Sony Is NOT Killing Blu-rays & Physical Media

[@JeffRauseo]

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[@iloveblue7920]

May i ask Jeff wheres the video on the Hitcher sep 30, not a fan ? Stardust Sep 24

[@SuperThebillybob]

Unfortunate that "SONY ENDING BLU-RAYS" is way better clickbait than "Sony is working with SDS for physical media distribution as part of their taking over the role of publication of Disney, Fox, and Touchstone titles"

[@iloveblue7920]

Did you see same video as me, omg, Sony are cutting the BDR Division.

[@WhateverWhenever888]

He does click bait too…

[@paulocamoes6816]

Yet another example not just of how stupid people are, which has always been the case, but especially of how quickly the internet can promote that stupidity.

[@JosephASobora]

Exactly and they still kept doing this garbage since the dawn of streaming! It's getting really annoying! Don't people understand choices?

[@donnellcoleman7784]

People will believe anything online n the news on tv

[@alienboy1322]

@paulocamoes6816 I regretfully felt into that trap. But, I'm still planning on making July my year where I give my attention to buying more dvds/blu rays.

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

Especially when a Twit-longer drops Yeash

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

July is a month

[@TheVarietyGuy]

As a fan-editor who wants to put my edits on my shelf, I have bought so many BD-R-DLs. However, none of them have been Sony. If Verbatim stops making them I'll have a problem.

[@JeffRauseo]

I do wonder how many are private label Sony discs though. It could impact those labels like Verbatim.

[@ericlynn]

If you’re someone that makes their own short films it feels so sick to have your films on blu ray instead of just a file on ur computer or KZbin link

[@robertobuatti7226]

Phew, I was extremely worried/anxious about physical media formats and it's future, we need to preserve movies/TV shows, games, music or any kind of entertainment on any physical format, it's great to have access to them anytime without needing an Internet connection or subscribing to a streaming service and having them in the best quality available in which no digital can match nor surpass and it's important to preserve them for future generations.

[@bened22]

Just a thought: Don't put the past, present and future of movies on your shoulders. Get and keep what you like and don't let the whole world be your problem. Because that shit would be too much to handle.

[@robertobuatti7226]

@@bened22 I'm a collector of movies, TV shows, for over 30 years since I was 12 in 1993 & I worry and get anxious when they don't get released on physical media formats, but I understand what you mean.

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

My mindset is that: If there's no disc It doesn't exist anymore And it's not my problem that the media moved on because stuff like Indiana Jones and The Thing along with stuff from that time is still being made So as long as we have the really BIG points, we still have a lot of media history

[@u77750]

People need to read past the headlines

[@ItsameMatt]

The problem to me was the original source from a Japanese news outlet didn't add much to the story. They made one sentence in the (very brief) article that mentioned the current age of streaming.

[@Cosmstack]

Even if you read past some of the headlines, not all articles provided these details either

[@donnellcoleman7784]

Or people need stop reading what u see on online & tv

[@alienboy1322]

@u77750 Don't worry, I just learned that lesson the hard way. I'm sorry.

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

Headlines need to stop outright lying

[@Downhuman74]

It made zero sense to me when I heard it (and I was right). They just took over Disney's home video distribution - that's not exactly getting out of the BD/4K game, is it?

[@zacharylee1995]

I sure hope you are right 🙏

[@DennisTamayo]

In North America only.

[@GrayWolf5000]

Sony is probably the best studio out there keeping physical movies alive. I recently watched their 4k blu rays for underworld and they are amazing. $60 for 5 4k movies with amazing transfers and dolby atmos. Hopefully Sony puts out more stuff from these studios they are working with. I'm tired if Scream Factory doing 4k for studios. $40 for one release is absurd and they are not even packaged with a booklet or hard case like arrow video.

[@gyunex4889]

4:25. This sums up everything.

[@badgastein2]

Hi Jeff, UK here. We currently have at least 2 major distributors on line such as HMV and Zavvi. The UK pricing is very transparent [DVD £10, BluRay £15, 4K £25 and 4K steelbook £35]. This makes a very healthy marketplace and the future of discs here is looking good.

[@cheekster777]

Thank you Jeff.

[@mlong9475]

3:40 A poorly written headline at that. Should have said it was Recordable media but then again maybe they did it on purpose because we're all talking about it now.

