Please speak to SDS/Universal/Dreamworks Animation to release their traditionally animated movies in 4k. They did a good job with Prince of Egypt. Same love needed for Spirit: Stallion of Cimmaron and others. Thanks
Any reason you heard of as to why you still cannot pre order True Lies, The Abyss or Aliens 4k on Amazon US store? Also does Aliens and Abyss 4k come with the extended editions? I pre ordered on B&N but if Amazon has it cheaper I'd love to go through them.
@iidreddiipsn4720 One movie two cuts. They both have theatrical and extended. I would also like to know why you can order from just about every major retailer but Amazon?
I wish they could release a physical version of a movie first before releasing the digital version. Like the old days. I wonder how that would affect the business model. Maybe it would help boost sales before putting it on a streaming service. They’re not making money on streaming anyway. Might as well try the old model again.
I will agree cheaper is always better, it’s just that for them to release a cheap 4k blue ray player, it wouldn’t be able to support most of todays blue ray formats, with Dolby vision, and Dolby Atmos, or HDR 10 and DTS:X on the disc…
I think 200 on a player is not bad. But that’s me. Plus both game consoles are capable. I think issue is just people love to stream and video and audio quality is not a big deal. DVD was huge cause streaming didn’t exist.
yea i can agree that price point isn't bad, i just remember seeing $100 bluray players not that long ago, and bundles with great movies. I just don't see much intent to increase sales from big box stores at times, and that is the real issue @@dishsoap1
I keep telling my friends and family, I work for a major cable company here in Texas. I tell them, then yes you stream your movies but when the cable goes out or they pull a movie from their platform, what then???
Physical media came in clutch yesterday when my internet service was out for almost 24 hours which basically turned my smart tv into a dumb tv and my cable box into a brick. Cell reception was also rarely at 2 bars even though I pay for premium 5G+ service. It’s safe to say for rural areas physical media is still an option that shouldn’t go away anytime soon. Thanks for keeping us informed Jeff.
I illegally downloaded movies back in 2011 and was obsessed. I have a terabyte hard drive with probably 1000 movies that I bring out occasionally in those no internet situations. They aren’t all the best quality but at least I have them when needed.
A freak storm knocked out power to my area for almost a week and internet for almost 2 1/2 weeks so my blu-ray library came in handy for everyone I know.
Best Buy getting out of the physical media game is really unfortunate. They always had good prices and I would much rather go to Best Buy than go to Walmart. Now that they are dropping Blu-Rays, I have no reason to go to Best Buy anymore. Aside from a few very rare exceptions, movie purchases are the only reason that I've gone to Best Buy for the last 10 years.
Someone pulled the wrong call, it's been always my thoughts. Something was cooking, likewise inside Disney but one got it wrong the other got it right.
@@mataiguana5 It's quite sad, really. I really remember going to Best Buy in the late 2000s and the movie section was huge. But over time it has been slowly whittled down until, apparently, now it will be completely nonexistent. I hate seeing something I love just die off like that.
After purchasing a brand new Sony 4K Blu-ray player, I decided to purchase 4K discs at Best Buy and Target. I was shocked how small the DVD/Blu-ray section was, almost to non-existent. Now, I have to purchase online…very sad to discover this. I really hope physical media will have a comeback, because watching 4K discs is so much more richer and satisfying to view than streaming.
My biggest problem with Walmart is that my Walmart has very little blu-ray and 4k titles, instead opting for a wide variety of DVD's. The only option I have for instant gratification is to drive one hour into the nearest large city to purchase there. It's very frustrating.
Here in The Netherlands, they decreased a lot of physical media for movies and series. In Media Markt stores they sold a lot of movies and series on blu ray, 4K and DVD, but since 2021 I believe they scaled it down! Now their is only a small department for physical media😢😢. For the last 10 years, a lot of stores have disappeared that sold physical Media. Media Markt is at least the only store nowadays here that sell physical media. What do I miss the old glory days of the blu ray films and series since the coming of the PS3.
Here in the UK i went to a Tesco superstore and they didn't have a single DVD or blu ray for sale. Not even a section for video games. I was very disappointed
I’m also in the UK and somehow found myself in a big WH Smith recently for the first time in years, and I remembered they used to have a decent physical media section. Not anymore - one small shelf of DVDs, not even blu rays and certainly not 4K. In terms of physical shops to browse in for physical media in the UK, it’s all about HMV now.
*I wouldn’t count on Walmart.* My local Walmarts have _significantly_ reduced their physical movie selection. The $5 bins are completely gone & the movie aisle, which was both sides, has been consolidated down to a single side of that aisle. Target had a small section that’s been reduced to an end cap. Online & used stores might be the only places going forward.
I think with Walmart it just totally depends on each location. I do Uber so I'm around my city a ton and stop at a lot of them to check out the movies and some have an insane amount of isles packed and with multiple $5 bins, and some have basically none.
