Sony finally conceded defeat in 1988 when it, too, began producing VHS recorders (early models were made by Hitachi), though it still continued to produce Betamax recorders until 2002.
Sony akhirnya mengakui kekalahan pada tahun 1988 saat itu juga, mulai memproduksi perekam VHS (di bawah lisensi dari Hitachi), meskipun masih terus memproduksi perekam Betamax.