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 shuts down Concord developer Firewalk StudiosSony PlayStation head Jim Ryan will retire in March…Sony names two people as the new CEOs for its…The Funimation anime streaming service will shut…