https://x.com/DiscussingFilm/status/2052136012810235978>70% of people no longer buy physical copies of films>Before 2018 this number was at 95% of people no longer buy physical copies of films.>The shift back to Blu-Ray happened due to Warner Archive's 40s Popeye and Tex Avery Blu-Rays.>Streaming sites constantly removing content also increased Blu-Rays sales as well.>Blu-Ray sales have only gone up since,Thoughts?
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>>153560541>The shift back to Blu-Ray happened due to Warner Archive's 40s Popeye and Tex Avery Blu-Rays.What? I own those too and love them to death but this seems like a stretch.
>>153560557They alongside the recent Looney Tunes Blu-Rays and the complete Hanna Barbera Tom and Jerry Blu-Ray set sold well enough to have Sony make dedicated Blu-Ray players again.https://www.whathifi.com/tv-home-cinema/blu-ray-players/sony-launches-its-first-new-4k-blu-ray-player-in-over-five-years-and-its-good-and-bad-news
dvds recently also had a small resurgence in sales
>>153560677That too.
>>153560541The future is digital, but that doesn't mean that the future has to be riddled with DRM. I have a big shelf full of physical media because I think it looks nice, but I also have digital backups of all that shit, plus some other media I literally can't get my hands on. Preserve what you wanna preserve either physically or digitally, bros.
