saswatsethi2739]

I hope the same thing happens for the Blurays and the CD industry

[@raven-sf3di]

Bring back later disc !? 😮 you would have thought these companies would realise people love collecting stuff when all those mini consoles were flying off the shelf.

[@SpinDlsc]

The nice thing about physical, burnable discs is that they can as as a more stable storage medium, whereas flash drives and hard disc drives can fail. Additionally, with NAND, you need to power it periodically, otherwise corruption could occur. The only thing you typically have to worry about with them is disc rot, but you can still make your discs last for 50+ years as long you keep them in a place with low humidity and a stable temperature.

[@TeaBurn]

When the day comes that all physical media disappears (hopefully many, many years from now), I'm going to miss all the special features/behind the scenes/bloopers...etc. You don't get those from streaming services or piracy downloads.

[@mrconroy4672]

Laser printing DVDs needs to be more of a thing now more than ever.

[@3ntr4nc3r]

​@@TeaBurnThat's why I love owning physical Blu-rays and DVDs most of all, plus you can't retroactively censor a physical copy of a movie like you can with streaming media nowadays.

[@TwilightAdvance]

Nah, discrot literally is specific issue with certain adhesive bonds, though you cannot know which compound is used on each disc. I'd say they most likely outlast your lifetime, only the one's with manufacturing errors or poorly stored will suffer the chemical burning.

[@zakofrx]

Their are still companies making them.. Even good brands are still available like Verbatim.. This is a case of Sony having a small market share of a product now only sold in small amounts so they are dropping the expensive manufacturing when made in small amounts.. Just like TDK did and many others..

[@adrianmotohiro6384]

Sony destroying everything OMG !!!

[@Yurinkin]

For real. Physical things especially anime as well. 😮

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

Can we go back? I don't wanna be in this timeline anymore .

[@Yurinkin]

@foregroundeclipse8725 same here.

[@devinjennings5646]

That's not going to happen I'm not gonna let sony destroying everything.

[@havoc012]

EVERYONE GRAB ALL YOUR FAVORITE SERIES AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

[@Reverse-Goku]

BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!

[@RestedTÖST]

What worries me is what I don’t have.

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

​​@@RestedTÖST Same. I'm panicking right now. There's still alot of Anime I don't own yet.

[@MagmaSpacer]

Honestly even like Fullmetal Alchemist the 2003 version can be harder to find because everyone just wants Brotherhood. Eventually there just may not be anywhere to watch the old version

[@RestedTÖST]

@@MagmaSpacer I just have a regular copy of that one. My eyes have been on Arpeggio of blue steel. It’s been out of print for 10 years. It is nothing short of a blessing with the reprints of series we’ve been getting but that’s probably not going to happen as often with everyone pulling out like this.

[@LucLightWolf121]

"You will own nothing, and be happy." Ring any bells, people? It's all by design.

[@MotivatedSharkie]

It will not make me happy

[@LucLightWolf121]

@MotivatedSharkie Nor should it.

[@mmyr8ado.360]

Prepare ourselves for a Digital Dark Age in a few decades. No need for censorship if there's nothing to censor and there would be media that would conveniently survive but it's aligned with those very words and the current thing.

[@MyNamesMegatron]

“And you will be happy with me not buying any of your stuff”

[@gehenna14]

@@MyNamesMegatron ou VILL buy ze product..

[@Septeus7]

You will own nothing and be happy.

[@gamerbeast3616]

we own digital stuff lol keep crying

[@Septeus7]

@@gamerbeast3616 If you keep the download on your own hard drive. If you using a service then you are renting and own nothing. Talk to gamers who lost their steam account and can't play games they paid for. If you don't have physical copy in your custody then you don't OWN it. You at best have rental contract and can expect to spend millions in court arguing. Best to buy hard drives and remember to date them so can you transfer before data decay.

[@Valoric]

@@gamerbeast3616 "Oops the government just decided anything with guns, blood or exposed ankles is now illegal. 95% of your games now are removed from your system. Sorry for any inconvenience. No refunds."

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

Pioneer shall make hard copies better than Sony.

