The company introduced the Betamax format in 1975, a year before rival Japanese firm JVC debuted the VHS tape. The two formats battled for market dominance. VHS ultimately came out on top — and Betamax fell to the wayside.

Sony has not produced a Betamax recorder since 2002.

The company said it is also taking the Micro MV cassette off the market, adding that it has not produced a compatible digital video camera in a decade.

Sony Announces It Will Stop Producing Betamax Tapes in March 2016 - NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/sony-announces-it-will-stop-producing-betamax-tapes-march-2016-n460541)

I really didn't even think they were still produced.

Also, this reminded me of the time I had ET on Betamax but we only had a VCR, that sucked.

I think I probably have enough blanks to last me a while. (Yes, I have a working Beta machine.)