Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs.
The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and Blu-ray sales by early 2024 — with physical movies set to be sold in-stores and online as they are today through the holidays, Best Buy confirmed to The Associated Press Friday. Video games will not be impacted.
“To state the obvious, the way we watch movies and TV shows is much different today than it was decades ago,” the company said in an emailed statement. “Making this change gives us more space and opportunity to bring customers new and innovative tech for them to explore, discover and enjoy.”
I understand why they are doing it. It just sucks that they are. Target and Walmart will probably follow. Which leaves me with Amazon to buy discs.
Walmart and Target still sell CDs. I think Best Buy has become a place to only go to buy expensive electronics where physical media has become more of spontaneous/impulsive purchases. I wouldn’t be surprised if they stuck around for a long time there.
We will probably have to import discs from regions without reliable internet at some point. Which standard are you betting on? Region B or C?