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

I mean the purpose is to get people to read the main article because You Just Won't Believe What Happens Next But no one reads newspaper anymore

[@slate49]

Thnx for the clarification! The articles I read didn’t make it clear and I read a few. I appreciate your input on this and settling the hype

[@DanielJ-00]

Thank you for eloquently putting the information together in this video. It sucks that most articles and tweets on this matter are completely ignoring the most crucial details on this.

[@GoingtotheMovies]

Heard the headline on the John Campea Show and thought, "let me go to Jeff to see what's really going on." Thanks for always clearing this stuff up.

[@pete49327]

Sony blu-rays sold on GRUV would make my day. Gruv is my favorite online blu-ray store because of fantastic rolling sales along with fast free shipping with no minimum purchase necessary. Of course only Universal titles and a few Warner are sold there, more studios please.

[@jonathangreen7398]

Totally agree.

[@gnarwhal7562]

Who's here after the unfortunate news that just dropped?

[@fewcusi]

Me. I was like, “He’s gonna have to rethink this.”

[@MatCaveGaming]

The thing I already miss is going out to a store to hunt for movies. Sure, digital shopping is convenient, but the whole experience of finding a movie you love is gone, at least from large stores like Best Buy, for example.

[@Gobzer5526]

Thank you, Jeff, for this video. I literally JUST had a friend who is slightly into physical media tell me she heard that Sony was going to stop making Blu-ray. I immediately recalled seeing this video pop up on my subscription feed from a couple days ago, so I knew I had to watch it and get to the bottom of this. Always appreciate your transparency and honest, unbiased videos. Keep it up!!

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

"unbiased" (looks at the background of the video) Yeah that's a man who doesn't talk about stuff that he's concerned about

[@Espo2250]

I will NEVER stop collecting discs mainly because when i "purchase" a film on prime or whatever i dont feel like i really own the movie and i love special features and want to see how the movie was made. Plus nothing beats the picture quality of a 4k disc on a OLED tv.

[@MrDestroyedSoulx]

Prime mostly does give special features. And Disney plus has a lot of special features for many of their movies available on the app. But I agree, if you want something you own get a disc. Even Disney now is removing their own shit for tax write offs just like warner bros did.

[@SessleIsosceles]

LONG LIVE PHYSICAL MEDIA 💽💿📀

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

That's not gonna age well

[@Hicks-g1m]

Thank you for clearing this up Jeff I thought that this whole Sony stopping blu-rays and video games was Complete BS

[@sebastianshook6771]

If This Deal Means We'll See An Abundance Of TV On DVD, I'm Game.

[@UnitedWeStandFreedom]

They wound loose billions if they did because millions of us would not be buying movies or games anymore! In which i spend about 8 grand a year on personally. I don't buy digital air nonsense anymore and never will .

[@NickyHelp]

Loose? You mean “lose”.

[@NickyHelp]

They haven’t lost billions when DVDs outsold the other.

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

It does affect some of us. Especially companies who make the bootleg discs for the hundreds of shows and movies that never get physical releases. I know at least three companies who depend on those discs to make their discs. 🤷‍♂️

[@JeffRauseo]

Well first of all, I’m not going to call them “companies”. I can’t feel bad that people printing illegal copies and making profits off other people’s art might be stuck. Second, there are so many BD-Rs available from other brands. There are literally millions already available. They’re going to be fine.

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

@@JeffRauseo they aren't the main companies or people using them. I use them for my own music and film releases on small scale. Obviously there are other brands. And some of the smaller scale media companies out there actually release their Blu Rays on BD-R. Some of the more boutique labels have released at least a couple dozen movies that I know of, on BD-r even when released in physical stores. I have a good dozen of these official release titles in my collection. Where the movies came on BD-r in official releases. But Sony was one of the higher quality brands. So it does leave a bit of void in the market. Nevertheless, there are other companies. But you and I have digressed on bootleg copies before. I have been pretty frank about it. If my art were out of print, or I never made physical media of my stuff and somebody else appreciated the art enough they made copies, then that isn't going to bother me. Those people aren't losing any money on the art, when the traditional channels aren't ever going to release them on physical media anyway. So that will continue to be a topic with two camps of thought into the future I believe.

[@juanducasse]

physical media is ALIVE !! MORE ALIVE than ever !! thanks Jeff, you´re da man

[@OrbitCruz28]

Agreed with you 😇

[@marcfavell]

It really isn't like 10 years ago at all 🤷

[@deadlockoriginalfilms2.096]

As an independent filmmaker who makes blu rays of his films, i do find this really worrisome

[@jamied1579]

"people don't read past the headline" And THAT is the main problem, which many disingenuous news/information media rely on. I saw this story the other day and it didn't take much reading on to see it was about recordable discs...

