{"id":491224,"date":"2022-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T21:00:00","slug":"is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is Blu-ray the Last Optical Disc Format Ever? What\u2019s Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40dd511296b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40dd511296b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/#%E2%80%9CIs_Blu-ray_the_Last_Optical_Disc_Format_Ever_Whats_Next%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Is Blu-ray the Last Optical Disc Format Ever? What\u2019s Next?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/#Blu-ray_Players_Are_Going_Away\" >Blu-ray Players Are Going Away<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/#Blu-ray_Is_Not_Dead_Yet\" >Blu-ray Is Not Dead (Yet)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/#There_Are_Bigger_Discs_Out_There\" >There Are Bigger Discs Out There<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/#8K_Movies_and_Bigger_Games_Are_Coming\" >8K Movies and Bigger Games Are Coming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-blu-ray-the-last-optical-disc-format-ever-whats-next\/#Will_There_Be_Other_Optical_Discs\" >Will There Be Other Optical Discs?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIs_Blu-ray_the_Last_Optical_Disc_Format_Ever_Whats_Next%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Is Blu-ray the Last Optical Disc Format Ever? What\u2019s Next?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-823227 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/disc.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An optical disc in a disc drive under blue light.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ejecting-inserting-cd-dvd-blueray-disk-100286555\" data-credittext=\"isak55\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ejecting-inserting-cd-dvd-blueray-disk-100286555\">isak55\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the rise of digital <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> platforms and streaming services, is there really a future for optical discs? Blu-ray discs are hanging on, but for how much longer? Will Blu-ray discs be the last optical format ever, or will another replace it?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blu-ray_Players_Are_Going_Away\"><\/span>Blu-ray Players Are Going Away<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2019, Samsung discontinued production of its Blu-ray players, and it\u2019s becoming harder to find a new player as time passes. Few prebuilt desktop PCs or laptops come with optical drives anymore, either. So if you have a collection of Blu-ray discs to play, you don\u2019t have many options for playing them.<\/p>\n<p>That is unless you buy a current or previous-generation Xbox or PlayStation console. Since Blu-ray discs are the standard format for console video games, discs will remain in production for at least as long as these consoles are relevant.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blu-ray_Is_Not_Dead_Yet\"><\/span>Blu-ray Is Not Dead (Yet)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite standalone players being in decline, Blu-ray <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> continue to be produced. They remain the only way for movie buffs to collect a copy of a film for home viewing that won\u2019t dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear overnight. While you can probably find most mainstream films on one of the prevailing streaming services, more obscure films are only available through digital purchase or on disc. Digital purchases aren\u2019t suitable for keeping a collection since their servers can be taken offline at some point. Sony, for example, announced in July 2022 that\u00a0several movies that people purchased through the PlayStation Store would disappear\u00a0due to licensing agreements.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also easy to forget that Blu-ray <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> got an update as recent as 2015 with the introduction of UHD 4K Blu-ray discs. At the time of writing, the largest capacity Blu-ray disc is 128GB, although it\u2019s the 100GB version that games and movies ship on.<\/p>\n<p>Blu-ray discs offer some of the cheapest storage per GB, about equal to the most affordable hard drive storage, but without the mechanical complexity and failure rates that go with it.<\/p>\n<p>While internet speeds are climbing fast, a 100GB Blu-ray disc is about as fast as gigabit fiber, much faster than most home internet connections worldwide. Typical 4K streams use up to 40Mbps at the high end, yet even then offer much more compressed video at a lower bitrate than Blu-ray.<\/p>\n<p>Far from being obsolete, Blu-ray discs still have an important part to play in storage, as long as solid-state drive (SSD) technology remains small and expensive, and internet connection speeds are so much slower than installing something from a disc.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_Are_Bigger_Discs_Out_There\"><\/span>There Are Bigger Discs Out There<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Believe it or not, there was actually a Blu-ray successor in development. Known as the HVD or\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holographic_Versatile_Disc\">Holographic Versatile Disc<\/a><em>,<\/em> it would offer capacities of up to 6TB. This was under development as far back as 2010, but market conditions and the eventual bankruptcy of the company responsible for developing HVD technology put an end to the project.<\/p>\n<p>Although this commercial successor never became an actual product, it doesn\u2019t mean no one is working on more advanced optical discs. Optical discs, if they\u2019re made from the right stuff, can theoretically last more than a century. This makes them desirable for archival purposes. In 2018, scientists announced they had developed a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kurzweilai.net\/next-gen-optical-disc-has-10tb-capacity-and-six-century-lifespan\">10TB optical disc with a theoretical lifespan of 600 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Sony (who developed Blu-ray) announced their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sony.com\/content\/sony\/en\/en_us\/SCA\/company-news\/press-releases\/sony-electronics\/2020\/sony-launches-generation-3-petasite-optical-disc-archive-library-with-66-percent-greater-capacity-and-50-percent-improvement-in-archive-performance-versus-previous-generation.html\">third-generation optical storage system<\/a>. These server-based optical devices use disc cartridges that store 5.5TB each, offering read speeds up to 3Gbps and write speeds of 1.5Gbps. Clearly, there\u2019s still quite some headroom to make something much bigger and faster than Blu-ray discs in the commercial market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Are Read\/Write Speeds, and Why Do They Matter?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8K_Movies_and_Bigger_Games_Are_Coming\"><\/span>8K Movies and Bigger Games Are Coming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-823233\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/8k-resolution-comparison.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Visual comparison of SD, Full HD, 4K and 8K resolutions.\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/visual-comparison-between-different-tv-resolution-1841845708\">Kaspars Grinvalds\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Blu-ray may \u201conly\u201d be as fast as having gigabit fiber, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> size isn\u2019t standing still either. At some point in the future, 8K movie media will become available and this represents four times the amount of resolution compared to 4K, which is in turn four times that of 1080p footage. Streaming this content will be a tall order and downloading it to a local drive would be onerous.<\/p>\n<p>Video games are also growing in size, and while it is possible to simply ship a game on multiple discs, a new optical media standard with much faster read speeds could make it possible to only partially install a game to the SSD, and then rapidly load upcoming sections of the game in the background while you play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What 8K Content Is Actually Available?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_There_Be_Other_Optical_Discs\"><\/span>Will There Be Other Optical Discs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While we think there\u2019s still a future role for optical disks in the consumer world, whether we\u2019ll actually see one depends on several factors.<\/p>\n<p>First, someone will have to develop a disc that offers such clear benefits over the alternatives that it will attract investors. Secondly, confidence in the all-digital content future must come down from the current hype\u2019s peak. Losing access to content and service outages may make people think twice about investing fully in a world without offline discs. Third, solid-state memory devices would have to remain too expensive in comparison.<\/p>\n<p>We think the last factor is perhaps the least likely to be true. Solid state memory benefits from the same exponential performance and density increases as other semiconductor technologies. SSDs do suffer from \u201cbit rot,\u201d where the electrical charges that represent data dissipate over time if the disc isn\u2019t powered up, but as long as they are powered up every few years, they should last as long as the typical user would need them to. 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