[@naiveveg8447]

@@Valoric cant argue with the mentally diminished

[@kyouma1621]

Never noticed the Miku in the Corner😂

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

Even Miku isn't happy with this news

[@IlIllIlIIllIl]

Killing off Blu-ray sales is stupid. It costs between $1-4 for a blank Blu-ray 50gb. They could even put the shows with their DRM on a usb flash drive. (not that I want DRM). A usb 2.0 64gb flash drive costs about $4 or cheaper. As technology advances flash drives will become cheaper and they could just replace the DVDs and blu-rays.

[@IlIllIlIIllIl]

But no we can't own our share of the shows we enjoy. This is an obvious censorship tactic. For people who don't want to pay money every month just to watch the few shows that are interesting each season.

[@IlIllIlIIllIl]

And also aren't Blu-ray sales how the animation team makes a big chunk of their money? Also a good indicator if a show will get a season 2 or more.

[@IlIllIlIIllIl]

@SpinDisc in the general comment section made a good point. CD, DVDs, and Blu-rays are a very stable product. They will last forever and work forever as long as you keep them in good condition. Flash drives and HDDs will eventually wear out overtime. SSDs need to be powered on periodically to prevent data corruption.

[@xavdeman]

Lol the quality of streaming services even now is way below the quality of a 4K Blu Ray.

[@Valoric]

often it's worse than regular bluray. 9/10 BD has better detail and sound.

[@johanmelis12]

@@Valorici see a good 4k stream as in between a blu ray and a 4k But audio is indeed where they drop the ball

[@ietdkvd]

I really wonder how studios are going to make an extra side of cash now, my only main concern is that there will be less revenue coming into the studio

[@SilverLinin_]

And these companies wonder why luffy is so good at recruiting.

[@t.kersten7695]

he is just funny and charismatic. everybody wants to join the grand fleet.

[@TheIronTiger44]

I agree. It’s imperative that we do all we can to support physical media

[@pixelverse48]

Physical media shall not die out!

[@WinspearUltima]

It’ll be around forever anyway

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

Digital houses already make no sense.

[@agentofsocialmediachaos6712]

I collect anime Blu-rays. I refuse their digital world. Looks like it's the high seas for me

[@Yurinkin]

@@agentofsocialmediachaos6712 cool 😎

[@lightinghound]

Same here

[@casualcadaver]

I prefer my animes on DVD or VHS on a CRT.

[@Yurinkin]

@@casualcadaver cool.

[@agentofsocialmediachaos6712]

@@casualcadaver I have a few anime DVDs and VHS tapes as well.

[@samuelfoster7790]

Dawg what's wrong with them and I'm surprised Sony hasn't got hacked, but I feel like it's coming.

[@neko_3851]

They announced and clarified this months ago. They are ceasing the production of recordable Blu-Rays not pre-recorded Blu-Rays. Simply means you won't be able to buy blank discs anymore, they've confirmed they'll still be selling pre-recorded discs with anime, games and music and things such as.

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

​@@neko_3851 Still not good.

[@tobyzilla2.074]

​@neko_3851 I hope this backfires big time or some other company comes in and takes over the Blu-ray format and other video formats

[@IN-tm8mw]

10:14 The thing I'm doing is this, Create my own Physical Media. My PC doesn't have a CD player installed BUT i paid for an external USB burner, i also went to a used store to pick up a VHS player and recorder. Anything to keep the ability to read and write my own Data that's not connected to a company server that can be updated or altered at anytime. I think SSD game cartridges need to gain popularity.

[@tbc1880]

nintendo uses micro sd cards for their consoles at least switch and 3ds. Meaning you can have games installed on an sd cards and that is far easier to access than cds. Most phones (unless regressive design got that far) can read micros and use a cable to connect to a pc and so on.

[@IN-tm8mw]

@@tbc1880 That's the main reason I feel like supporting Nintendo because of the large Homebrew community.

[@donjohnsonescarosmain2822]

Someday we are living in a world where commoners like us don't own anything while only billionaires own anything as their greed became limited less than before.

[@Observer.b_e_l_l_i_s2]

You get it you truly get it and has been happening in plain sight little by little.

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

Digital houses make no sense.

[@tbc1880]

And then since people can't pay for food, shelter or have anything either 1 of 2 things will happen. Mass hockymasking or routine lines and dumpings.