[@Kimvanloocke]

great for Amerika but what about EU Belgium never got Viper Series or Superforce and companies want to force subscriptions streaming studios are choosing digital to cut costs manufacturing and Shipping

[@acelee5732]

But why no blue ray for the PS 5 and the heafty price for the Pro also with out any disc drive.

[@chrisleehaessley]

When it does eventually go no physical media...I will stop supporting those companies and just watch my physical media.

[@michaelmyersplays4992]

I will 😊

[@DangerousDevilOfficial]

@@chrisleehaessley I will buy the bootlegs with no remorse. Forcing consumers to buy into their streaming scams isn't going to work when we literally have been able to buy physical media of our movies and shows for nearly the last 50 years.

[@chrisleehaessley]

I won't feel bad about bootleg copies

[@peterschmidt9942]

I think it depends on the title. New cinema movies yeah, they're still being put out on physical media. When it comes to Music DVDs, I'm sure they're on the decline.I haven't seen many new titles come out for that in a while.

[@user-gs4oi1fm4l]

This is a relief. I was quite surprised to see this and unfortunately the first article I saw on it was completely off. Grateful Jeff was on top of this for us to confirm what I was seeing elsewhere!

[@BILLONEE]

Hi Jeff. Thak you so much for the update. I (like you) have been keeping up with the changes but have no worries. I'm a total believer that things work themselves out. I do have a request for you though. Is it possible for you to 1- Incorporate a "Movie Request" page for your subscribers & 2-Ask the studios to access this list? Just curious. Take care! --- Bill

[@ShaneC2788]

Thanks for clearing this up. I've seen this news all over Twitter but with the wrong info.

[@corneliusdobeneck4081]

I don't agree all the time with you but THANKS for being the only one so far getting this straight! Salute. Everybody saying otherwise is dumb as faak, sorry. People are so annoying with all this fear mongering. And if you think about it a little further, what poeple don't understand is this: as a business model streaming sucks! Just look at all the streaming platforms and how they struggle to maintain their business. Even crApple gave away 5 months of free membership for Playstation players. And believe me, crApple doesn't do that because they are so nice. crApple has estimated (third party guess work here) 25 Million subs cashing in 250 Million a month. Actually noone knows how many subs they have as crApple doesn't reveal numbers. The crApple show "Foundation" Season 1+2 production costs is about 90 Million + adds. Additionally they have to pay their staff and maintain infrastructure every month. With 25 million subs they might do good enough to maintain this product but they'll never know how many subs they have next month. And considering how many streaming platforms we already have subscribers are running thin, that's why various platforms offer their product in bundles. Movies on discs will be there forever, period.

[@heavensea141]

Awesome video. It also bugle my mind sometimes as An Playstation gamer since the Playstation 1 area. So many clueless gamers who have no clue what they are talking about. Majority of Singelplayer games do no require online connection just to play ' Also the majority of the game are on the disc's, even some are buggy at launch. Online connection to download updates and patches isn't the same as online connection just to play. After updates and patches are downloaded and installed you can disconnect you're Playstation 4 - Playstation 5 system offline and Continue playing them offline with all updates and patches installed. HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST COMPLETE EDITION IS THE perfect best Example on who Do Phycical singelplayer games right " Reprinted disc with all updates, patches and DLC BURNING Shores included on the disc's without having to connect online. Playstation 5 offline plug and play! Joy to Support this '

[@brucethen]

What doesnt help is the click bait articles for obvious readons show pictures of blu-ray films in their titles

[@jonathansongco4302]

Unbelievable.

[@carlkitchen]

So the sky isn't falling? 😮

[@nikkic516]

Well yet another retailer has dumped physical media. Dollar General has decided that since their customers aren't buying movies from them, they cut a rack full and the bin usually at the front door down to just a 2 sided spinner vs the four way spinner they used to have. Only had a few DVD only selections and no Blu-rays. These were my "go to place" where I've found many 3D selections along with various movies and TV series. I've even found selections that are out of print with some not even sold on amazon or ebay at a premium. I hope Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stays in the game as these are also places where you can score big if you're knowledgeable on motion pictures.

[@1UpJohn]

Thanks for clarifying the issue. I didn't know it was about recordable discs until this video. There's been so many clickbait articles and videos going around.

