Sony to shut down optical disc drive division August 27, 2012 by admin Tweet Sony will stop making optical disc drives for PCs in November and will competely shut down its Sony Optiarc subsidiary by March, due to falling hardware prices and higher competition. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:A quick look back at Microsoft's HD DVD movie disc…Sony PlayStation head Jim Ryan will retire in March…The Funimation anime streaming service will shut…Sony is increasing PlayStation 5 prices globally due…Sony shares sales numbers of PC ports, expects major…