Is Best Buy Done With Blu-ray/DVD? | Physical Media is Changing

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Is Best Buy leaving Blu-ray/DVD behind, ditching physical media sales completely? Maybe! But even if they are, here’s why I don’t think it’s a big a deal.
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@JeffRauseo

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@ThePepperMan

If Best Buy stops selling physical media then I really won't have a reason to go there anymore

@Hockeyhobo89

I get that streaming is easy (we’re all guilty of it) but nothing beats actually owning the film/show and being able to put it on your shelf.

@mysterion3182

Doesn't bother me that Best Buy pulls out. Haven't shopped from there in years. I refuse to buy digital because if someone makes an edit to a movie/show you're stuck with the edit. A friend of mine that uses Vudu was pissed when he wasn't allowed to watch certain Simpsons episodes after they were blocked for "offensive material" and he paid for them.

@eddiesfilmsnstuff

The thing is man not everyone buys boutique and special edition. Some people like to browse the shelves and buy cheap Blu rays or 4ks. Not everyone has $40,$50,$60 + to dish out for a Vinegar Syndrome or Arrow box set. So this does suck for casual collectors, especially because I know a for a lot of people nostalgia is a big reason for collecting. Browsing the shelves takes them back. Now that’s not going to be possible.

@dominicarroyo6269

Thank god Walmart is getting into the steelbook game more. It baffling how Best buy is cutting off online to when their exclusive does sell out within minutes

@Linkman247

The issue is this is just one for now. But who knows where it leads. The other problem is that the more "niche" finding a physical copy becomes...the harder it is to find stuff you want because you then have to contend with scalpers even more than you do now.

@KarimKhan-ys8oc

It’s ridiculous how every time there’s a blow against physical media every content creator is saying what great times we live in.

@np-hs7mr

Still collecting till I'm dead. Love to own my own media . No one can tell me not watch something cause they didn't renew a streaming license. I decide what and when I watch

@victorfontaine5552

The problem is when physical media goes back to a niche market sold on boutique labels it will be too expensive for most collectors. If all movies are $35 or $40 Criterion discs, I won’t be collecting very much anymore. Just like I couldn’t afford laserdiscs.

@TropicalBeatDown

I get it if Best buy stops carrying movies but they used to be the go-to place to get movies not Walmart, Target or any of the other retail stores. It's just somewhat disappointing to see any retail store discontinue physical movies.

@batman5224

I don’t think physical media will disappear from online or thrift stores anytime soon, but I would be surprised if it didn’t vanish from most mainstream chain stores by 2030, if not sooner. In the case of Best Buy, it has been going downhill the longest. Physical media was still thriving in most stores ten years ago, but one has to go back twenty years to remember the golden age of Best Buy. My main concern is not about not being able to get physical media; it’s about losing an experience. I like perusing DVD aisles and holding physical copies in my hands. That is becoming a lost art.

@zeldfan1

I really don’t want physical media to die ☹️ my collecting has slowed way down due to finances, rather than a desire to go digital (I HATE digital only). If eventually there is no more physical releases of any kind I’m going to be absolutely crushed. I appreciate your comforting words, but I’m still anxious about physical media’s future, and I don’t want to live in a future where movies and shows are digital only.

@williamellingsworth1643

Think Jeff’s in denial…

@jamesdrake3651

Bummer, I get a lot of my blu-rays from them.

@ItsameMatt

What's strange is my local Best Buy stores phased out all physical media a couple years ago and have recently brought it back, and pretty strongly. They've got a decent selection now, so I've been assuming they were only growing their movie section.

@BenesBloodyBits

Best Buy is in the early stages of Circuit City... eventually going out of business.

@tgrujic1965

if it's a NICHE thing then prices will soar so this is NOT a good sign

@DangerousDevilOfficial

Best Buy may not have survived on physical media. But I don’t like the message it sends. When these things happen, a lot of times it is a domino effect. Not so much the fact they stopped carrying in stores. But the online side too.

@carlpeach8748

I worked at Best Buy during college when their media department had a huge footprint in each store. The reason it was so large was the foot traffic it created in the store. Their metrics showed how often someone bundled their purchase with another non-media item. This was the most important. Their profit on a DVD was abysmal. Almost always a dollar or less. Selling physical movies was never a profit generator on its own. My guess would be the average consumer isn’t coming in to buy physical media and something else anymore and their metics show this. It’s sad, but this is likely why it’s being dissolved.