[@bened22]

Thanks for the info! I'm not on Social Media except YT but it's good to be in the loop on such topics.

[@andremelandray7102]

Jeff i was waiting for you response to this and glad you did , thanks for clarifying , also , hope you were able to get your Jaws pinball.

[@rinalsingh1258]

That's a relief. I was scared that Sony was planning to stop selling Blu-ray.

[@rosstee]

I hadn't heard any news about Blu-ray recently but I hardly ever go on Twitter etc. Thanks for the update anyway Jeff.

[@ku222104]

I genuinely believe it is insane how critical thinking has gone out the window with social media. Whether it be for clickbait articles on Twitter and Facebook or clickbait videos on KZbin. Glad you do your best to be through and prepared before making a video and clarifying new information if something comes about or changes!

[@gc3k]

The clarification still isn't good news. Recordable optical disc is an excellent format for archiving, with a small physical footprint and a traditionally low price. Cutting production on BDR sounds like they may also cut development (for greater storage per disc) unfortunately

[@Yuyin_0]

Where a good place to buy 4k media since Best Buy isn’t selling anymore???

[@TheSoulWithin7]

8:11 #ReleaseTheAyerCut Warner Bros 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Michael64425]

Well said Mr Jeff,Always enjoy your videos am in the UK where this nonsense is always going around .Of course I expect there will be gradual reduction in the years to come but physical media is not going away for a long time. Have a great day.😊

[@treebranch2066]

Thanks for the info. Some of the headlines I saw were quite scary 😮

[@jacobguerrero1632]

Random question but I figured since your the movie master you can help me. Do you know ow if sucker punch will ever come to 4K??? It’s on my wish list!

[@ralphpattison5611]

Hi Jeff, loved the video. As you appear to be very knowledgeable on physical media do you think we are ever going to have any Hammer Horror movies on 4K ?.

[@SamBorowskiFILMMAKER]

Jeff As a Filmmaker and Great Supporter and Collector of Physical Media, I would have to say that THIS is Your Best Video To Date!

[@Big_Mike724]

Thank you, Jeff, as always, for the clarification! I actually did read further than the headline and knew this to be the case. But I was still waiting for your video on this topic. You never disappoint!

[@tophat27]

Whats the future for pedabite discs?

[@davidarmstrong7549]

I use recordable dvd's (dvd-r's) a lot. I have so much stuff recorded. I hope the format isn't coming to an end!

[@Trekapedia]

People also saying the physical media going away thing due to Redbox filing for bankruptcy. What they don’t realize is when Walmart remodeled their stores, those stores didn’t have room for the kiosks anymore so they dropped them. Ty for the update man and keep up the fantastic work please! Love the content and you are awesome.

[@Lowkey_nxthxn]

Thanks for clearing this subject I was worried for a bit because I hate streaming I only stream if I have to like Netflix and Disney stuff like that

[@SeanWarren]

Thank you for this very informative video. I saw a story yesterday and got a little concerned.

[@chillindylan6497]

Sony will press Blu-ray's until the bitter end, which isn't going to be anytime soon. I firmly believe that physical media will never go away, at least not in my lifetime. Heck, look at the CD, still going after 41 years. Not to mention, vinyl records are selling strong and have been around for closer to 75 years. Having stuck with traditional distribution methods, Sony is MAKING BANK! They have been very upfront about this fact and they're even somewhat boastful about having not started their own streaming service.

[@jonzodrow6521]

Thank u I was geting worried I live 45 min to walmart and I try to get my games there I like physical copy's

[@geofreypejsa54]

Thanks Jeff for clearing this issue up. The headlines got my attention, but you cleared it up. THANKS!

[@MoviesAreRad]

This was so helpful man. Thanks for making this cuz I was FREAKING OUT.

[@The_Double_U]

I kinda want to get BD-R Discs, so I can make My Own Physical Copies of some Fan Films on KZbin to keep in My Collection.

[@JeffRauseo]

You can still get them!

[@The_Double_U]

@@JeffRauseo I know, I've been eyeing some on Amazon for a While.

[@michaelschiessl8357]

Thank you Jeff for the clarification on this!!

[@justinbass8243]

So. Since Best Buy is not selling anymore movies. Where do you buy your movies/ Steelbooks? Your goto shop. Thank you.

[@OrbitCruz28]

For me, I go to Walmart and Target for that.

[@chaddixson8398]

They also just signed to do physical media for Disney, are people dumb?