My Walmart isn’t too bad. It has like 3 solid rows and a few small shelves for movies. There’s no $5 bins, but there’s some cheap movie bundles as cheap as $10.
It's weird that Target now has more books than movies lol and it's in the electronics section too. At least all the ones near me. I love books but it's just odd to see, most are either kid books or romance novels too lol. Odd times
I was watching your video on Jurassic Park. Sadly we may never get a new scan of the movie or a definitive edition with deleted scenes because of the fire that happened at Universal Studios that destroyed tons of master tapes. But hey, I’m still waiting for the original version of Event Horizon to be found. So here’s hoping. 🤘🤞🖖
My Walmart is 90% dvd and doesn't have the exclusive steelbooks. Which is ridiculous and needs to change. If Walmart is going to do this then every store needs to carry this stuff.
I can't imagine buying my physical media from Walmart. The occasional find, sure, but for them to be the major source of physical media is disheartening. Have you seen how their physical media is treated and mulled over by customers? Not well. It's manhandled so much that corners are dented, scratches are often on the slip cases, and you can hear the discs bouncing around the inside of the case. Good luck finding acceptable copies of media there.
I finally got a really nice 4k qled and one of the first things I bought after a good soundbar, was a 4k blu ray player. I’m excited to get copies of my favorite movies and tv shows and be able to enjoy them in 4K and not have to worry if they’re on a streaming service. But I still stream shows that I like as well.
I mean the switching to release every fortnight I think is the move to give stuff more time for titles to clear shelves and for people to get it in time with their paycheck’s. I don’t know outside of the US, but here people typically get paid every two weeks.
I just joined the hobby, I’m now stable enough to start fully diving into purchasing movies and equipment. What does everyone recommend for a Blu-Ray player? I’m thinking of starting off there and then slowly upgrade my favorite DVDs to Blu-Ray.
My local Walmart in Canada is my only option and they haven't had a new release since Barbie. Pretty slim pickings. Amazon Canada is not much better, with them not even getting new releases and third party sellers are ripping people off at $50 per bluray.
Glad Walmart wants to do more and are gonna get the exclusive stuff. As for the releases for this year, fingers crossed we get a 25th anniversary edition of Pokemon: The First Movie with all the bells and whistles. I know we have the three pack of the movies, but they don’t have a lot of special features. What I’m hoping for is Pokemon: The First Movie to get a 25th anniversary special edition with trailers, commercials, behind-the-scenes stuff, retrospective stuff, etc. There’s also the big one I’m hoping we get this year and that is the original A Nightmare On Elm Street on 4K. This movie is SORELY needed and wanted by the fans and hopefully it gets all the bells and whistles as well and kicks the door down to get the entire series on 4K and an official release on blu ray for Freddy’s Nightmares. Ty again for what you do. I love seeing movies getting released and keep the great stuff coming please! Oh and I agree that collecting physical media is a good thing. With the Pokemon TV app shutting down in March, that proves collecting physical media is a fantastic idea. I have a feeling the channel for Pokemon on here will put up all the free episodes Pokemon TV has, but still, not a bad idea to collect physical media.
Apparently, HMV might return to Canada inside Toys R Us stores as their own sections inside those stores. If they do come back, they will definitely back physical media and will probably become one of Canada’s largest physical media retailers in a very short amount of time.
Isn't HMv just another brand for sunrise records? They also have a third brand too. Still interesting about the TotsRUS stores. I don't believe America has those anymore.
Doubt this will happen considering Toys r Us got out of selling even video games. And yes, Sunrise bought up everything HMV had years back. However, their prices can't come close to Amazon. Brick and mortar in Canada is unlikely to be strong any time soon unless it returns to the days of how Future Shop handled it.
There were news reports a few months back that Walmart wanted to buy SDS from Universal & WB to coordinate physical media distribution from all the studios. Is that happening?
Thanks for these updates. I'm happy that physical media is still moving forward. And I don't mind that they'll be releasing biweekly. I also saw Walmart prepping a few racks for their physical media. They're having a line of steelbooks coming in.
Streaming is removing stuff, and people are realizing they don't actually own anything. It disappears..and people start to want to own something. There is also the quality issue. I buy lots of foreign films and anime and it either doesn't exist on streaming or I can't read the Subtitles because of poor bandwidth.
I find that really hard to believe that Blu-ray’s, DVDs and even books are considered going out of style. Physical media is the perfect alternative for whenever Wi-Fi is not available. And not to mention the bonus features on Blu-ray’s and DVDs as well, which streaming does NOT have.
Man, I tried to preorder Aliens, True Lies, and The Abyss from Walmart and they canceled my order twice because of "suspicious activity"! They did the exact same thing to my wife! What is up with that?!
I just came back from my local Walmart, and almost all of the Microsoft and Nintendo games were discounted. I talked to the cashier, and she said that they will be getting rid of all the physical media in the store when they do their realignment in the future.
