Sony confirmed to AV Watch last week that the company will gradually phase out one type of physical media beloved by cinephiles. In doing so, it also pushed a once-standard laptop feature—the disc drive—further into the grave.
Yes, it seems that Blu-ray discs — but only the recordable variety — are going away. This news comes after a report from Mainichi where it was revealed that Sony would cut around 250 jobs from its division specializing in recordable media.
