Slow Death of Physical Media | Best Buy Exiting the Physical Media Business for Good
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2023
- Physical Media's Slow Death | Best Buy Exiting the Physical Media Business for Good
On today's episode of Gaming Off The Grid, we discuss Best Buy reporting the end of physical media. As early as Quarter 1 of 2024 they will exit the Blu Ray, 4k Ultra HD and DVD business. What does all of this mean???!!! Stay Tuned!
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I'm so glad that I kept all of my DVDs and blu rays when everyone was telling me to sell or trash them. "They take up too much space!"
Who cares! I'd rather look at a wall of stuff I OWN then scroll through an endless digital library. I'm glad I kept most of my stuff too
@@GamingOffTheGridExactly!
Dang skippy. 👏💯
I remember when I worked at Circuit City and we stopped selling CDs as everyone was pirating or streaming music. Great video boys, excellent content.
They do take up a lot of space, especially if you keep them in their cases.
My guess is you a) haven’t moved around a lot or b) haven’t lived in a major city.
Going to Best Buy now is just depressing.
Totally!!! Zombie apocalypse type of shit
Circuit City 2.0
I think best buy will be going out of business next. They shut down Frys Electronics in California and few other states as well. I read an online article recently that toys r us might return but I don't believe that.
Well....... when a woman Is CEO and woke..... run
It’s not just Best Buy, it’s target, Walmart, and GameStop is doing away with physical in most ways.
Damn, these are sad times. Physical is dying out a lot sooner than I expected. Take me back to the early 2000's dammit.
It's starting to snowball! Not good signs at all
Good thing is...............there are tons of games on PS2, XBOX, PS3, Wii, XBOX360 that are dirt cheap
@@GamingOffTheGrid Facts I'm gonna start making a list of all the physical games I want. Before it's too late and prices start to rise cause it'll happen without a doubt. 😭
It;s not dying. We just have to adjust how we buy. The amount of movies being produced on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K UHD is astonishing! I agree that it's becoming more of a niche market, but there is a demand for it.
For 9/11?
There will ALWAYS be a collector's market.
CDs and vinyl refuse to die, and those formats have had the longest battle against streaming. In terms of vinyl it's been about 17 years of continued growth.
For movies, while the mainstream consumer has moved on, for now... the dedicated collector is still out there and will be catered to by smaller labels who don't expect to make billions.
That's how vinyl survived and eventually saw a healthy revival. And it's how physical movie formats will likely continue.
Fingers crossed you are right. We love physical media and still collect vinyl in 2023. It's just a slippery slope when we get to modern releases
HD DVD 4 Life!
I'm pretty sure that's what limited run exists for
Yeah have fun paying $100 for Home Alone 2
@@alyxoj1361 Don't be silly.
The great reset begins, and ends, with an oblivious generation. we had it so good guys, media freedom that is. Cheers to all that remember.
We definitely lived through a great time in the gaming world. Hell everything else too. Cheers!
"You'll own nothing and be happy" wasn't just an empty threat. 😢 The world as we know it is ending and everyone is too ADHD-ified to care.
“You will own nothing & be happy…”
What better way then with a generation of youth that is behind at least 3 years in proper education and social skills due to the pandemic. They will be at the ripe age of young adulthood by the time 2030 and the Great Reset happens. At that point the brain washings and propaganda spewed throughout their teenhood will be ingrained in their minds so that they will be able to lead the world in how the elites wanted them to. They want destruction of the world.
Exactly Best Buy didn’t do this willingly they were made to by their digital masters that want to force everyone to stream so people don’t own anything and have to come to them for everything. If Best Buy didn’t comply these guys would have bankrupted them.
Removing consumer power is what this is all about,they mask it as "convenience". Im thankful i have a used store where i live that is pretty nice. I would say physical media is going into a more underground direction as vinyl did in 90's. I can see physical movies making a come back in a similar way
That's what they are trying to do, remove all consumer power and make us rely on just "one thing." Physical will never die with people like us :)
"You'll own nothing and be happy" they weren't kidding. 😢
Subscription services are how they get their talons into you.
What power?
People will continue to rip the stuff from the sites ans upload it.
I can even watch that new Willow if I want to despite it being taken off streaming. Plenty of sites have it still to watch.
You lose nothing.
You have to get over your "oh it is illegal" mentality and not give a single shit.
@@LUCKO2022true, but for the best quality, pirating can be hard.
@@-xnnybimb-9398
It is easy. Doesn't take much effort.
Corporate greed is coming in strong, and they'll most likely get their way. I'm happy I've started to collect my favorite movies/shows early on, and have ownership forever.
It is brotha! It's wild people comment that we are making this shit up. It's happening
Greed isn't the word. It's capitalism. Sucks but it is what is. Targets video game and non-essential electronic section makes 0 money. It's constantly in the red. It only exists to sell you other things in the store, so expect target to be next. Making money and finding an egregious way to make more is greed. Losing money and finding a way to stop isn't. It does suck to see.
