Gaming🎮 Disney is about to make it harder to buy its films physically, but Sony's picking up the slack

[Royal_Lizard]

The collector's amongst you probably won't be happy to hear that Disney is shutting down its long running physical media service the Disney Movie Club.

Yesterday, the house of mouse announced that it would be shutting down its Disney Movie Club, a service that for over the past couple of decades has allowed many to buy various VHS tapes, DVDs, and Blu-rays of the company's works, including some are quite rare - such as one of the last VHS tapes Disney ever released, Cars. "We’ve enjoyed serving you for the last 23 years, but consumer behaviour and viewing preferences continue to evolve so we have made the tough decision to close Disney Movie Club," reads a statement on the closure.

For those that have never heard of the service, it was essentially a subscription that let you buy various bits of Disney on physical media, where you'd get sent the latest releases, typically with some kind of bonus. Importantly, it included releases that would often be hard to get, with classics like A Goofy Movie, and lesser known titles such as The Black Cauldron. Strange World, mostly a Disney+ only release, also received a 4K release through the service, and with it shuttering, I can only imagine how much it will skyrocket in price.

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