The popularity of online video is said by many to be slowly killing off the DVD disc. That may or may not be true, but if it is, then Microsoft have pushed the physical disc closer to it’s death after announcing that playback of DVD’s will not be available in Windows 8 unless customers pay extra.

The next gen Windows OS will also lose playback support for Blu-ray discs and broadcast TV, claiming that consumption by users is in sharp decline from when Windows 7 was launched say the company.

Microsoft commented that, “Globally, DVD sales have declined significantly year over year and Blu-ray on PCs is losing momentum as well”. “Our telemetry data and user research shows us that the vast majority of video consumption on the PC and other mobile devices is coming from online sources,”

The move shows the evolving consumption of video by users, with Microsoft even claiming their own own research shows that the majority of Windows users are moving over to internet TV sources like Youtube,Hulu, and Netflix to watch content, rather than slipping in a DVD.

If Windows 8 users want to play discs on their PC they have the choice of using a third-party free software or pay to upgrade with the Windows Media Center.

The cost to upgrade Windows 8 to DVD playback is unknown, but said to be, “in line with marginal costs”.

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