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Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales (variety.com)

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Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales::Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

CDs are still being produced despite most retailers dropping them or massively reducing stock. I’m hoping the same applies for blu-ray.

I want to own the media I pay for. If physical discs go away and there isn’t a DRM-free way to purchase it digitally (not a chance in hell of that happening), I will just pirate what I want to watch.

I buy music because DRM-free digital downloads are the norm.

I buy games because Steam is actually good and DRM-free options are available from Itch and GOG for those with no tolerance for DRM.

The TV and movie industry on the other hand feels like it’s actively trying to get rid of the only remaining way to own the media.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Personally, I've actually tried to just go without media. If Big Media is so concerned about unpaying eyeballs, I'll try to prove their actual point

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