Report: Sony to Cut 250 Jobs From “Recordable Media Business,” to Gradually Cease Production of Optical Disc Media Products

Like it or not, digital media is the way of the future. Not only are physical retail shops slowly fading away, but it’s even happening to games as well. PlayStation parent company Sony will cut 250 jobs from its “recordable media business,” which includes Blu-ray, the disc format the PS5 uses.

According to the report, the 250 jobs will be coming from the manufacturing hub in northeastern Japan, with Sony offering early retirement packages for employees. The job cuts are happening amid a decline in consumer demand for traditional storage formats such as Blu-ray discs. The report also adds that Sony will also gradually cease production of optical disc storage media products as well.

With more and more gamers opting for digital these days (and in some games, digital is the only format they’re available in), I’m honestly surprised at this. Do I like it, personally? Nope. I believe physical discs will always have a place in games, though the trend seems to say otherwise.

There might come a day when discs will only be for collector’s editions of game, though I’m really hoping it doesn’t come to that. If you buy a lot of games digitally, then you might want to check out the latest PlayStation Store sale for this weekend, which includes a ton of AAA titles

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[Source: The Mainichi]

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