@@GamingOffTheGriduntil the companies start losing money on the dwindling sales potential of placing movies solely on streaming services
@@grizzlybearking1878I’d argue CONSUMER greed killed physical. People felt they were entitled to tens of thousands of movies and music albums for $10-$15 a month because hey piracy is free, so either take our paltry money or else we keep stealing. Most of these streaming companies are actually struggling right now financially because consumer expectations is just too high.
@@grizzlybearking1878 Well, *_capitalism = greed_* no matter how you figuratively slice it - *_enough said by me!_*
At this point I'm shocked Best Buy is still in business. Every time I go in my local store it looks like its on the verge of collapse. Empty shelves, few employees, few people, etc.... I would not be surprised at all if they file for bankruptcy in the next few years.
It's a strange store. When I went in today it was fully stocked with employees but very few costumers. Most of their product was appliances and cell phones
Yea the few best buys in Westchester NY look like they are on the edge of collapse,empty shelves & the employees always suck at Best Buy ,why I miss circuit city so much.
I miss when they had PC games and kiosks . I remember they had super Mario sunshine kiosk and it blewy mind . Media shelves glore . Take me back to the mid 00s . Or hell even 10 yrs ago .
The Best Buy near me in Arizona is always busy and has stocked shelves
Exactly remind them what happened to circuit city FYE and Fry’s. They’re next!
Ironically, Barnes & Noble doubled down and said they'll still have Blu-rays, DVDs, and 4K. That's where I've been getting my physical media lately of all places.
Great place to go for sure! 🍻
I completely forgot abt that store... imma have to check them out and see what they have
Very sad seeing Best Buy slowly die off. I worked at that particular Best Buy in the 90's, and our CD, Movie and Game section was unrivaled here in the Midwest. It was glorious!
Yeah it use to be hands down the best place to go for physical media! 🍻
Best Buy in the 90s and early 2000s was AMAZING.
They used to have shrines to Lara Croft or whatever character was the big new release. Used to have really fun video game sections that felt like an arcade, back in the N64 days. Now it's depressing.
Depressing. I hate streaming services and all digital media…so eventually, I’m just going to stop watching new movies and playing new video games. Just going to watch the movies I own, play the games I own, and that’s it. I was dreading the day this would happen. I already did it with music, I only listen to what’s in my ipod and the cds I own. I don’t listen to anything new because I hate Spotify and all the music options. I sound like an old man but I’m only 36…the digital era is just the absolute worst thing ever for me, it’s just another sign of how our society is collapsing. People are so lazy and stupid, it’s only going to get worse. Food sucks, everything is expensive. I’m glad I had a great childhood, because life is only going to get worse from here.
All of this, totally 👍
Only 31 myself and I feel like a man out of time. I can't even reference something from 10 years ago let alone decades past in a friendly convo without blank faces. It really is a decline in culture and the younger generation only seem to live in right now, and then yesterday is never reflected on. Nothing is looked back to by them unless they wanna destroy it
I'm getting there too. I hate digital and I'm just a 24 year old.
Luckily they don't really make good movies anymore. Saves a lot of time and money. I'd rather go for a walk than watch most anything made nowadays.
Well the good news is; you're not missing anything. I haven't been to the movies in years because I don't care about super hero movies and remakes/reboots.
Own nothing and enjoy it
That's what they all want us to go to. I hate it
Well if your a minimalist 🤷🏼♂️
@@GamingOffTheGridTwin Seeds and MonKing are coming to the Rescue!!!!
Glad I stocked up on blu rays and 4ks I couldn’t live without the past few years.
Same! I always buy anything I love on physical whether it be movies, music or video games!
Glad I didn't sell my Twight Zone blu rays.
Whenever they show the episodes on the Sci Fi channel they are heavily butchered and too many commercials.
The ONLY reason I even go into a Best Buy anymore is for games. I basically have no reason to go there anymore now. It's really going to be bad if our only option is online sales as I hate worrying about my shipment being stolen/damaged/late.
Yeah, only realiying on online sales sucks. Plus once it's all online they have full control of price. No more days of walking into a Best Buy and finding something badass on sale (like I did today :))
Most best buys dont even have floor space for games...lately ive been purchasing online and doing storepickup...inventory stays in the back or warehouse
Best to hold on to physical copies of media. If you thought physical copies of records, cds, dvds, video games, players, etc. are getting pricey now, wait till they're fully phased out, and watch the after-market get nuts.
Yeah....once physically is gone it's going to become crazy price wise. Glad I'm a collector now
Here is the rub, physical is going down but so is streaming. The days of access to thousands of movies for the price of a t-shirt is coming to a close, these services will be pairing down their libraries immensely over the next few years. Westworld being removed from Max was the first major test case.
