Discussion Sony cuts 250 jobs from recordable business key hub; sources say cutting back on optical storage media (including Blue-ray)

[Semi Lazy Gamer]

Sony Group to cut 250 jobs from recordable media business' key hub - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sony Group Corp. will cut around 250 jobs from its recordable media business' key manufacturing hub in northeastern Japan and offer e

mainichi.jp

 

[EvilChameleon]

This coming after Disney signed that deal with them to produce all their physical media. Whoops!

 

[Lugia667]

ps6 is going to be digital only

 

[TLZ]

ps6 is going to be digital only

Nah. Not yet.

 

[Red Monster]

it’s “blu-ray”

 

[robertman2]

Sony Group to cut 250 jobs from recordable media business' key hub - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sony Group Corp. will cut around 250 jobs from its recordable media business' key manufacturing hub in northeastern Japan and offer e

mainichi.jp

This is pretty heavily fear-mongering. This is only about DVD-Rs and BD-R's. This won't have any affect on games/movies and the link.

 

[kirbyfan407]

This is pretty heavily fear-mongering. This is only about DVD-Rs and BD-R's. This won't have any affect on games/movies and the link.

I'm not knowledgeable about this stuff, but yeah, I saw a social media thread that stated this isn't nearly as scary as people are thinking and that it won't impact the things people were afraid it would.

 

[BabyDontHurtMe]

This is pretty heavily fear-mongering. This is only about DVD-Rs and BD-R's. This won't have any affect on games/movies and the link.

Yes this is just for blank disc's which other disc manufacturers produce more than Sony anyway

 

[Josh5890]

This is pretty heavily fear-mongering. This is only about DVD-Rs and BD-R's. This won't have any affect on games/movies and the link.

Yup

 

[Yamanoi]

Glad I root for Nintendo.

 

[Dardan Sandiego]

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