Optical drive demand surges amid Windows 10 retirement — Japanese users switching to Windows 11 are buying up Blu-ray drives

Windows 10 reaching end-of-life has apparently breathed new life into optical disc drives, which have seen a sudden rise in demand in shops across Tokyo. People upgrading to Windows 11 want internal Blu-Ray (BD-R) disc drives to continue using their physical media, even if they're being forced to upgrade systems.