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So, let's have a moment of silence for Sony's last Japanese manufacturing plant producing a number of optical media formats. Closed this month, the factory in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture didn't just ...

On January 23, 2025, Sony announced that it would end production of all models of Blu-ray Disc Media, Recordable MiniDiscs, Recordable MD Data, and MiniDV Cassettes by February 2025. Sony to end ...

Sony used to be a big player in supplying these discs, but the company recently closed its last Japanese factory producing recordable Blu-rays, MiniDiscs, and MiniDV cassettes. It marks the end of ...

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According to Sony, the Blu-ray manufacturer thanked its customers for their continued patronage of Sony products. However, by February 2025, they will end production of all models of Blu-ray Disc ...

In what seemed a fairly sudden move, Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it will no longer be manufacturing or distributing recordable Blu-ray Discs, MiniDiscs, MD Data discs, and MiniDV ...

On the other hand, MiniDiscs may be seeing their last days as Sony is one of the few companies producing them, if not the only one. Blu-Ray won the Betamax/VHS war against HDDVDs when the formats ...

This announcement comes alongside Sony's confirmation that it will stop making other, much less popular storage formats, including recordable MiniDiscs, MD-Data, and MiniDV cassettes. This move ...