[@Saviliana]

@@LuigiTheMetal64 VR games are literally just that, digital houses, the corpos are pushing that so they can push everyone into one of those coffin homes and just go VR chat or something similar and call it a day.

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

@ And people are getting sued for hugging VR characters. Crazy because the functions and models are not people.

[@timh.7169]

Its kinda funny to me that it happens extremely often, that as soon as I get into a new hobby, it either suddenly gets popular or it dies out

[@Observer.b_e_l_l_i_s2]

Know the feeling all too well.

[@chill4059]

And yet another reason why I will ALWAYS sail the seas...

[@mrconroy4672]

Let’s hope that it last for the long term. Their own communities need to prep for the long term (about 50-100 years at least).

[@RestedTÖST]

I’m thankful they still produce M-discs, I love preserving data. These discs last a very long time. I’m stock piling now.

[@MichaelCrossAC]

​@@mrconroy4672 Fortunately, dedicated cold storage media will always exist. They are certainly not practical as a means of media playback, but they do store backups beautifully. My biggest concern is that IP owners will lobby for stricter laws that will make backups illegal and for those who copy media to be punished more severely.

[@SaberWolf94]

You people that say this were pirating before and would still pirate even if this didn't happen. Just do it anyway and stop using this as an excuse.

[@tbc1880]

​@@SaberWolf94problem is Gabe is right since there are many reasons people have to do it and most are service issues. Games with drm and other stuff that hurt performance, not being sold by the company anymore meaning you have to buy at insane prices from resellers, region locking type stuff and other things that prevent people from properly playing games out of region, easier preservation of games you already own, and the 2 bad ones: try before you buy and just not buying. Try before you buy is grey as there are games i bought digging into the hype and basically regret buying them at all. (Pokemon sun) and at the same times there are games i have no good way to see if i'd like them because the lack of demos. Even with demos that slice of the game can be lacking in showing how much you'd value the whole experience. For people who one and done games that last point becomes fully black unless you keep it demo level. For people play games over and over its justifyable. Either way its more likely that it will lead to sales unless the game has amazing marketing to get people to part with their money but is actually terrible, or most people can't exercise restraint and are full on consoooomers. The last point is very similar. On one hand i doubt if people who pirate and never buy it will buy it if they couldn't anyway. On the other there are certainly people who don't but can fully do so. To me piracy is more good than bad. And when i do release my games i'm more so interested in what i can do to get that sale from people who tried and didn't stick with it via piracy than stopping that, as it will help my games be far better. Personally i do and aim to continue archiving what games i own and intend on buying from sites like GOG when i can because preservation is my main concern aside the quality of the game. Some of my favorite games are on the DS's if my consoles break what can i do to play them from then on if i don't aim to back them up in a way i can emulate? Now if you wanted to defeat piracy best you can, have a solid trial that encompases not just the entry of the game but some of the meat, endgame and more. Open modding and more support for regions world wide and optimize better. Finally have anti piracy measures that after say ~10 years you remove and officially release it in a way for preservation as by then you likely have moved on to sequels, and aren't profiting much from it. Basically transition it to freeware or at least drm free like GOG. That becomes common place little reason for piracy will exist. As just wait then link to the official sources and maybe a few mirrors.

[@thepraetorian2368]

The only reason I would not choose to pirate media is gone then, Steam is the last exception and soon may be gone

[@Subject-639]

Agreed.

[@McJorneil]

Wait what? What's going on with Steam?

[@thepraetorian2368]

@@McJorneil Despite the memes, Gabe is not immortal, and he's 62 years old, so the good service of Steam will last as long as he's alive

[@Saviliana]

@@McJorneil Also that that lunatic group had been asking and pushing government to create bans and call steam as an monopoly so they can take it down.

[@jorgeechevarria3695]

Damn now anime bluray collections are going to be through the roof i just bought my final fairy tail collection 200+ dollars for it

[@felicia4017]

Heck my local FYE was selling Tanaka-kun for around $80 already. My lovely husband bought me the Tanaka-kun limited edition for Christmas. I don’t know how much he paid for it, but I do know it was in the triple digits.

[@Subject-639]

I saw Uzaki-chan for £50 the other day. Just season 1.

[@cameraredeye3115]

​@@felicia4017 They still have FYE in your neck of the woods?

[@felicia4017]

@@cameraredeye3115 I was surprised myself when I came across it.