@@mikeg2491People flocked to Netflix a decade ago because they had all the cult classics, but now that library was phased out from other distributors creating their own streaming platform and it’s all just a bunch of cultish freakshow dramas when scrolling around
@@mikeg2491I can see it eventually being a loss of money for most of the companies that do online streaming. Many of these original movies and TV series have a massive budget where even hundreds of millions of subscriptions to Netflix or Disney Plus just won’t cover that cost.
There is no reason to go to best buy anymore.
Unless you need a washer????
@@GamingOffTheGrid just got one at lowes
DVDs are totally worth having. Mel Brooks directors commentary on Young Frankenstein is worth the price of admission alone. The Criterion release of Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas had a separate commentary track by the late Hunter S. Thompson.
I haven't checked out the Mel Brooks commentary yet!! Young Frankenstein is one of my favorite movies! Good thing I OWN IT PHYSICALLY!!!!
Speaking of commentary, THE THING blu ray has an awesome com with John Carpenter and Kurt Russel .
oooooo You got me intrigued! The Thing is such a badass movie. Another reason why streaming movies isn't as good!!
@@GamingOffTheGrid funny story, when my wife and I moved into together years ago and merged our video collection we BOTH had a copy of Young Frankenstein!
(Deep cut joke: count the number of times the clock chimes midnight in the 1st scene)
I never listened to any commentary. It is just garbage content. I never watched the special features or anything. I don't give a shit about that stuff. I never did never will.
A few things that have happened recently that make this even more sad. First, I actually just bought Avatar Way of Water on Blu-ray for my girlfriend around a month ago from Best Buy after we couldn't find it literally anywhere else. Now Best Buy won't have ANY movies or games to buy next year? Wow... I better start buying more movies on Blu-ray or even DVD if nothing better is available for both her and I because we both love watching movies together. She collects them physically more than I do, but I'm starting to follow right behind her as much as I collect video games for myself because of this AND for the next points of interest...
Second, Target has also confirmed they will no longer be selling or stocking Blu-rays, DVDs or CDs in the near future. With an announcement like this, I'm fairly certain that games as a whole will be next if not go away at the same time at Target as the rest of the discs they claim to no longer support later.
Third, Sony has stopped producing Blu-ray players as of 2020. Sony are the ones that hold the rights to Blu-ray and even they won't make anymore standalone players? That's a HUGE red flag not just for movie-goers, but for gamers to. All modern games on disc are printed on Blu-ray. The PS5 slim already chopped the disc drive as a standard and relegated it to just an add-on device. Even Microsoft has yet to confirm whether or not the refreshed Series X will even have a disc option at all! Sony may not even want to produce anymore Blu-ray discs in the future if this keeps going, making it pretty much another UMD situation where no one produces them simply due to manufacturers no longer existing for them...
Finally, and this can be controversial since this company is in so much hot water all the time, Disney themselves have claimed that they will stop producing their movies and shows on physical media pretty soon. Nothing about games (yet), but I'm pretty sure the gaming industry is already providing them less of a reason to do that to. I'm far from a fan of modern Disney, but their old stuff is still something many out there like myself do like to watch and having it on disc is really important. With a big company like Disney not wanting to print physical movies it only encourages Sony to stop making discs like I mentioned earlier.
It's not just physical games that are disappearing, ALL physical media on the big screen is starting to be purged out of circulation. This is an EXTERMELY alarming trend and the problem is that I feel like none of us have any power to stop it no matter how hard we try. The only thing we can do is keep scooping up whatever physical media is still out there for however much time we have left to do so. Either that or be spoon-fed digital garbage we don't own for "X" amount of dollars per month or year with no other options available. The next generation of gaming is almost certain to be digital only at this point, and it will be the first gaming generation that I'll refuse to take part in. I refuse to spend my money on something I won't own. Period.
Dude it sucks. And people think we are over reacting and chasing clicks. NO!!! We know wtf is happening. Crazy times we live in
@@GamingOffTheGridIt really does suck. What makes it more frustrating is that people call US crazy for paying a premium to buy stuff physically. The thing is that paying a huge premium for a second-hand product may be the only option for collectors in the near future. It may even be the only option for EVERYONE when they realize that movie or game they want to watch/play that came out ten years ago is not available on the digital front because **"fuck you, we don't get enough money for it anymore! Sincerely, [insert greedy company name here]"**. Even worse is that prices are only going to keep getting higher and more ridiculous as time goes on so better to spend $100 for that rare game you want now than to spend $300+ a few years later for the same damn game... :(
Well said.
90% of Americana bought digitally
It's all part of the plan. "You will own nothing and be happy"
I saw this coming long ago. As a music nerd, I used to love shopping for CDs and finding obscure artists and bands I've never heard of. You could even scan the cd with little kiosk and listen to the album before you bought it. I Discovered countless albums this way. The new generations will never know how wonderous this was as a kid.