I think Best Buy is making a big mistake by removing all physical media, imo...Now all people will go to Walmart to buy their bds/4ks, steelbooks, etc.
Been following the release of Trick or Treat but nothing new has came up. According to Vinegar a 4k was expected late 2023 early 2024, but have not found any updates.
So how will this affect blu ray players? If companies make less physical then who to say dvd player company’s to slow down on upgrades or stop completely. Eventually just making streaming boxes
Not to mention physical media seems like it’s a little more sustainable for the environment than streaming. Yes, it takes oil to produce them but the Internet has files in different systems resulting in companies needing to cool down them using fans.
Thank you Jeff for this information because physical media needs a lot of support and more important in this day and age.. I think the shift of physical media is going more positive is the BS of streaming services that they are doing and with physical media, we can have special features to watch after watching the film while streaming services do not have. I am optimistic with Jeff and hope physical media survive this year
Buddy, i appreciate your videos, especially this one. I love collecting physical media. I love being able to watch a movie whenever i want. I also love the beautiful packaging a lot of movies have. I also think, right or wrong, the resolution is better than streaming. Thank you for all your information. I was worried that physical media was going away. I stream as well, but would rather have the disc. I have a nice collection, 800+ movies. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you.
Ability to permanently borrow from streaming services combined with as much physical media I can get means I have what I want to watch and when I want to watch it.
I still pay for Crunchyroll, but I'm honestly considering ditching it. I'd prefer buying digital downloads, but they don't do that like you can with music files. So I buy and rip discs. Crunchyroll doesn't support surround sound or 4K HDR, so I missed out on a ton not buying discs.
You'll probably find that at some point in the near future physical media does somewhat dissapear. But just like vinyl eventually it will come back, rebranded and mostly targeted towards true collectors and the new generation that haven't ever experienced physical media.
I’m interested in starting a physical media collection but what keeps me from dipping my toe in is the concern that Sony and Panasonic will stop making the 4K players. They both haven’t produced any new players in the past 4 to 5 years. It makes me wonder if they plan to jettison the player production. If they do that then I would have to hope my player never stops working since there won’t be any replacements for sale and it would be harder to get repairs done. I don’t want to be left holding hundreds of dollars in disks with no way to play them
Here is Australia is looking dire, even Amazon doesn't seem to restock new releases one they sell out. Since Disney left Australia it looks like only JB HiFi is really still doing physical media.
Don't forget that the Sony pull and the Ubisoft quote were two recent waves that got coverage from top mainstream twitch streamers. This has helped the resuscitation
I'm a bit frustrated, only because I'm a bit of a completionist, that Shout Factory is releasing a Walmart exclusive steel of Creepshow 4k... I've already purchased the SF set w poster on their website, now I gotta buy from Walmart too?..grr
Good vidéo but don't forget to talk about price. Paying a 30 or 40 for 2 disc it's not a good price. I know they must sale a lot of disc to had a return investment but a good price for a 2 disc box its 15 or 20. And another problem it too much content kill the collector. We can't buy everything edition of the same movie or the same movie on each platform or buying at full price each film of a saga hope you can talk about this too.
One of the main reasons why I am not having 1000's of discs with me right now is the money factor. I am from India , Everything here is imported so the cost is goddamn high. If a new movie is 30$ in the US here it is 50$. There are zero collections too, these amazon local sellers buy random stuffs. If I need to buy a specific movie even with 50$ it wont be there.
Honestly, the only reason I've been buying movies from Best Buy is because they've been having killer deals. I honestly don't really care where the movies are coming from as long as I'm getting a good deal lol
I need someone to harass Universal about a release of The Umbrella Academy Season 3 Blu-Ray. I hope you’ll help.! 😂 Great information here and thanks for the updates!!
This doubly sucks because Walmart is such a terrible company. I refuse to give them my money. So, I guess I’ll be missing out on all their exclusives, but I can live with that.
Buddy... they're ALL terrible companies. VS routinely changes their prices & stock #'s to scam on exclusives. If you're a collector -- ur gonna have to deal with bent people. It's business.
I dont get Best Buy ending Physical media. They reduced the size of the BD section, for what? To put a couple of treamills there? The foot traffic is abysmal at Best Buy, worse than the End of Days for Circuit City. Everytime I go there, there are at least 3x as many employees as customers.
I wish someone would make a video on the future of physical media. You see, we didn’t think of this ten years ago, but if someone would’ve thought of it, we might all have thousands on our shelves. By this I mean, all physical stuff, from trading cards to statues and dvds will be gone by 2030, so that stuff will be in huge demand in 15-20yrs. If you have a vhs of Top Gun from the 80’s right now, it will probably sell for thousands in 2030. Look how companies are handling digital, they’re converting everything to it or there’s at least a digital version… for now.
Mr Wal-Mart had nothing but crap physical media with a ton of Lionsgate steelbooks with the same blu rays we already have. Not paying for the same crap over and over.
