Australis13

For games, perhaps, but I would have to disagree for HD & 4K video. Streaming and digital downloads rarely match the bitrate and quality you can get from a properly-authored BD or UHD disc, especially paired with the right player.

Thanks for the explanation, much appreciated.

Ah, that makes more sense. At least they’re retraining the staff, but I have to wonder if they offered the factory as part of the sale to TCL (If they did, why did TCL decline? If not, why not, if they’re now needing to retrain and repurpose the plant?)

So, they’re producing over 200 million discs a year, with 50% of that being for Playstation and 20% new orders currently, but want to kill that market? The projections of reduced disc production seem to be a clear result of Sony’s decision to stop making games on physical media, not a dying market. I have to wonder if the problem is that the market isn’t growing fast enough for Sony.

Exactly. The fact that “AI” has now been almost completely associated with LLMs is incredibly frustrating.