Blu Ray release

[SiL]

Physical media releases have been falling for almost two decades now. DVDs peaked in 2005 and Blu Ray peaked in 2013. The streaming market is worth ten times the physical release market, and the average physical release buyer is a 25-39 year old who grew up with it and keeps building their collection.

The rate of decline slowed during the pandemic, and as more streaming platforms come out I imagine it's slow further, if not reverse.

But it's absolutely true to say the old physical media market is long, long dead.

[bobcunk]

No I was asking if people don't care, I like having the bluray.

[SiL]

The average buyer is a collector and the market went from 2 billion discs a year to a few hundred million, so no, the average audience doesn't care.

[BlueMarsalis79]

Sadly true, despite the diminished quality.

[Cougerboy]

Physical media releases have been falling for almost two decades now. DVDs peaked in 2005 and Blu Ray peaked in 2013. The streaming market is worth ten times the physical release market, and the average physical release buyer is a 25-39 year old who grew up with it and keeps building their collection.

The rate of decline slowed during the pandemic, and as more streaming platforms come out I imagine it's slow further, if not reverse.

But it's absolutely true to say the old physical media market is long, long dead.

Physical media releases have been falling for almost two decades now. DVDs peaked in 2005 and Blu Ray peaked in 2013. The streaming market is worth ten times the physical release market, and the average physical release buyer is a 25-39 year old who grew up with it and keeps building their collection.

The rate of decline slowed during the pandemic, and as more streaming platforms come out I imagine it's slow further, if not reverse.

But it's absolutely true to say the old physical media market is long, long dead.

Then why do other studios still bother with Blu-ray and DVD release then? You sound like you keep making excuses for Hulu exclusive streaming release.

The average buyer is a collector and the market went from 2 billion discs a year to a few hundred million, so no, the average audience doesn't care.

Where is the source for your stat?

[426Buddy]

Was the dwindling and almost disappearance of physical disc's from department store shelves not enough of a clue?

[SiL]

Where is the source for your stat?

This link answers both of your questions:

https://www.wired.com/story/why-do-dvds-exist/amp

Companies still make physical media because there's still a market. But it's a small market compared to what it once was so it's not surprising some companies are not bothering.

[Cougerboy]

Where is the source for your stat?

This link answers both of your questions:

https://www.wired.com/story/why-do-dvds-exist/amp

Companies still make physical media because there's still a market. But it's a small market compared to what it once was so it's not surprising some companies are not bothering.

As long as they can make an extra buck (revenue outstrip production/development cost), film studios will keep making physical discs. Small market...depends, one can argue Disney is forgoing extra revenue by an exclusive streaming strategy.

[SiL]

It costs money to manufacture discs. If they don't sell, they lose money.

Yes, there is a market. But they might decide the cost of entering into it isn't worth the potential gains. I don't know, ask them.

[RoguePred1987]

Disney and Mill Creek have signed a physical media distribution deal for DVD/BLU-RAY. The deal covers tv and film, and 20th Television and 20th Century Studios are specifically mentioned among other Disney-owned companies.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230130005094/en/Alliance-Entertainment%E2%80%99s-Mill-Creek-Entertainment-Announces-New-Home-Entertainment-Licensing-Agreement-with-The-Walt-Disney-Company

[Dr. Von Predator]

Disney and Mill Creek have signed a physical media distribution deal for DVD/BLU-RAY. The deal covers tv and film, and 20th Television and 20th Century Studios are specifically mentioned among other Disney-owned companies.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230130005094/en/Alliance-Entertainment%E2%80%99s-Mill-Creek-Entertainment-Announces-New-Home-Entertainment-Licensing-Agreement-with-The-Walt-Disney-Company

Yeah, well... https://twitter.com/thediscfather/status/1620151519978082304?s=46&t=MkUd5-HeQUS3GNLr0nlEsQ

[judge death]

And thats why I wont ever pay hulu to watch prey or any of the new upcoming alien movies or tv series: release it on bluray and I give my money. Else no thanks, I dont care if they dont make more movies, streaming is anyways the death of movies to me.

[FTL_Ian]

Are these just someone in Sri Lanka burning an MP4 to a Blu-Ray, or has this actually been released in Asia?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144747716566?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=DIFifSm8QEK&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[SiL]

That's 100% someone just burning copies to disc.

Or at least pretending to.

[Stitch]

Slipcover and no Blu-ray case. Yeah, totally bootleg.