TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. has developed a slim-line optical disc drive with support for Hewlett-Packard Co.’s Lightscribe label-etching technology. Lightscribe allows labels to be etched onto blank discs ...

Quanta Storage, the largest slim-type optical storage drive maker in Taiwan, expects to launch half-height, desktop-use DVD+RW drives in June and sample slim-type, notebook-use DVD+RW drives in August ...

Why it matters: Console users who prefer physical media have become increasingly concerned in recent years as the industry deemphasizes discs in favor of digital distribution. The emergence of the ...

The upcoming launch of a redesigned “PS5 Slim” model will mark the first PlayStation to support an optional disc drive add-on for the shrinking number of players who want to stick with physical media.

The PlayStation 5 Slim is now available in the US and with it comes the first detachable 4K Blu-ray disc drive. That won't mean much to those buying a new PS5 for the first time and have no plans to ...

New leaks suggest that the upcoming PS5 Slim model will require an internet connection to pair the detachable disc drive, raising concerns about preservation. The PS5 Slim, set to release in November ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Sony’s new slim model of the PlayStation 5 is going to come with a pretty major catch for those ...

You aren’t supposed to be able to buy Sony’s redesigned PlayStation 5 yet, but because global commerce is just too complicated, some people have already gotten their hands on them. One of those people ...