Best Buy used to be one of the spots to go for physical media; music CDs, games, movies, etc. They even had the Banjo & Kazooie soundtrack at one point! I bought my Game Gear there back in 1994.
I remember that Banjo & Kazooie exclusive.
The VHS/DVD section of Best Buy used to be massive. It brought customers into the store just to browse including myself and typically I left with something. Best Buy is now a ghost town. I can get anything I want somewhere else including TVs.
It’s sad to see where physical media is going. I’m glad that I have a decent sized collection of movies and games but it’s still sad to see this happening. Some of my favorite memories were going to the store to pick up a music CD, movie or game. The drive to and back from the store was so exciting. Now all we have to do is click. No excitement there. No buildup.
For me the biggest downside to it all is that we won’t have ways to get the highest bit rate anymore because even 4K downloads are usually capped to a couple GB compared to the massive file sizes UHDs are capable of
This is why I got over 5800 movies and 500 games all physical. Also have lots of tv box sets
That's what we like to hear!!!
Cheers to that!
I think once streaming gets expensive in the future there will be a demand for physical media and it could make a small comeback to a degree but not what it was before
I work at Walmart and we recently remodeled our electronics section, cutting movies down by an aisle and each console losing a case and a half of shelving. People just aren't buying like they used to. Of course I do see people fishing in the $5 movie bin daily, they just don't really buy the newer releases or series collections.
For sure! if the demand was there this wouldn't be an issue
what is walmart doing with all the older games that they remove? How come they don't update the bargain bin? Its literally the same thing all year in the bargain bin and now movies take up more space than games did. And i don't see bargain bins full of games like they used to have.
Do you think this is because of Amazon? I'm a movie collector, but I find myself making most disc purchases from Amazon because they have the best prices. A lot of times, lower than Walmart.
@@f-luva-luvai would think so as amazon does very good in physical sales.
@@f-luva-luva i think its because of corporate greed and laziness but amazon may have a part in it but that goes both ways.
Best prices are used from thrift stores and garage sales though technically. But someone has to buy it and eventually donate it for that to happen.
I wanted to show my daughter one of my favorite Disney movies from when I was a kid. It is called “The Flight of the Navigator”. We logged into Disney + and it is not available on the service. Luckily I own the DVD. I think companies are going start re-implement the vault system to keep subscriber counts up once we go digital only.
The day Nintendo goes all digital is the day I stop playing video games completely. End of an era # 90s kid
Two years ago I went into Game in the UK which is like GameStop in the us and bought all their 360/PS3 games when they were being discontinued at 49p which is 59 cents per game.
I bought over 200 games, the guy in the store said that’s the most they had ever sold, I’m so glad I had the foresight to do that.
The preservation of physical media matters now more than ever! Awesome video. Unfortunately the masses won't care and will continue to consume streaming, physical media will be a very niche thing in the future. But I believe there will always be a strong second-hand market for it, if only just for consumer rights and feeling ownership over things. I'll always be a huge advocate of that.
Don’t be a regular person in the masses. Be better
@@WyvernsAreDragons I don’t hoard. I’m organized. Hoarding is a disorder that not everyone has. Considering there’s a collection where only the best of my priorities make the cut for being collected. If you can or cannot organize, that’s your personal deal. I can organize everything I have from books to movies, so personally it’s not an issue to me.
@@WyvernsAreDragons I have what I allocate actual space for. We all have different houses. We all have our own situations. Keep that in mind.
@@WyvernsAreDragons No, because I use them. That’s the problem with plenty of people regardless of their media is that they do not use most of what they have. I also
Get use out of what I own as well. It’s amusing listening to someone try to pretend that they know me when they don’t. Have a nice day.
Censoring films to me is no different than burning books.
And.................This may be the comment of the month! Dude you are spot on
I think this will give birth to more retro stores in the long run , and maybe those retro stores will just start to stock old dvds, vhs and blu rays … like the cd exchange stores .. idk … we are getting ready for this new zoomer generation that has everything at their finger tips , i teach and coach middle school and HS kids as well as having four kids of my own and that’s all they want , these companies are just adjusting to the times … it’s just sad for us old heads …
Just wait until their nostalgia bites and there is nothing to be had. Zoom that zoomers lol! Yes bro, we are getting old as hell LOL
@@GamingOffTheGridyea buddy ! U guys rock keep it going !
I’m with you guys on this topic!!!! I have kept all my physical dvds and cds and games!!!! I believe the digital gaming industry is destroying things - not a fan of streaming services - Netflix wasn’t working for a day - couldn’t watch anything and yet still paying for it - so dumb!
GREAT VIDEO🎉🎉🎉
WILD!!! Bro, check your email :) LOL
Me too I have 1000 DVDs and 450 Xbox and Xbox 360 games
This is what i keep saying to everyone who thinks im crazy for having 2000+vinyl records😅
I think this is the industry’s long play to stomp out emulation of video games.
