Sony Japan ends production of recordable Blu-rays

Sony quits Blu-ray, MiniDV, and MiniDisc recordable media but don’t freak out
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Sony Japan ends production of recordable Blu-rays with ‘no successor’ planned
Sony is officially ending production of recordable Blu-rays. In an announcement from Japan spotted by Tom’s Hardware, Sony Storage Media Solutions said it will stop manufacturing the discs in February, alongside recordable MiniDiscs, MD-Data, and MiniDV cassettes, adding, “there will be no successor models.”
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Sony is halting production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDiscs and MiniDV cassettes
Sony is ending production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media, along with MiniDV cassettes, the company announced. Last year, Sony said that it would gradually end production of recordable optical media and production at its Tagajo City plant due to poor sales.
After 18 years, Sony's Blu-ray media production draws to a close — shuts its last factory in Feb
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