After 18 years, Sony's Blu-ray media production draws to a close — shuts its last factory in Feb

From the same article:

They don't want you to own anything. I'm buying all of the disks I can before they disappear.

 

https://www.howtogeek.com/sony-hasnt-stopped-making-blu-ray-discs/

This has been threatened for a while, and stocking up on blanks may not be a bad idea. I tend to pick my blank CDs and DVDs up at places like Goodwill, where they are far cheaper.

 

I'm on a similar mission.

 

Same here.

 

The option for built in drives [CD/Blu-ray] in desktops disappeared quite a few years ago because demand was minimal. Previously I always had 2 separate drives to make copying easier but with my last build I realised that I barely used them for quite some time. Nevertheless, I did acquire a USB 3.0 External Blu-Ray Combo Player DVD CD Burner Drive to be on the safe side.

 

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strange because i have read they will release many new high rese cd audio e others dvd and blue ray in Japan with a new technology

 

I moved on from optical discmedia years ago and use HDD/SSDs instead. Even if I wouldn't I see that Verbatim it still manufacturing* blank discs, so I don't really understand the panic here

*or just selling blanks manufactured by other companies