Could be! They are just on the money trail. Cheers brotha!
The last time I went into a Best Buy was around last December, and it was pretty much a ghost town. I'm old enough to remember when they had rows lined with, CDs, DVDs and video games.
But I wonder, if they're leaving the physical media space altogether, then where does that leave their business?
Great discussion, as always, guys. I went to some yard sales yesterday. This family had several bins full of dvds/blurays for 50 cents each. Some of them were basically brand new. I got the 9 disc Alien quadrilogy set. Can't believe people are just tossing this stuff out because of streaming 🤷♂️
You own nothing you'll be happy. Yeah Screw these company's. My back-log is so big it can last me a life time.
I will find a new Hobby when everything is digital.
Same boat brotha!!!!! I'm happy to remove myself and dig through my backlog of movies, music and games. Life is good. Cheers!
Best Buy has been struggling for a long time. I personally stopped shopping there years ago, at least for the most part anyway. When they basically stopped selling cd's and cut the floor space for movies by literally 75% and stuck them back in the corner of the store. I was basically done.
Physical media going away hurts though. It's gonna suuuuck. I get older and realize the importance of physical so much more. I hate doing the "dance" of jumping between streaming services to find something to watch.
I've even gotten a bit nostalgic for vhs, and bought a vcr, but a decent quality vcr is getting expensive too.
Microsoft just announced their next big console release won't even have a disk drive. So am I going to have to stock pile and extra bluray player just in case?
I miss the internet of the 90's and 2000's where everything was fresh and we were still hopeful for the future. Now, it's gotten so big, and become such a big part of everyone's life that we've become too lazy to fight it. Corporations have a death grip on us all.
The sad harsh truth is that in video games, owning a physical copy doesn’t mean anything anymore. More and more single player games are going online only. And when those servers get shut off, it makes the physical copy of that game worthless. I have a few games physically that are like this. And also, they don’t even fully put the games on the disk anymore.
I started a small collection of video games and movies in 2018.
I collected before but not so serious, in 2018 was when I said everything I buy stays with me.
This seems like it's going to get worse, both new and used physical formats are disappearing.
2023 to 2025 will be the last chance to make a decent collection of movies.
Ps5 still has a disc reader so it could be the last generation of physical video games.
This really does suck guys. I am noticing the same in my area. Best Buy is going down unfortunately. I don't like to be "forced" into anything, and that's what it feels like. It's up to our community now to preserve physical media, and now for sure would be the best time to collect whatever physical media sparks your interest. The day it becomes "all digital" the prices will sky rocket. Great video per usual fellas.
this generation is getting more difficult not only is being a gamer difficult but you're forced to have subscription for everything
Thank you so much for this - I only discovered your channel last night but this is a great video, and enough for me to subscribe to your channel. This is something I’ve been woken up to earlier this year via music and then DVDs, and now video games. By the grace of God I still have most of my games collection from over 30 years ago, but I’m currently buying stuff cheap for XBox 360 and Wii, having seen the price increases for GameCube etc - I think we’re going to see prices of physical media increase as people realise what you’re saying about not really owning digital content. I see it as trying to preserve physical media for future generations, starting with my own son. It’s scary to think that one day soon people will be so reliant on streaming etc and they’ll have no idea that things have been changed, like edits to movies, music etc. This stuff is historical and we need to save it.
Hell ya! Glad you found us and appreciate the support. Cheers!
This has been the film, tv, and game industry's long-term dream, get rid of physical media. Burning disks, recording on cassettes, rentals, re-sales of used products, all of the above, means no money back to the IP owners. With streaming they have 100% control, as you said, and 100% control of who can access what.
So long as streaming is easier, even if it isn't cheaper, we'll keep sliding down. I hope one day (for movies/tv) that becomes as popular as vinyl and now cassette. Vinyl is a great example because everything new comes out on vinyl nowadays, even if its pricey, I'm happy to shell out more to have it forever. I see companies like Criterion doing this exact thing, pushing out high quality releases worthy of a collection for those of us who care about that.
For games, tho... yeah, in 10 years will Sony/MS/Nintendo have physical versions of their consoles? Will it be 100% subscription/streaming services for games?
Just one problem... streaming isn't profitable.
It does freakin' suck! I wouldn't be shocked if everything became streaming eventually. It's way easier for companies and then they can charge whatever they want
I have been making it a point to add my favorite TV series to my dvd/Blu Ray collection so as not to have my choices limited arbitrarily by some corporate entity. Dvds are an amazing resource too, because if you're not hung up on bleeding edge visuals, they look good enough, and they are cheap! My local pawn shop has thousands of movies on the format for $1, and Blu Rays for $2! I have built a large library of films and shows for peanuts! Physical media will always be a part of my life.
