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Two manufacturers commit to keep Blu-ray alive after others quit manufacturing — Verbatim and I-O Data extend Blu-ray supply pledge as manufacturers exit the market
- Verbatim Japan and I-O Data extended their Blu-ray supply commitment to keep disks and drives available in Japan.
- The pledge now includes components and production adjustments to support the domestic market.
- Panasonic remains the last vertically integrated Japanese optical drive maker.
- The renewed pledge follows a wave of exits, including Sony, from Blu-ray production in Japan.
- JEITA data shows Blu-ray shipments in Japan declined from 2011 peaks as demand shifts.
- The BD Reco external drive was previously introduced by I-O Data amid the market shakeout.
- Sony and Buffalo exited the Blu-ray market, intensifying supply concerns.
- JEITA figures illustrate a long-term decline in domestic Blu-ray shipments.
- I-O Data serves as Verbatim’s main distributor for optical media in Japan.
- The market still sees interest in Blu-ray devices despite the decline in manufacturing.
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