Best Buy pushes high end home theater, but doesn’t support 4k Blu-ray. Boggles my mind. Target will probably stay in since they are also absorbing Best Buy customers. I’ve already bought four from them. Going from never buying from them. Lol Side note. I have Aliens, The Abyss, and True Lies preordered at three different stores. lol Not taking a risk one bit of not getting them without slip covers.
Thats because dvds sell the best.its the technology with the biggest installation base. More ppl have a dvd player than a bluray or 4k... also, its the cheapest format to produce, and sell at the lowest price.
@@kurtshastany1945 I get that, but still I'm a 4k collector fuck all that noise. I'd rather go to a store to make sure my steelbooks and slips are in good condition rather than being mangled in a non padded paper bag
@@NYC_Goody 95% of everything will never get released in that format. You bought into a gimmick just like ppl did with laser disc's it's just like when ppl said 'I can't find atari jaguar, or 3do or dream cast stuff anywhere'..... well of course you can't, because so few ppl have one. Why would a discount retailer carry media for such a niche product? The only reason they sell vinyl is because many many ppl still have turntables from 50 yrs ago.
@@kurtshastany1945 it's certainly not a gimmick when I'm watching a picture quality that clearly looks better than DVD and a wide majority of blu rays on my OLED. A good transfer can't be understated. There's a reason why electronic stores like Best buy sell high end electronics like oleds. It's for enthusiasts. Just like physical media in general is for enthusiasts. Because PQ will look better than streams. And the highest quality format is also for enthusiasts. It's not a gimmick.
I'm just happy physical media is not only alive and well, but is poised to make a bigger comeback. People are sick and tired of rising subscription fees and things being delisted. I grew up in the 90s and will always love my discs. Get off my lawn.
So is streaming going to follow the same cadence? Because if not, I just see this as a further drawdown of physical media releases. Don't get me wrong. I love physical media. My Plex server relies on it, but I have to acknowledge that the writing is on the wall.
Creator, why are you not addressing discs coming pre-scratched from manufacturer? Why are you not addressing that they need to put some kind of piece of foam in between both hubs so the disks don’t hop off the hub and scratch themselves as well these are two really big problems on top of the release chemical that’s all over the inside of the cases and that gets on the discs, how come you’re not addressing this with the production teams
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Please speak to SDS/Universal/Dreamworks Animation to release their traditionally animated movies in 4k. They did a good job with Prince of Egypt. Same love needed for Spirit: Stallion of Cimmaron and others. Thanks
Any reason you heard of as to why you still cannot pre order True Lies, The Abyss or Aliens 4k on Amazon US store? Also does Aliens and Abyss 4k come with the extended editions? I pre ordered on B&N but if Amazon has it cheaper I'd love to go through them.
@iidreddiipsn4720 One movie two cuts. They both have theatrical and extended. I would also like to know why you can order from just about every major retailer but Amazon?
@iidreddiipsn4720 also,,,does anyone know what studio is releasing the abyss 4k?
Physical media is dead. Bury it.
Just as long as physical media keeps coming out I will keep getting it.
Same here! Me too! 😊🙋♀️
Aye, same here as well.😊
And you can still look to the second-handle market or online to find titles to fill out your collection.
Concrete and steel is used a lot more than brick and mortar
I wish they could release a physical version of a movie first before releasing the digital version. Like the old days. I wonder how that would affect the business model. Maybe it would help boost sales before putting it on a streaming service. They’re not making money on streaming anyway. Might as well try the old model again.
We really need Sony or LG, somebody to release a $100 4k HDR player. That's always been the price to get the masses on board
Panasonic UB420 was pretty cheap this past Christmas season. 🎄
I will agree cheaper is always better, it’s just that for them to release a cheap 4k blue ray player, it wouldn’t be able to support most of todays blue ray formats, with Dolby vision, and Dolby Atmos, or HDR 10 and DTS:X on the disc…
I think 200 on a player is not bad. But that’s me.
Plus both game consoles are capable.
I think issue is just people love to stream and video and audio quality is not a big deal.
DVD was huge cause streaming didn’t exist.
yea i can agree that price point isn't bad, i just remember seeing $100 bluray players not that long ago, and bundles with great movies. I just don't see much intent to increase sales from big box stores at times, and that is the real issue @@dishsoap1
Can't even get people to buy a 15 dollar Blu Ray player from a thrift store. People wanna stream or watch DVDs.
I keep telling my friends and family, I work for a major cable company here in Texas. I tell them, then yes you stream your movies but when the cable goes out or they pull a movie from their platform, what then???
I learned that the hard way
Been collecting for years now, have over 1700 Blu-ray/4K movies, will continue to purchase remasters and new releases as long as they fit my need
Physical media came in clutch yesterday when my internet service was out for almost 24 hours which basically turned my smart tv into a dumb tv and my cable box into a brick. Cell reception was also rarely at 2 bars even though I pay for premium 5G+ service. It’s safe to say for rural areas physical media is still an option that shouldn’t go away anytime soon. Thanks for keeping us informed Jeff.