I worked for Best Buy in 2011. They said “physical media is going away” almost every meeting. Last time I was in Best Buy a month ago, they were still selling physical media. I’ll believe it when I see it. It will hurt their own sales of players if there is no media for them to buy to play in their players. I think they said this to get the deal-hunters to come see what they have.
If it really is happening, there’s going to be a huge clearance sale where they will sell off their stock for dirt cheap
Love you guys!!! Always quality videos right here in Iowa!!!
Thanks we appreciate the support! 🍻
I’ve been sick the last month and I’ve been watching a bunch of shows I grew up with on dvd. At this point if I love a show I’m buying it physically. Thankfully I have a lot of used media stores near me. A lot of people get these streaming services for one show, it’s most cost effective overall to just buy the complete series.
Sorry to hear you've been sick but awesome you are going back to the old stuff! That's exactly how I am. If I like ANYTHING (music, movies, video games, etc) I'm going to get it physically
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Physical media will continue to be availlable. Just not through mortal retail stores. Gruv, amazon, walmart, all the sites mentioned in the above video plus directly. 😅
@@jonathanrivera8585 I know but I hate buying movies online. I just ordered all Quiet on the western front from Amazon and it arrived damaged. There are a lot of places like vinegar syndrome releasing great collectors editions so it’s not all bad. I just like physical stores is all.
Seeing brand new vinyl LPs in 2023 always gives Me a smile and hope for the future. Humans will ALWAYS strive to own physical property. Speak with your wallets folks.💸💸💸 Imo, this is just best buy's final gasps. Power rests on the CONSUMER at the end of the day. 😁💪💯😎🎮 #PhysicalForever
Love this comment! That is the bright spot currently. Cheers!
@@GamingOffTheGrid Damn right brothers! Cheers! 🍻🍻😎
Keep up the great work on the videos! I like the way you guys communicate with the community.
Thanks! We appreciate the kind words! 🍻
I’m glad I found this Chanel . I been thinking of this for a while . Everything you said is right . I remember when you was able to share your account with other people and share games or streaming channels and they put restrictions on it . But not they putting even more restrictions . I have 2 smart tvs . One in my living room and another on my room . And I can only watch Netflix on one TV ? And my friend and I SharePlay games on PS5 he just recently bought MK1 and I went to download it from his account and it’s locked 😂 these companies are as*holes . Now we gonna have to go back to disk since that’s the only way we can share games .
These sorts of conversations make me wonder about the future of my physical game collections that require an internet connection to download updates before playing. I way value my old cartridges that I own the full, complete and final game over games that require downloads to play - what's the possible outcome if those required downloads are no longer available? Would that make physical collections like the Xbox360 obsolete?
Dude I don't know much............but I have a feeling 360 & PS3 stuff is fixin to pop off big time.
Lots of people will be sailing the high seas. 🏴☠️
Mom was getting rid of the movies we collected growing up in a yard sale and just bought them off her. So many Disney special editions from the mail in Disney service she was signed up to for years. Still have the digital account for the digital download codes I made as a teen, now almost 30 and still have access to them as well!
That's awesome to hear!!
That’s sound sad
The downside with streaming is the bitrate will down sample during times where the connection is at peak times. Imagine watch a 4K movie but it loss performance and went down to 1080p because of connection issues.
This is also puzzling to me because from the outside looking in. Every time a good movie or game comes out. Whenever I go to target, Walmart or best buy. You can usually see they sold a lot of copies of stuff. At times they even sell out.
If Disney stops making discs, that format is basically done.
Family and kids movies made up a giant bulk of VHS sales in the ‘90s. It made up the bulk of sales in the ‘00s with DVDs.
I will say, a monthly subscription is typically cheaper than starting a DVD collection. But what really gets me is that companies know this and in a lot of instances are trying to charge a lot of money for new releases. Like some are going for $25-$35 on Amazon.
I think companies want to try to treat this like vinyl sales to get even more money from the few consumers who still like having physical movies.
"You'll own nothing and be happy"
Which means everything will be subscription based services.
Yeah it sucks, we are getting to everything costing monthly to "rent"
You guys are right about it, I feared something like that would happen a few years ago, already buying in the local stores movies and video games like crazy and stocked into physical medias, those I couldn't get in the stores were bought from amazon, had no other options to get the physical copies...
Either stores don't have some movies now stopped selling most of the time now, less and less titles were available, hell, they stopped selling even on Bluray, now what they sell are just books, musical instruments, board games and some weird stuff like, well, you get the idea...
As for older video games it's even worst, there are only two specialised in second handed shops where I live, but it's best be careful because you might have reproductions instead of the real deal, don't hesitate asking questions in such place...
And, watch out for the bootlegs and reproductions...
