End Of An Era: Best Buy Will Cease Physical Media Sales In 2024 As Streaming Reigns Supreme

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As

streaming
services
continue
to
dominate
entertainment,
Best
Buy
is
removing
physical
media
like
DVDs
and
Blu-rays
from
its
shelves
this
year.

Back
in
the
golden
age
of
television
you
could
pay
one
single
bill
and
have
access
to
hundreds
of
channels
but
somehow
streaming
has
taken
over
and
we’ve
all
agreed
to
pay
for
multiple
services.
Despite
streaming
adding
more
bills
and
being
more
expensive
overall,
consumers
are
still
abandoning
physical
media
like
DVDs
and
Blu-ray
Discs.

According
to

Consequence.net,

Best
Buy
is
delivering
one
of
the
biggest
blows
to
traditional
physical
media
and
is pulling
it
from
its
shelves
completely
over
lack
of
demand.
The
retailer
has
been
one
of
the
biggest
suppliers
of
physical
media
with
a
moderate
portion
of
their
stores
dedicated
to
discs.

This
will
mean
no
more
“Blue
Box
Exclusive”
DVDs,
Blu-ray
Discs,
or
4K
versions
in-store
or
online.

“To
state
the
obvious,
the
way
we
watch
movies
and
TV
shows
is
much
different
today
than
it
was
decades
ago,”
Best
Buy
shared
in
a
statement
to

The
Associated
Press.

“Making
this
change
gives
us
more
space
and
opportunity
to
bring
customers
new
and
innovative
tech
for
them
to
explore,
discover
and
enjoy.”

The
shocking
news
comes
only
a
few
months
after
Netflix
terminated
its
groundbreaking
DVD-by-mail
option
that
introduced
the
company
to
consumers.
If
you
are
a
Blu-ray
Disc
enthusiast
don’t
fret
as
Walmart,
Target,
and
Amazon
will
still
carry
physical
media.
Granted
it
will
not
be
as
extensive
as
Best
Buy,
but
at
least
options
will
still
be
available.
Eventually,
discs
will
be
a
thing
of
the
past.
If
you
have
family
that
is
still
sticking
to
DVDs
check
on
them
as
today’s
news
is
a
sad
day
for
them.

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