Yes. I kept my external blu-ray player in bubble-wrap in a drawer for the last 5 years with no use for it. When I tried plugging it in last year, it was no long

Yes. I kept my external blu-ray player in bubble-wrap in a drawer for the last 5 years with no use for it. When I tried plugging it in last year, it was no longer working (clicking noise, probably from one of the motors). In 20 years, absolutely no one except maybe specialized IT companies will have a working optical drive at disposal (just like tape players and sloppy drives).