The Great Reset. " you will own nothing but be happy"
One good thing is that Walmart is in talks to manage SDS, they may already be in control by now. SDS is a joint venture between Universal and Warner Brothers that consolidates their physical media manufacturing and distribution, they also handle MGM, and a few other studios. If Walmart is trying to do all that, that's a good sign that they're not planning on getting rid of physical media anytime soon, it might even be able to bring it out to the masses even more.
Once everything goes digital I’ll suddenly be a ‘once it’s at 75% off’ kind a guy. I’ll never pay full price for something I can’t hold that’s media based.
Stores in general are emptier than before. Anyone else remember how packed stores used to be just 10-15 years ago?
These companies want to charge you monthly subscriptions or rent to you rather than let you own the product and still dont want to pay their writers and actors smh.
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You should do a poll on how many people own dvd players/game consoles for using BR or DVD currently.
Will do! Love it. Coming in hot. You better vote though lol
Poll is live!
Amazing video. I feel exactly how you guys feel. Subscriptions and covid driving that medium have killed physical. I buy discs whenever possible for all the reasons you listed above. Very sad day.
I have no reason to even go to a best buy anymore. The best buy and target near me have already purged all physical media except new releases.
My favorite show of all time is Scrubs and one of the best things about the show is the music that they chose for certain scenes. I have seen the show more than enough times to know which songs are about to play for certain episodes. For example, one of my favorite episodes, My Catalyst, involved Michael J. Fox's character getting overwhelmed in the end while Everythingss Not Lost by Coldplay starts to play in the background. This is how the original episode aired and the DVD is the same. The show ended up being on Netflix and when I checked it out, the music in the scene was different! Netflix did not want to pay the money for the copyright music that was in that episode and the same goes for many other episodes. This means people that are watching Scrubs for the first time will be watching a completely different scene with the musical changes that won't have the same impact as the originals.
We didn’t know of this example but this is exactly why this matters and we are making videos about it. Sorry your show was effected brother. Thanks for watching. Cheers 🍻
I still buy Blu-Rays, 4K Blu-Rays, and occasionally DVDs (when a BR is not available) and I really, really hope that even if physical media fades out from the mainstream, that studios continue to issue physical editions for cinephiles, where physical media occupies a space similar to how LaserDisc did back in the day.
Love your show guys, and I while do agree with everything you say.... something to consider is, we're not getting any younger, and we're not going to have nostalgia for a game or movie that comes out in 2030 the same way we did for things when we were kids. Kids in this new world won't know any different, its unfortunate, but they just won't know what an awesome Era they missed out on
I no more than write that, and then my cable service went out this past weekend. Thank God for my physical Disney movie collection to put something on for my Daughter....
Thank you for getting this message out there. As you both said, whether you are all-digital or not, this is bad for consumers and media preservation.
We are glad to spread the message! We think its very important! 🍻
What stings for me with movies is that blu-rays give you access to uncompressed audio and visual quality. Even when a streaming service says its 4K, its compressed, it is still better at 1080p on a regular blu-ray even let alone 4k bluray. If you have a nice audio setup at home than having the full Dolby/DTS experience on your shelf is awesome too. Very sad.
It’s ironic that Best Buy is the only brick and mortar store that you can buy some Limited Run games in
Hopefully they hang on to the video game space but it's not looking good brotha!
I hate digital media, my target and best buy are practically empty. I shop for physical media on Amazon now. I'm watching a show called Edens Zero on Netflix, now I need a different streaming service to watch season 2 cause Netflix lost the rights. I chose not to get the other streaming service to watch it. Digital future is stupid. Physical media for life.
Edens of Zero is a great example of zero consumer control. It's pretty wild
It’s bad seeing these types of uploads from you guys but is good to bring awareness to this situation and at the very least try to turn things around for the best!
Yeah we hate giving out bad news just think people should be aware! 🍻
I have noticed all the streaming services are offering plans with ads for a slightly lower cost. When cable tv first came out there were NO commercials and they slowly trickled in. How long before all plans have ads????
Coming soon: Limited Run movies. Order one in March '24, receive it around Feb '25...
I wouldn't be shocked if they got into the movie business. But like you said, wait a year to get it
Cheers to the companies that are trying to keep it alive. Yes they need to get quicker but atleast someone cares enough to try
As someone with around 200 4k/ blu ray movies in my collection this is pretty sad to see, I have a feeling a lot of this is amazons fault, if I was to guess I’d say a lot of people are shopping for movies there now but then of course there are the streaming sites and all that. The future looks bleak for all physical media another step in the right direction for the you’ll own nothing and be happy crowd.
it sucks to see. Freaking badass you got around 200 movies in your collection! I'm approaching 200 in my vinyl collection :)
@@GamingOffTheGrid yeah man! I’ve been buying for years though but that’s awesome I might get into cds or vinyl one day. Hopefully there will always be a market for physical media somewhere and hopefully it doesn’t skyrocket in price because Of scarcity. I live in Canada (unfortunately) and I’ve seen 4ks get up to 40 dollars on average here while being harder and harder to find.
