Disney is apparently dropping physical releases (dvd, blu-ray) *completely* for all of Australia starting in August. Really feels like this is either a trial run or an opening shot for other regions. Now feeling like my decision to get blu-rays of Moana and Sleeping Beauty when Disney+ opened was rational rather than just paranoia. Wondering if I should also go for Lilo & Stitch and Robin Hood while I still can :/
Good blog post on Cohost: https://cohost.org/lilith/post/2289826-physical-media-is-no
Cite: https://screenrant.com/disney-movies-dvd-physical-media-releases-cancelled/
@mcc Physical media is wonderful and if you haven’t looked into owning and running a NAS, I recommend it. If your goal is to access your media whenever, wherever you want, it is the most future proof solution currently. What incentive is there for people to make Blu-ray players if no one makes Blu-ray disks anymore? It amazes me how most people hand off the curation and preservation of our history to entities who are only focused on a bottom line.