[@nabieladrian]

Sony is the only company that keeps getting negative press, I swear. And the worst part is that's neither their fault or responsibility, so here we are getting out of comfort just to debunk clickbait news.

[@AshleyDale-y6h]

Some people find it really comfortable to tell others that news lies in the title It's basically the Skulduggery Pleasant books It's not about Skulduggery Pleasant, his name is just on the cover

[@Jolly-Green-Steve]

Until the day that 64TB hard drives are under 200 dollars there will always be a demand for blu-rays. Since we've been stuck in the 4-8TB range for high end affordability for like 10 years and since 24TB drives are 600 dollars I don't see that happening any time soon. It will probably be in like 2030-2032 that disc based media is completely phased out.

[@jastheace425]

Jeff do you know if we will ever get A.I artificial intelligence on 4K??????

[@spiffdaddy]

Windows did 4 me when stopped Blu-ray support. Have not bought 1 since

[@brandonhall1341]

I will miss BDRs. I hope some company still always manufactures BDRs

[@iloveblue7920]

i did not hear any of this lately, ppl get so paranoid jeff, thanks for this

[@eugenerawls2963]

I found terrifer 2 on VHS tapes at wal Mart in 2024 🎥📼

[@xxnike0629xx]

You're right. The titles are click bait and unfortunately so many people don't have basic reading comprehension skills.

[@RoninGxng]

They don't know that research is being done for 1 petabyte disc's so even if physical media goes away it'd definitely come back maybe by a new company even

[@Corleone1891]

What does SDS stand for?

[@NickJR528]

5:00

[@Corleone1891]

Thank you so much. I totally missed that.

[@OrbitCruz28]

Studio Distribution Services.

[@MichaelF267]

Thank you for this. I just sent this video to a friend who over reacted last night .

[@JeffRauseo]

Your friend can breathe again!

[@supermariof0521]

And now they are......

[@petrasixz4306]

BD-R for Cold Data Storage is even better than a HDD or SSD for its multi-decade century longevity of data retention.

[@petrasixz4306]

Just Burn RAR files in parts of 23.23GB on each disc to archive your bits of data.

[@thelaughingmanofficial]

They are killing the production of BD-RE. For the consumer market.

[@TheSoulWithin7]

You're right My input is If physical media is dying. Why is disney making all their popular disney plus shows on physical steelbook collections

[@mataiguana5]

Numb minded people nowadays do not read thoroughly. It is a bad habit nowadays spreading panic because of misinformation.

[@jefffan171]

This is great work Jeff. I remember the death of the Dreamcast console because of a misinterpreted message that was released in the early 2000's saying they were slowing down production of the system and it got reported as shutting down production and that killed the system. Like you said properly fact checking in journalism is a dying art these days. So thank you for the facts and the efforts you put in.

[@user-fo5cd3mh7u]

does that mean australia is going to get back disney and 20th centry movies

[@liammurphy3593]

Well, to teach them a lesson they shall hardly forget! At a new home!

[@brianharley6452]

Yes they are lol it even says they are slowing down on production and will end it in a few years

[@HALLIWEL07]

thank you for making this video i just heard the rumors but was not able to find the article i was scared to death i love my blurays and look foward to continue buying them in the future

[@ShaneW999]

Thank you for this, I was starting to get worried for movies/ tv shows in physical media

[@travisbrown6598]

Thank you Jeff to help us understanding these studios and physical media. I was afraid that Sony is cutting Blu-Ray altogether but as you said, you have to read to beyond the headlines which sadly this generation does not.

[@audiofella5066]

I read one of those articles on yahoo news and literally the first thing I said was wait a minute lemme see what Jeff has to say about this!!! LOL

[@spencerrutt]

I assumed it was cause people were making bootlegs of streaming originals.

[@Pewpewpew182]

Thanks for the breakdown. This makes perfect sense

[@jaybodnar9762]

Good work! Good segment! Keep it up.

[@Leonard_Washington76]

When it comes to my movies and video games. I will keep buying physical

[@Eringo-kw9yx]

Thanks for clearing everything up Jeff

[@jeffgriffin3071]

Have U ever heard of the company hmv & why do they sell movies so cheap?

[@AlexandreGomes-iu7bf]

Ou seja: Os colecionadores continuarão a ter seus filmes. Pena que aqui no Brasil, os estúdios como a Disney não lançam mais seus títulos aqui. E tiraram o Português de filmes lançados em outros países!

[@thejuiced1beats]

You are correct but 30$ blu rays are not the business... I.E. "The First Omen"