[@garthoostveen741]

that's why i continue buying physical copy of Blu-Ray & DVD

[@djaafardjaafar7381]

Thats means we not goona own anything games or movies

[@Reverse-Goku]

Ubisoft did once said before that you better get comfortable with idea of not owning your game. If anything executives should get comfortable with the idea of them not earning profits. And let me use that logic of their’s real quick, if somebody purchases something and they don’t own it. So, if they decided to pirate their stuff, then it shouldn’t be stealing. I’m telling you these companies are gonna learn when you stop buying their stuff. We need to get them comfortable with their profits dropping.

[@mertbince6582]

Physical copies have never been more important than now. We didnt appreciate them nor saw the danger until recent years. A physical copy is much safer from corporations than a digital one. Adobe used to sell photoshop and illustrator for 700$, but they invented the subscription service and learned that its much easier to get people to pay 20$ a month for a service rather than buying it outright even tho those same people would have ended up saving money if they bought a physical copy. Now with less physical copy game companies say shit like gamers should be ok with not owning games they buy since they see selling games as giving a "license to play" instead. Same can happen to movies,tv series and anime on streaming platforms

[@axx012]

Speak for yourself I've always bought physical.

[@tobyzilla2.074]

​@@axx012 I usually buy physical of a movie that I really like but if this happens I'll turn to other methods even recording movies from a streaming service and dump them on DVD

[@AkaSora96]

This sucks, now a lot of anime is going to be stuck in low web quality, and we will never get to experience higher quality versions.

[@gamerbeast3616]

lol not really

[@t59112]

They're only ending the production for recordable discs for consumers. They can still produce their own for their media releases.

[@legoboy7107]

For now. This is only the start of the slippery slope leading to all physical disks being discontinued.

[@SavantPete]

Screw it. I'm downloading every anime ever made (except Boruto)

[@Reverse-Goku]

Naruto: Shippuden is the true ending to the Naruto series and I don’t care what anyone says 😤

[@ethanblair7351]

What(?!) So Boku No Pico Is Fair Game(?)

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

Then the hard drive dies out.

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

Get Ashita No Joe both seasons. It's peak .

[@gameseduard6466]

if im unable to buy a physical product... I ALLWAYS PIRATE ! Phisical products means you own em.

[@-Blue-_]

Now only PC is our only hope to actually owning our Games

[@mythicalskeleton1546]

The more they try to force digital the more they encourage people to stop supporting them

[@soniathehedgehog6941]

The rise of bootleg dvds wasn't on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are!

[@foregroundeclipse8725]

I'm trying to avoid the bootleg D.V.D's of Anime like the plague. It's hard to tell when you don't live in Japan . So it's difficult. I don't care if it costs and arm and leg, Japan can have my paycheck if it means I can own the old Anime I love .

[@wolkenrittercrimson]

even if buying physical media wont be as effective of a countermeasure anymore as a collector of anime manga blu ray dvds i'll continue to bolster my physical collection before the current anime apocalypse gets even worse we need to show these greedy corporations that physical media still has a place still has a purpose in the medium of anime and gaming! when physical media gets killed off by greed i and hopefully the masses of anime fans that truly care about the medium will do a massive boycott in the upcoming future the only way to save the future of anime is to make the industry bleed out money!

[@StevePlaysSteveplaysyotube]

Im not buying the next generation of consoles anyway what’s the point when I can play of games and they probably come to of in a few years later anyway.

[@tobyzilla2.074]

​@@StevePlaysSteveplaysyotube I'm not getting another console ever again

[@prophaetwo]

Get a NAS server, backup your media, stream locally and share uncensored content or lost media on cards. Torrent when needed and always backup everything. Otherwise you will own nothing, and not be happy.

[@Kyosukedono]

This is the perfect opportunity for a competitor to swoop in and corner that market

[@neko_3851]

Was waiting for this, they announced and clarified this months ago. They are ceasing the production of recordable Blu-Rays not pre-recorded Blu-Rays. Simply means you won't be able to buy blank discs anymore, they've confirmed they'll still be selling pre-recorded discs with anime, games and music and things such as.

[@felicia4017]

@@neko_3851 That’s true. For now at least. But we are just talking about a foreseeable futur.

