Cassette type 'Walkman' with more than 30 years' history has been discontinued, CD and MD types continue to sell

"TPS-L2" which becomes the first issue in 1979 was released, and Sony's portable audio player having a history of over 30 years "Walkman (Walkman)"It became clear that the model corresponding to cassette tape became discontinued.

Although the model adopting the flash memory became the mainstream for a long time, it is a long walkman, but selling of CD type and MD type will continue.

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"Cassette" Walkman sales terminated Curtain in 30 years history with digitalization - MSN Sankei News

According to the Sankei Shimbun news report, Sony said that it is finished domestic sales of "cassette tape compatible" Walkman "which had been continued to be sold finely for users to use for recording. We have already shipped the last 5 models at the end of April this year, and it will disappear as soon as inventory on the shop floor disappears.

Even if the model corresponding to cassette tapes is discontinued, although the models corresponding to CDs and MDs are sluggish, we are continuing to produce and sell for the moment.

By the way, Sony has sold about 220 million units of Walkman by the end of March this year, even as domestic manufacturers withdraw from the portable audio player business,Incorporate a model with nearly standard digital noise canceling functionWe are fighting a share fight with Apple's iPod series by doing.