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The physical media selection at Sony's Crunchyroll is even worse than fans feared after store update: all books removed and Blu-ray lineup gutted (www.gamesradar.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/anime@ani.social

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[–] deus@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Sony stopped manufacturing bluray disks about 2 years ago. Apparently it was no longer profitable, or so they say

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 weeks ago

Interesting, I had no idea, thanks for that. I know Blu-Rays cost around $1-2/disc to produce in bulk, and half of that money is for the DRM, which I think Sony gets back a portion of anyway because they helped develop it or something (I'm a bit murky on the logistics here). It just seems weird to be killing a portion of their business they pioneered and effectively control.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I do not believe that. I do believe they compared it to digital production and decided "why have costs at all?"

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 weeks ago

"we don't pay depreciation on lawyers"

-taps head