[@erickvoshel1]

So movies & TV shows aren't in danger?

[@neko_3851]

@ No, just blank Blu Rays but even then the blank Blu Ray market is overbloated. Sony makes more money off of not making blanks than making them, since they, thanks to BRDA, automatically gets a portion of Verbatim and Panasonic selling blank Blu Rays anyways. They're still making physical media just not blank Blu Ray disks.

[@SeanMania213]

I’m sorry fucking WHAT?! Like for all Blu-Ray forever????

[@mrconroy4672]

That blows. Do you prefer dvd or bluray?

[@MaoRatto]

DVD due to being cheaper to just use.

[@neko_3851]

They announced and clarified this months ago. They are ceasing the production of recordable Blu-Rays not pre-recorded Blu-Rays. Simply means you won't be able to buy blank discs anymore, they've confirmed they'll still be selling pre-recorded discs with anime, games and music and things such as.

[@SeanMania213]

@@neko_3851 imo this is just a stepping stone for them to eventually get rid of all BD within the decade

[@MaoRatto]

@@neko_3851 Well, people will just learn to reverse engineer that.

[@NoshikiYT]

L move Sony this move is terrible

[@neko_3851]

They announced and clarified this months ago. They are ceasing the production of recordable Blu-Rays not pre-recorded Blu-Rays. Simply means you won't be able to buy blank discs anymore, they've confirmed they'll still be selling pre-recorded discs with anime, games and music and things such as.

[@NoshikiYT]

@ exactly

[@gamerbeast3616]

good movie dvds are outdated

[@tobyzilla2.074]

​@@gamerbeast3616 screw you I use dvds still

[@Hschlick84]

I will never pay a penny to a streaming service.

[@gamerbeast3616]

then dont lol cry about it

[@LordMaidenless]

SSD and HDD sales will skyrocket

[@ArticBlueFox96]

We should pass laws and policies to prevent media from becoming lost media. Rulings to prevent orphan copyrights, expanding the public domain, requiring physical releases for certain kinds of media, archiving, support for public libraries, requiring forms of backwards compatibility and/or emulation, etc...

[@josephfrye7342]

Sony is in big trouble now

[@SeanMania213]

I promise you they will live. Consumers are going to consume and anti consumer practices will not be punished because they fundamentally exist to make money which people in power like

[@adamjutras7024]

​@@SeanMania213 that is why peaceful protest is inadequate.

[@mrconroy4672]

Sadly I doubt anything will come of this short term or long term. Basically the same equivalent of people hating the high prices of Apple but still buying their new product anyways.

[@SeanMania213]

@@adamjutras7024 Solidarity and protest are literally consumers' only recourse against those with the money and power to control our lives. Still, unfortunately, these trillion-dollar megacorps, run by individuals with billions, bought/created social media, and, through that and the threat of violence in the form of poverty, convinced us we should all be selfish and hate each other over stupid shit. Or, at the very least, too busy/tired trying to survive to do anything about it.

[@river7874]

@adamjutras7024 You glow so very brightly in the dark with this fedpost of yours.

[@MikuRide3939]

Its being done to manipulate digital copies in the future. For example, subtle edits of certain things and then blame it on Mandela effect gas lighting people claiming so and so didnt exist. If you have physical original recorded copies, governent agendas woudn't be able to do that. Anime community should be wise enough to this.

[@Truth-Justice-Freedom]

Yes, FOR CENSORSHIP AND BRAINWASHING👿

[@Fallenangelboy330]

And this is why people pirate anime Hopefully Sony will get in trouble for this

[@neko_3851]

They announced and clarified this months ago. They are ceasing the production of recordable Blu-Rays not pre-recorded Blu-Rays. Simply means you won't be able to buy blank discs anymore, they've confirmed they'll still be selling pre-recorded discs with anime, games and music and things such as.

[@tobyzilla2.074]

​@@neko_3851 still people will want to buy blank disc

[@SlickGamble]

Blue ray players just became a tradable asset.