I illegally downloaded movies back in 2011 and was obsessed. I have a terabyte hard drive with probably 1000 movies that I bring out occasionally in those no internet situations. They aren’t all the best quality but at least I have them when needed.
A freak storm knocked out power to my area for almost a week and internet for almost 2 1/2 weeks so my blu-ray library came in handy for everyone I know.
Exactly. I bring my physical discs whenever I rent a cabin for the weekend. Internet service in this area sucks big time. It’s always buffering.
Bro i live in the city and my Internet and phone collection sucks
Best Buy getting out of the physical media game is really unfortunate. They always had good prices and I would much rather go to Best Buy than go to Walmart. Now that they are dropping Blu-Rays, I have no reason to go to Best Buy anymore. Aside from a few very rare exceptions, movie purchases are the only reason that I've gone to Best Buy for the last 10 years.
Dido!
Someone pulled the wrong call, it's been always my thoughts. Something was cooking, likewise inside Disney but one got it wrong the other got it right.
@@mataiguana5 It's quite sad, really. I really remember going to Best Buy in the late 2000s and the movie section was huge. But over time it has been slowly whittled down until, apparently, now it will be completely nonexistent. I hate seeing something I love just die off like that.
After purchasing a brand new Sony 4K Blu-ray player, I decided to purchase 4K discs at Best Buy and Target. I was shocked how small the DVD/Blu-ray section was, almost to non-existent. Now, I have to purchase online…very sad to discover this. I really hope physical media will have a comeback, because watching 4K discs is so much more richer and satisfying to view than streaming.
My biggest problem with Walmart is that my Walmart has very little blu-ray and 4k titles, instead opting for a wide variety of DVD's. The only option I have for instant gratification is to drive one hour into the nearest large city to purchase there. It's very frustrating.
Here in The Netherlands, they decreased a lot of physical media for movies and series. In Media Markt stores they sold a lot of movies and series on blu ray, 4K and DVD, but since 2021 I believe they scaled it down! Now their is only a small department for physical media😢😢. For the last 10 years, a lot of stores have disappeared that sold physical Media. Media Markt is at least the only store nowadays here that sell physical media.
What do I miss the old glory days of the blu ray films and series since the coming of the PS3.
Here in the UK i went to a Tesco superstore and they didn't have a single DVD or blu ray for sale. Not even a section for video games. I was very disappointed
I’m also in the UK and somehow found myself in a big WH Smith recently for the first time in years, and I remembered they used to have a decent physical media section. Not anymore - one small shelf of DVDs, not even blu rays and certainly not 4K. In terms of physical shops to browse in for physical media in the UK, it’s all about HMV now.
*I wouldn’t count on Walmart.* My local Walmarts have _significantly_ reduced their physical movie selection. The $5 bins are completely gone & the movie aisle, which was both sides, has been consolidated down to a single side of that aisle. Target had a small section that’s been reduced to an end cap. Online & used stores might be the only places going forward.
I think with Walmart it just totally depends on each location. I do Uber so I'm around my city a ton and stop at a lot of them to check out the movies and some have an insane amount of isles packed and with multiple $5 bins, and some have basically none.
@idiot_city5244 it is based on location
We have a huge section at my local Wal-Mart
More $5 bins then ever
Dvd, bluray,4K,CD, Vinyl, video games etc
Are you complaining about only having 75/100 options at any one time at walmart?
My Walmart isn’t too bad. It has like 3 solid rows and a few small shelves for movies. There’s no $5 bins, but there’s some cheap movie bundles as cheap as $10.
It's weird that Target now has more books than movies lol and it's in the electronics section too. At least all the ones near me. I love books but it's just odd to see, most are either kid books or romance novels too lol. Odd times
dont forget about manga now.
I enjoyed Black Friday sales of Movies at Best Buy 😢
I was watching your video on Jurassic Park.
Sadly we may never get a new scan of the movie or a definitive edition with deleted scenes because of the fire that happened at Universal Studios that destroyed tons of master tapes.
But hey, I’m still waiting for the original version of Event Horizon to be found.
So here’s hoping. 🤘🤞🖖
My Walmart is 90% dvd and doesn't have the exclusive steelbooks. Which is ridiculous and needs to change. If Walmart is going to do this then every store needs to carry this stuff.
I can't imagine buying my physical media from Walmart. The occasional find, sure, but for them to be the major source of physical media is disheartening. Have you seen how their physical media is treated and mulled over by customers? Not well. It's manhandled so much that corners are dented, scratches are often on the slip cases, and you can hear the discs bouncing around the inside of the case. Good luck finding acceptable copies of media there.
I finally got a really nice 4k qled and one of the first things I bought after a good soundbar, was a 4k blu ray player. I’m excited to get copies of my favorite movies and tv shows and be able to enjoy them in 4K and not have to worry if they’re on a streaming service. But I still stream shows that I like as well.
