WHY Physical Media SUCKED in 2025?

🚨 PHYSICAL MEDIA IS IN TROUBLE — AND 2026 COULD BE WORSE 🚨
💀 2025 was one of the WORST years to be a Blu-ray & 4K collector…
🔥 Boutique labels, studios, and even collectors need to WAKE UP NOW
📀 If you love physical media, this video matters more than you think

In this video, I break down WHY collecting physical media SUCKED in 2025 and what must change in 2026 if Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and DVD collecting is going to survive. From overpriced boutique releases to studio neglect, bad transfers, limited editions, and anti-consumer practices, this was a frustrating year for collectors.

I cover my TOP 5 reasons physical media collecting fell apart in 2025, go on a no-filter rant about how boutique labels and major studios are failing collectors, and—most importantly—explain how WE as collectors can save physical media going into 2026.

🎬 Topics Covered:
📀 Why Blu-ray & 4K collecting felt worse than ever in 2025
📀 Boutique labels pricing collectors out
📀 Studio apathy toward physical media releases
📀 Bad 4K transfers, lazy Blu-ray upgrades, missing special features
📀 Limited editions, FOMO marketing, and scalper culture
📀 Streaming vs physical media — who REALLY owns movies?
📀 What collectors MUST do to keep physical media alive
📀 How 2026 could be a turning point… or the end

If you collect 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, Steelbooks, Criterion, Arrow Video, Shout Factory, Vinegar Syndrome, Kino Lorber, Second Sight, or boutique labels, this video is made for YOU.

💬 Sound off in the comments:
What was YOUR biggest frustration with physical media in 2025?
Do you think physical media can survive 2026?

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