[@jorgeechevarria3695]

Funny thing when i was trying to get my missing fairy tail collection i talked to crunchyroll customer service that when can they have it in stock and they said they didn't know now i know why and wasted a lot of money

[@jaywerner8415]

The CEO of Value Gabb Newl once said, "Piracy is not a Pricing Problem, it's a Service problem." IE if Companies are unable or unwilling to provide service, PEOPLE WILL FIND A WAY to get what they want, Legal or otherwise. I need only Reference the US Prohibition on Alcohol in the 1920s to make this point clear. We may live in the "digital Age", but that doesn't mean we can't have PHYSICAL products. Not to mention how easy it is to Modify or Erase Digital Data. Like many things in this day and age, they are doing these things for 2 reasons: Save Money and CONTROL. Its a Pattern that keeps repeating itself.

[@alexkagune6337]

Sony never misses an oportunity to show us how shitty they are

[@Musicradio77Network]

Look at what Sony did, they started with the Betamax in 1975 which was 50 years ago, and also made the Betamax VCR’s which is the best VCR around, second to VHS, and VHS beats Betamax by a ton. In the past, there was DVD’s, Laserdiscs, CED videodiscs (the one that RCA doomed back in the 80’s), VHS and Betamax. Those were the norm of physical media.

[@Tnu1138]

THis is a control method. digital media is easier to censor and control.

[@couldnotic]

Dude, Nintendo is gonna be the only company that are still gonna be having physical copies when it comes to games because of the Switch 2. Switch 2 is gonna be backward compatible with Switch 1 games, including your already own physical copy, which I assume Nintendo will continue making physical copies for Switch 2 since their games are running on like microchips.

[@jb0258jr]

I'm here pretty early on in the information. If Sony has only digital games for the PS6 going forward, I'm done... I've been gaming for 30 years and can't imagine having to abandon it all because of physical games going away 😔 If this legitimately happens, I'll be finally picking up the backlog for PS5, PS4, PS3, PS2, and PS1. Realistically speaking, I'll probably have enough games to never buy another game again. Hopefully it doesn't come to this, though. Physical gaming dying will impact the industry in more negative ways than positive.

[@otherprisma7354]

Untrue, its RECORDABLE BLUE RAYS. They are still gonna use blue rays for games and movies.

[@Valoric]

Yeah think you're right. This story kinda jumped the gun.

[@erickvoshel1]

How do you know this?

[@Valoric]

@@erickvoshel1 It's in the headline. Recording discs are different from factory production ones used for movies and games. They're meant for home users who burn their own content themselves. Could be wrong, though.

[@erickvoshel1]

@@Valoric Thank you for the clarification. I can breathe of a sigh of relief knowing that I can still buy movies & tv shows on Blu-Ray. So why is everyone panicking?

[@donvielboykins112]

The translation mentioned printed too

[@Asaylum117]

Screw you Sony and your stupidity. GOD DAMNIT! Things just keep getting worse for entertainment.

[@Musicradio77Network]

Sony is the company that invented the Betamax format in 1975 which is 50 years ago.

[@hoppy8008]

Do Not Want!!!! Entertainment in general is cooked if physical media is completely phased out.

[@joshuakolton9955]

Guess I’m pirating now. This is the whole reason why I buy all my media (anime especially) physically so they can’t censor.

[@JustZome]

The great reset is happening before our very eyes…

[@NeoZero369]

Yep

[@Mestephra]

No physical ownership? Well, since they're not following the interests of the customers who put food on their tables, we should take our business somewhere else. Remind companies like Sony on just who MADE THEM what they are today. For real, WE are the ones in power. Starve this company of money, THEN they will listen.

[@hee-yoonkang1466]

This also means that ps will no longer be on discs and you will have to have internet

[@ImOnGearSoWhat]

People buy storage!!! I sense dark times ahead of us in the anime community. Start downloading your favorite series and cold storage it. They may very well disappear into the abyss with these corporations lobbying to fight piracy.

[@ElectricNippleTorture]

You're misunderstanding, it's BD-R that people can buy off the shelves to burn onto discs. They're still going to press official, authorized copies of blu ray discs, but the BD-R discs that you can buy at an office or electronics store, Sony will stop production of, since demand is rather low. Just keep buying BDs of your favorite shows, movies, music, and games and they'll continue to press official BDs.

[@donvielboykins112]

Right, they explained last year it's blank disks they're winding down

[@mech2159]

But I like the drama.