I mean the switching to release every fortnight I think is the move to give stuff more time for titles to clear shelves and for people to get it in time with their paycheck’s. I don’t know outside of the US, but here people typically get paid every two weeks.
My local Walmart's physical media display is pretty terrible. I hope they add more 4K media
I’ve been having a blast collecting films the last few years. Your channel inspired me to do it. And this video rocks. Thanks for making it.
I just joined the hobby, I’m now stable enough to start fully diving into purchasing movies and equipment. What does everyone recommend for a Blu-Ray player? I’m thinking of starting off there and then slowly upgrade my favorite DVDs to Blu-Ray.
My local Walmart in Canada is my only option and they haven't had a new release since Barbie. Pretty slim pickings. Amazon Canada is not much better, with them not even getting new releases and third party sellers are ripping people off at $50 per bluray.
Thank you for always keeping us informed all the way! Nothing will ever replace physical media! ✌️
Glad Walmart wants to do more and are gonna get the exclusive stuff.
As for the releases for this year, fingers crossed we get a 25th anniversary edition of Pokemon: The First Movie with all the bells and whistles. I know we have the three pack of the movies, but they don’t have a lot of special features. What I’m hoping for is Pokemon: The First Movie to get a 25th anniversary special edition with trailers, commercials, behind-the-scenes stuff, retrospective stuff, etc.
There’s also the big one I’m hoping we get this year and that is the original A Nightmare On Elm Street on 4K. This movie is SORELY needed and wanted by the fans and hopefully it gets all the bells and whistles as well and kicks the door down to get the entire series on 4K and an official release on blu ray for Freddy’s Nightmares.
Ty again for what you do. I love seeing movies getting released and keep the great stuff coming please!
Oh and I agree that collecting physical media is a good thing. With the Pokemon TV app shutting down in March, that proves collecting physical media is a fantastic idea. I have a feeling the channel for Pokemon on here will put up all the free episodes Pokemon TV has, but still, not a bad idea to collect physical media.
Apparently, HMV might return to Canada inside Toys R Us stores as their own sections inside those stores. If they do come back, they will definitely back physical media and will probably become one of Canada’s largest physical media retailers in a very short amount of time.
Isn't HMv just another brand for sunrise records? They also have a third brand too. Still interesting about the TotsRUS stores. I don't believe America has those anymore.
Don't I wish. But I'll have to wait til I hear more.
Doubt this will happen considering Toys r Us got out of selling even video games. And yes, Sunrise bought up everything HMV had years back. However, their prices can't come close to Amazon. Brick and mortar in Canada is unlikely to be strong any time soon unless it returns to the days of how Future Shop handled it.
There were news reports a few months back that Walmart wanted to buy SDS from Universal & WB to coordinate physical media distribution from all the studios. Is that happening?
Thanks for these updates. I'm happy that physical media is still moving forward. And I don't mind that they'll be releasing biweekly.
I also saw Walmart prepping a few racks for their physical media. They're having a line of steelbooks coming in.
Streaming is removing stuff, and people are realizing they don't actually own anything. It disappears..and people start to want to own something. There is also the quality issue. I buy lots of foreign films and anime and it either doesn't exist on streaming or I can't read the Subtitles because of poor bandwidth.
I wish Disney would release the classic 20th century movies from the 30s,40s and 50s. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Just recently got into collecting physical media I love the whole digital code that we can claim on our phone
I find that really hard to believe that Blu-ray’s, DVDs and even books are considered going out of style. Physical media is the perfect alternative for whenever Wi-Fi is not available. And not to mention the bonus features on Blu-ray’s and DVDs as well, which streaming does NOT have.
Man, I tried to preorder Aliens, True Lies, and The Abyss from Walmart and they canceled my order twice because of "suspicious activity"! They did the exact same thing to my wife! What is up with that?!
I just came back from my local Walmart, and almost all of the Microsoft and Nintendo games were discounted. I talked to the cashier, and she said that they will be getting rid of all the physical media in the store when they do their realignment in the future.
That’s not true for movies
I think Best Buy is making a big mistake by removing all physical media, imo...Now all people will go to Walmart to buy their bds/4ks, steelbooks, etc.
Been following the release of Trick or Treat but nothing new has came up. According to Vinegar a 4k was expected late 2023 early 2024, but have not found any updates.
My problem with Walmart is will they shift their focus to Blu-ray/4K or will they continue to push mostly DVDs? 😂
So how will this affect blu ray players?
If companies make less physical then who to say dvd player company’s to slow down on upgrades or stop completely. Eventually just making streaming boxes
I love physical media ❤
I was thrilled when Disney made steelbook releases for mandalorian s1&2 and Wandavision and loki
The seasons of Mandolorian were my first Steelbooks. Now I should look for Loki and Wandavision.
Not a fan of streaming. Never works right around here.
