Who buys Blu-rays anymore? That’s the question posed by many people as the age of streaming reigns supreme and DVD and Blu-ray sales are plummeting. Even Best Buy, historically one of the largest suppliers of physical media, has stopped selling physical discs. It’s the digital age, and everything you could ever want is at your fingertips, just a click and a stream away.Except maybe not.As the streaming boom gives way to consolidation and cost-cutting, consumers are learning the truth of a digital library: it’s not yours. Studios like Warner Bros. and Disney can pull a show or film off a streaming service at a whim. Not even the digital copy you bought is really yours – that license can be yanked at the studio’s discretion, with just as little warning. But the push to streaming and digital has wreaked havoc on the physical media industry. Blu-ray and DVD sales fell 27% in the third quarter to $363 million compared to 2022, and have plummeted from total revenue of over $4.7 billion in 20...
