It has been 18 years since the Blu-ray was first introduced coinciding with the launch of the PlayStation 3.
Blu-ray is popular for its high bitrate and ability to store hours of high definition footage.
The good news is Blu-ray is not going away just yet.
Sony is discontinuing production of Blu-Ray discs after 18 years.Justin Sullivan/Getty
Sony simply will not be manufacturing recordable disks for its home market anymore.
A quick visit to Amazon shows a plethora of other manufacturers from which blank Blu-rays can be purchased.
And film studios are still producing physical copies of new releases, though for how long is anyones guess.
The subject of this notification are these discs.
Globally, the writing is on the wall for the trusty disc.
In gaming, of course, companies including Microsoft are pushing hard on streaming gameplay over the internet.
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