Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-28300373-20160425065406/@comment-26431461-20160426163125

JetCell wrote: Yes, it is technically discontinued, as Hasbro is no longer producing Vortex blasters. The discontinuation of a blaster is based on if it is currently being manufactured and produced in Hasbro's factories, not the availabilty on shelves. It's a shame they had to go, the Vortex line was pretty darn amazing.

And yes, discontinued means they don't manufacture it anymore. Just because there are a crap ton of Vortex stuff at TRU, doesn't nessasarily mean it is still in production.