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Retro media is coming back, and in some cases, for good reason. People are increasingly moving away from digital-only experiences, like digital photography, and into more of the classic, tangible formats, like film-based cameras. The same is even happening with retro handhelds, where age-old designs are making a return and iconic '80s PCs are being reimagined as clamshell handhelds. Wouldn't you know it, the same thing is happening with physical entertainment media — specifically, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

A report from the Digital Entertainment Group points out that 4K Blu-ray sales increased by 12% in 2025 when compared to 2024. This happened despite overall physical media sales declining by 9.3% compared to the prior year, dropping to a total of $870 million in 2025 in the United States. That decline, however, was much lower than the 20% drops in previous years.…