Happy to hear physical is still alive. It should always be an option
My Walmart supercenter does not stock 4K except a couple new releases that’s it
Not to mention physical media seems like it’s a little more sustainable for the environment than streaming. Yes, it takes oil to produce them but the Internet has files in different systems resulting in companies needing to cool down them using fans.
I'm noticing a lot of retailers dropping Physical media now. Walmart, Target, now Best buy. I collect steelbooks and it's just getting thin.
Can you tell me the release date of killers of the flower moon on 4K?
Thank you Jeff for this information because physical media needs a lot of support and more important in this day and age.. I think the shift of physical media is going more positive is the BS of streaming services that they are doing and with physical media, we can have special features to watch after watching the film while streaming services do not have. I am optimistic with Jeff and hope physical media survive this year
Nice to see I won't have to get my Blu-rays from Amazon from now on. I like going into the store and browsing.
Buddy, i appreciate your videos, especially this one. I love collecting physical media. I love being able to watch a movie whenever i want. I also love the beautiful packaging a lot of movies have. I also think, right or wrong, the resolution is better than streaming. Thank you for all your information. I was worried that physical media was going away. I stream as well, but would rather have the disc. I have a nice collection, 800+ movies. Anyway, just wanted to say thank you.
I genuinely wonder how people find things to watch on streaming haha
Rather a 4k disc than crap streaming the picture and audio is so much better lots of love from new Zealand
Ability to permanently borrow from streaming services combined with as much physical media I can get means I have what I want to watch and when I want to watch it.
I still pay for Crunchyroll, but I'm honestly considering ditching it. I'd prefer buying digital downloads, but they don't do that like you can with music files. So I buy and rip discs.
Crunchyroll doesn't support surround sound or 4K HDR, so I missed out on a ton not buying discs.
You'll probably find that at some point in the near future physical media does somewhat dissapear. But just like vinyl eventually it will come back, rebranded and mostly targeted towards true collectors and the new generation that haven't ever experienced physical media.
I’m interested in starting a physical media collection but what keeps me from dipping my toe in is the concern that Sony and Panasonic will stop making the 4K players. They both haven’t produced any new players in the past 4 to 5 years. It makes me wonder if they plan to jettison the player production. If they do that then I would have to hope my player never stops working since there won’t be any replacements for sale and it would be harder to get repairs done. I don’t want to be left holding hundreds of dollars in disks with no way to play them
Best Buy ain't going to end up being Home Depot or Lowes selling appliances like they hope they will end up becoming Sears and go out of business.
"You will own nothing and be happy." That is the goal.
Here is Australia is looking dire, even Amazon doesn't seem to restock new releases one they sell out. Since Disney left Australia it looks like only JB HiFi is really still doing physical media.
Im waitin on Godzilla Minus 1 4k release 👀
Almost all that is left in Canada is Amazon and they have been price gauging like crazy....
Movies & Series I really like I will buy a HardCopy of instead of Digital.
I miss Stores like MediaPlay & SunCoast Motion Pictures
Has Killers of the Flower Moon Blu-Ray ben delayed? I can't find it in wallmart or target.
Don't forget that the Sony pull and the Ubisoft quote were two recent waves that got coverage from top mainstream twitch streamers. This has helped the resuscitation
I'm a bit frustrated, only because I'm a bit of a completionist, that Shout Factory is releasing a Walmart exclusive steel of Creepshow 4k... I've already purchased the SF set w poster on their website, now I gotta buy from Walmart too?..grr
not related but can we get help on psychical games
Good vidéo but don't forget to talk about price. Paying a 30 or 40 for 2 disc it's not a good price. I know they must sale a lot of disc to had a return investment but a good price for a 2 disc box its 15 or 20. And another problem it too much content kill the collector. We can't buy everything edition of the same movie or the same movie on each platform or buying at full price each film of a saga hope you can talk about this too.
My Walmart is done with games and movies. Target also 0 games or movies.
One of the main reasons why I am not having 1000's of discs with me right now is the money factor. I am from India , Everything here is imported so the cost is goddamn high. If a new movie is 30$ in the US here it is 50$. There are zero collections too, these amazon local sellers buy random stuffs. If I need to buy a specific movie even with 50$ it wont be there.
Actaully, BB's local to me are only having sales on a very small handful of a few steelbooks that were not big sellers anyways.
Honestly, the only reason I've been buying movies from Best Buy is because they've been having killer deals. I honestly don't really care where the movies are coming from as long as I'm getting a good deal lol
My local best buy in Folsom Ca is empty
I need someone to harass Universal about a release of The Umbrella Academy Season 3 Blu-Ray. I hope you’ll help.! 😂 Great information here and thanks for the updates!!
This doubly sucks because Walmart is such a terrible company. I refuse to give them my money. So, I guess I’ll be missing out on all their exclusives, but I can live with that.