The whole reason I moved away from local network TV was due to endless commercials. Once these streaming services get full control. Now you’ll pay for watching commercials more than the actual content. RUclips and other platforms are already moving in that direction. I refuse to pay for commercials interrupting what I wanna watch. The more they push commercials, the more I walk away from it.
I remember about 10 years ago the Target and Walmart I lived near had about 2 or 3 aisles of DVD's and blu-rays. Maybe even 4. Now my local Walmart has about 1 aisle along with a couple endcaps and displays of $5 DVDs.
They want to monetize movies per view to squeeze as much money as they possibly can out of them... It's basically the same as software going to rent-to-use... It's all money-grubbing greed... 💥
It’s the declining stage of the goose laying golden eggs, possibly.
looks like best buy got promoted to "no buy".
LOL!!!
It sucks for sure. This is the sign of the times of physical media dying off and it sucks big time. I'm 35 and I grew up on going to brick and motor stores and video rental stores as well. I'm still going to buy some dvds, blue rays and video games in general because having a physical copy is way better than having a digital copy. I hate to admit but I'm glad Gamestop is still around and flea markets, thrift shops and retro gaming shops are still in business. Target still sells video games but my local target doesn't have a big selection of them and my local goodwill only has dvds and vhs that's it. Finding good authentic retro games isn't easy where I'm at but it does depend on the area as well. Good video guys and great explanation of the current physical media landscape.
In my country of Australia. Big W and Target Australia quietly pulled Physical media in late 2022 and sanity closed up its stores earlier on this year and now they are e-commerce business. Leaving just JB Hifi and few other businesses.
I won't buy a digital-only console. I'll stick with my old, physical games. I have enough to last me the rest of my life.
Same dude!! Our backlog is RIDICULOUS!!
I suggest watching cereal at midnight’s video on this topic. Physical media for movies is going to be just fine. It’s a little bit of a different ball game than video games. It’s going the way of vinyl records, where there is a dedicated niche market. This will be the death blow to the casual movie fan though
Will do! Hope he is right
@@GamingOffTheGridHeath, is a great guy and has a lot of connections on the inside. He always shoots you straight and never sells fear.
The main reason why all the media is going digital is because the quality of the mainstream media today has taken a sharp drop.
There are no more classics being made so nobody feels its worth their time to handle physical content.
People used to create great content and everyone loved them for it but now everyone is expendable.
Even when physical media was widely available, I still rented most of what I watched. I owned what I either treasured most. There was always the library to check out videos on VHS or DVD, or rent them.
Just found your channel. Physical media of many types have been my life. Seeing any wall of films n games is a chefs kiss.
The change in economy is going ballistic and only going to get worse so its no surprise yet truly sad.
Great channel, looking forward to looking at your older videos.
Glad you found us! Cheers!
Best Buy is going broke. No point to this story
Digital is a waste of money
It's a nice, convenient option, but it's basically just a rental. They can remove or get rid of it whenever they want
Thankful I start building my collection a year ago and I've bought so many I can't think of anymore to buy. This has become so obvious over the years. Prices are soaring.
Great video! Yeah I think your point about being attached to all streaming services just to watch a movie series is a good point.
shooting themselves in the foot.
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Im just going to start pirating more
Once physical is gone, that's gonna be one of the only options
This will be me.
I see no value in digital.
Read the news at work. Came home told the wife hey on my Vacation we’re going to Best Buy time to Hoard Up!!!
People don’t understand how crucial this REALLY is . I’m taking it so serious now that on top of buying new games ;I have even gone back and purchased SOME games over again JUST to have the physical form. I plan on buying nothing but physical until they stop printing them all.
Video games are just off of these days. Just absolute trash. There's a few interesting games a year, some of them have an online requirement even though they're single player only.
I'm half tempted to sell my current Gen console.... Or just switch to PC gaming and if they're going to destroy the consoles anyways at least they'll have mods.
I'm all in on my PS2. Ride or die lol! Cheers!
When Best Buy does liquidate all of their dvds/blu-rays I’ll be there for the sale 😅 other than that Amazon is always a good option still
Boom!!!! We'll be waiting with baited taint!!! Cheers!
Yuuuuuuuup. 💯💪🤣
Great points. Didn't even think about the edited versions on streaming services. Star Wars is a perfect example. You're right, it's not an issue now, but in 10-15 years will people realize "oh crap!" 15 different streaming services to watch what you want and now paying more than cable and still might not be able to watch what you want. Another streamer pointed out, what happens if you get banned from a streaming service and had digital only purchases? All gone. Sad times maybe it's time to play board and card games and nix tv/movies.
They did the same thing to their CDs a couple years ago. Such a shame. Best Buy isn’t what it used to be.