[@kelele]

Full digital is a NO GO. You can already see now how digital games on PS store cost 10-15% MORE than a brand new physical game disc it is insane. Also the benefit of physical disc like re-selling, trading or just simply keeping as a collection will be gone if Sony monopolize the digital market. People need to open their eyes and see that you don't truly own your digital games. What happens if 10-20 years later your game get delisted?

[@OuroborosGhoul]

Miku agrees… she sitting in the corner, shocked beyond belief 😂😂😂

[@Truth-Justice-Freedom]

We the animefans/gamers MUST REFUSE and STOP BUYING their DIGITAL COPIES 💪! STAND STRONG, TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE PHYSICAL MEDIAS GREAT AGAIN 🇺🇲

[@keioII]

Don't worry bro, malaysia got you covered.

[@emilyjones9787]

While this is a major hit to physical media it's not the end! Pioneer still produces these forms of media preservation, so lets support them as much as possible!!

[@KnightReiteRx]

Dw guys it's just blank blu ray dvds. Stuff to transfer files onto like we do with hard drives and shit. The blu rays and dvds we get with movies and shows already on them are gonna be fine.

[@erickvoshel1]

How do you know that?

[@mpo48]

Prove it now

[@KnightReiteRx]

Idk why but I responded earlier but it didnt post ig. Anyway from what I read its consumer blu rays (blank discs) that are discontinued, but they're still producing ones for businesses to load movies and shows onto. Look up "neogaf sony blu-rays" and you'll see the thread I got my info from.

[@RenderingUser]

Wait, then... How do anime studios make any money anymore?

[@bosscomplex]

"you will own nothing and like it!"

[@sirsilentxx]

Yes we will pirate everything and love it 😁

[@WinspearUltima]

@@sirsilentxxfacts

[@ThomatoSauce]

They literally are saying “you will own nothing, and you will be happy.”

[@marcuszeus5552]

Sony just keeps on taking L after L, from buying Kadokawa and having Anime Monopoly to having failed games and movies and now this 😡

[@DaBaseBallZ]

And this is why having the file of something itself on your device without any ties to other platforms (or piracy for short) is the way to go

[@Tantalos79]

speedrunning into the dystopia.

[@AuraLeafstorm]

I have a DVD/Blu-ray collection because I like to own the movies and shows that I love - not just buy a temporary license to view them (that can be revoked at any time!), which is what streaming services are. They're taking away our ability to buy these things legally and then complaining about people sailing the high seas in the same breath. Unbelievable. Own nothing and be happy.

[@wildruid10]

No one buying blank media storage everyone using sd cards and other online/storage media.

[@StoneCresent]

If vinyl records can make a comeback, I'm not concerned that physical media will truly die. Additionally, we shouldn't take the internet for granted as a major war could be very disruptive to the online ecosystem and some regions still do not have fast, reliable, and/or inexpensive internet access. However, a lot of new indie media is already digital only with only the most popular stuff receiving physical releases if not for vanity or marketing reasons. It wouldn't surprise me if this trend becomes more common with big media companies as their production and marketing costs have ballooned over the past decade. Also, archival-grade optical discs remain a good cost effective medium for most consumers' digital archiving needs where magnetic tape storage is too expensive or overkill.

[@yme3267]

You'll own nothing and be happy

[@gamerbeast3616]

you own digital stuf

[@ethanblair7351]

*You Will Own Nothing And Be Happy* *You Own Nothing Be Happy* *Be Happy Own Nothing* *Nothing Owns Happy* *Your Nothing* *Be Happy Sony Owns You* *Be Not Happy*

[@brenomaia8857]

the Desktop mate miku LOL

[@jod2015]

Does this mean HDDVD will get resurrected?

[@SoulCasta]

Welp... this is disappointing to hear...

[@ashe1928]

Slam Dunk remove from Crunchyroll now I can't find it...and Gundam already gone...Thanks Sony...

[@aaronwalker1615]

Hording DVDs/VHS! They can take my physical media! When they pry it from my cold dead hands! 😜

[@alfonsobiggers2452]

Well, we made it. We haved lived to see the death of ownership. No longer do we live in a world where you can claim what you pay for as your own. We shall now be forever doomed to see the fruits of our blood, sweat, and tears funnel far into the bottomless void, never to be seen again.

[@2BAMaster9]

Are they stupid?

[@sagittariusseiya8310]

Yes.