Buddy... they're ALL terrible companies. VS routinely changes their prices & stock #'s to scam on exclusives. If you're a collector -- ur gonna have to deal with bent people. It's business.
I dont get Best Buy ending Physical media. They reduced the size of the BD section, for what? To put a couple of treamills there? The foot traffic is abysmal at Best Buy, worse than the End of Days for Circuit City.
Everytime I go there, there are at least 3x as many employees as customers.
I guess I’ll force my wife to go to Walmart instead of Best Buy with me every week to check out new releases!
Force? Or you could just go alone 🫤
Is this increase in sales enough for new UHD players to hit the market sooner?
Hey, how is the home release of Oppenheimer? Is it good? I heard the movie isn't good on anything except IMAX
As long as they keep making physical media i will still be getting them
I wish someone would make a video on the future of physical media. You see, we didn’t think of this ten years ago, but if someone would’ve thought of it, we might all have thousands on our shelves. By this I mean, all physical stuff, from trading cards to statues and dvds will be gone by 2030, so that stuff will be in huge demand in 15-20yrs. If you have a vhs of Top Gun from the 80’s right now, it will probably sell for thousands in 2030. Look how companies are handling digital, they’re converting everything to it or there’s at least a digital version… for now.
Mr Wal-Mart had nothing but crap physical media with a ton of Lionsgate steelbooks with the same blu rays we already have. Not paying for the same crap over and over.
Best Buy pushes high end home theater, but doesn’t support 4k Blu-ray. Boggles my mind.
Target will probably stay in since they are also absorbing Best Buy customers. I’ve already bought four from them. Going from never buying from them. Lol
Side note. I have Aliens, The Abyss, and True Lies preordered at three different stores. lol Not taking a risk one bit of not getting them without slip covers.
Any funkos you're looking for? I'll send ya some as a thanks for all your help on knowing what 4ks are worth it
Send me an email and we can talk! I do have a few I’m looking for and that’s very generous of you
Except my Walmart that was last i checked like 2 years ago still all dvds with a couple blu rays. Zero 4ks
Thats because dvds sell the best.its the technology with the biggest installation base. More ppl have a dvd player than a bluray or 4k... also, its the cheapest format to produce, and sell at the lowest price.
@@kurtshastany1945 I get that, but still I'm a 4k collector fuck all that noise. I'd rather go to a store to make sure my steelbooks and slips are in good condition rather than being mangled in a non padded paper bag
@@NYC_Goody 95% of everything will never get released in that format. You bought into a gimmick just like ppl did with laser disc's it's just like when ppl said 'I can't find atari jaguar, or 3do or dream cast stuff anywhere'..... well of course you can't, because so few ppl have one. Why would a discount retailer carry media for such a niche product? The only reason they sell vinyl is because many many ppl still have turntables from 50 yrs ago.
@@kurtshastany1945 it's certainly not a gimmick when I'm watching a picture quality that clearly looks better than DVD and a wide majority of blu rays on my OLED. A good transfer can't be understated. There's a reason why electronic stores like Best buy sell high end electronics like oleds. It's for enthusiasts. Just like physical media in general is for enthusiasts. Because PQ will look better than streams. And the highest quality format is also for enthusiasts. It's not a gimmick.
I'm just happy physical media is not only alive and well, but is poised to make a bigger comeback. People are sick and tired of rising subscription fees and things being delisted. I grew up in the 90s and will always love my discs. Get off my lawn.
I spoke to my local BestBuy in Canada and they told me that BestBuy Canada will keep selling physical media. 🤔
Walmart was just waiting for retailers like best buy 😂 good move
No one can rely on streaming
Informative. Thanks.
Here in canada they are taking toys r us and a good portion of the store will be converted into an hmv
20,000 views in under 12 hours niceee
Is Walmart just going to sell blu ray video and 4k videos and are they going to sell regular DVD 'S and TV shows or is it just new films
Do you know the exact date in February that they'll be gone? Or a window like the first half or second half of the month? Or the end of the month?
I suppose I'm just getting old, but the audio and video isn't as clear or bright with digital DL.
I sell on EBAY and yes people are buying physical.
So is streaming going to follow the same cadence? Because if not, I just see this as a further drawdown of physical media releases. Don't get me wrong. I love physical media. My Plex server relies on it, but I have to acknowledge that the writing is on the wall.
Creator, why are you not addressing discs coming pre-scratched from manufacturer? Why are you not addressing that they need to put some kind of piece of foam in between both hubs so the disks don’t hop off the hub and scratch themselves as well these are two really big problems on top of the release chemical that’s all over the inside of the cases and that gets on the discs, how come you’re not addressing this with the production teams
Vinegar Syndrome has been dropping the ball lately. Delay after Delay WTF is going on?
This feels more like an ad/list of talking points than anything I’ve ever seen on this channel.
Just another product that the uneducated consumer has walked away from. Plasma TVs... now physical media. Good save from Walmart!
The future of Music and Movies is what's dying.