❝On 8 March 1979, Philips demonstrated for the international press a 11.5 cm Optical Disk and a Compact Disc Audio Player. The demonstration showed that it is possible by using digital optical recording and playback to reproduce audio signals with superb stereo quality.❞ philips.com
Domestic preorders open at distributors Play-Asia and CDJapan for Square Enix arrangement album CD "Electronica Tunes: Final Fantasy Series."
Valkyrie Elysium launches for PS4 and PlayStation 5 on September 29th, alongside port of PSP title Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth.
Atlus role-playing game Persona 5 Royal due out in October on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Series X|S, along with Steam and PlayStation 5.
Nippon Columbia's second volume of Animal Crossing: New Horizons music tracks ships in June on five compact discs and a DVD.
Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline due out September 15th in Japan for PS4 and PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Windows via Steam.
Record label Cassetron presses soundtrack for Super Street Fighter II for Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis on two compact discs.
Square Enix announces Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade scheduled for release later today for Windows through Steam.
Tenchu series composer Noriyuki Asakura scores Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief, scheduled for release in English-language regions in October.
Tokyo-based label P-Vine Records presses "All Sounds of Gdleen" on vinyl, shipping from PixelCrib in Australia and Black Screen Records in Europe.
Strictly Limited opens preorders for Wonder Boy Collection Ultra Collector's Edition for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.
Wave Master label publishes Aleste Collection Music Album, shipping domestically from CDJapan and Play-Asia on three compact discs.
Capcom's Street Fighter V Season 5 digital soundtrack arrives on Spotify and YouTube Music streaming platforms.
Shin Megami Tensei V soundtrack album by Ryota Kozuka and Toshiki Konishi now playing on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited.
Nintendo 64 simulation game soundtrack "In the Wake of Doshin the Giant" reprinted on vinyl by publisher Silent River Runs Deep.
Two-disc soundtrack album for kart racing game Chocobo GP due out March 23rd, featuring music by composer Hidenori Iwasaki.
NieR Replicant Choir Arrangement Album, overseen by composer Keiichi Okabe, ships from distributors Play-Asia and CDJapan.
Psycho Dream soundtrack album by composer Michiko Naruke on compact disc ships from distributors CDJapan and Play-Asia.
Two-disc soundtrack album for Nintendo 3DS remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask ships domestically from Play-Asia.
Hack-and-slash spin-off Persona 5 Strikers's soundtrack album ships on two compact discs from distributors CDJapan and Play-Asia.
Publisher Konamistyle slates release date of April 20th for the GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon soundtrack album on compact disc.
Publisher Black Screen Records presses Dying Light 2 Stay Human soundtrack by Olivier Derivière to vinyl and compact disc.
Natsuki Chronicles soundtrack by Yousuke Yasui and Kazuhiro Kobayashi ships on compact disc from First Press Games and CDJapan.
Technosoft Music Collection: Herzog & Herzog Zwei compilation ships on two compact discs from distributors Play-Asia and CDJapan.
Harmonics International's Monster Hunter Orchestal Concert 2021 ships on compact disc from distributors CDJapan and Play-Asia.
Record label Cassetron publishes composer Carlo Perconti's Iron Commando soundtrack on compact disc, shipping domestically through Play-Asia.