{"id":65037,"date":"2026-04-11T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=65037"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:12","slug":"two-japanese-suppliers-commit-to-keeping-blu-ray-discs-and-drives-in-supply-as-major-manufacturers-exist-domestic-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/two-japanese-suppliers-commit-to-keeping-blu-ray-discs-and-drives-in-supply-as-major-manufacturers-exist-domestic-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Two\u00a0Japanese suppliers\u00a0commit\u00a0to keeping\u00a0Blu-ray discs and\u00a0drives in supply\u00a0as major manufacturers exist\u00a0domestic\u00a0market\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amidst\u00a0several Japanese electronics manufacturers\u00a0like Elecom, Buffalo, and\u00a0even Sony\u00a0slowly <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/anime-and-physical-media-fans-in-japan-concerned-as-major-blu-ray-player-manufacturers-begin-to-exit-the-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exiting\u00a0(parts\u00a0of)\u00a0the Blu-ray market<\/a>, I-O Data and Verbatim Japan have announced that they will be\u00a0fortifying their partnership\u00a0to continue\u00a0supplying\u00a0<strong>Blu-ray<\/strong>\u00a0drives and discs\u00a0domestically\u00a0(as reported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/av.watch.impress.co.jp\/docs\/news\/2099862.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AV Watch<\/a>).\u00a0Specific measures include securing the required components and adjusting production systems to ensure a continuous supply, as well as developing\u00a0new\u00a0products\u00a0tailored specifically\u00a0to meet\u00a0the needs of Blu-Ray users.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iodata.jp\/news\/2026\/press\/pr010.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official announcement<\/a>,&nbsp;the companies&nbsp;recognize the demand for Blu-ray drives and discs, whether they be for backup, storage, or business purposes. I-O Data\u2019s BD&nbsp;Reco, a Windows-compatible external Blu-ray&nbsp;drive&nbsp;which was&nbsp;released&nbsp;on February 4&nbsp;to&nbsp;accommodate&nbsp;Japan\u2019s widespread culture of recording TV shows and anime, generated a large response.&nbsp;I-O Data and Verbatim Japan will continue to improve&nbsp;this product, along with&nbsp;the rest of their Blu-ray lineup.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Blu-ray discs&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;going anywhere (the&nbsp;PlayStation&nbsp;5&nbsp;and Xbox&nbsp;Series X\u2758S&nbsp;use Blu-ray discs for their physical games, for example), the rise of streaming and cloud storage services has certainly caused the demand for them to decrease&nbsp;in other spheres.&nbsp;Given how many anime fans in Japan use Blu-ray recorders to create their own personal anime libraries,&nbsp;the news that some companies are staying devoted to the format must feel comforting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I-O Data and Verbatim Japan have quelled recent uncertainty in Japan with a new announcement regarding Blu-ray discs and drivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":65039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-65037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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