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Sony will cut around 250 jobs from the recordable media business manufacturing hub and will gradually cease production of optical discs, including Blu-ray discs. (mainichi.jp)

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[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 176 points 4 months ago

Welp... There goes physical media...

[+] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone -75 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I guess hard drives and SSDs don't count as physical somehow?

Even on a streaming service, the files are stored physically somewhere.

All media is still, technically, physical media.

Even when you stream it locally and don't have access to the file itself, it physically lives in your RAM for the duration of the stream.

[-] ChillPill@lemmy.world 71 points 4 months ago

hard drives and SSDs don't count as physical

When was the last time you walked into any store and bought a feature length film or tv show on hard drive or SSD?

Even on a streaming service, the files are stored physically somewhere.

What is your plan when the licence agreement for your favorite series expires on your chosen streaming service and no other streaming service picks up the show?

All media is still, technically, physical media

No one is arguing this. You're making the strawman arguement. The not-so-subtle undertone of the article is clear.

Quoting the article:

The planned job cuts come amid a decline in demand for traditional storage formats such as Blu-ray discs, with streaming services now the norm.

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The electronics and entertainment conglomerate will also gradually cease production of optical disc storage media products, including Blu-ray discs, according to the sources.

You will not be allowed to legally own tv shows or films and you should learn to like it. As I can tell from many of the other comments here, not many of us are fans of that idea.

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

What is your plan when the licence agreement for your favorite series expires on your chosen streaming service and no other streaming service picks up the show?

Watch the other millions of hours of media that's been released in the last 100 years

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago

When was the last time you walked into any store and bought a feature length film or tv show on hard drive or SSD?

Well not ANYMORE!!! Not since Best Buy stopped carrying physical media!!!

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