Sony Japan Marks Last Standalone 4K Blu-ray Player as ‘Discontinued’ – PlayStation 5 Now the Only Blu-ray Player in Sony’s Lineup

Blu-ray is disappearing after 20 years on the market, with Sony Japan finally discontinuing its last dedicated Blu-ray player. According to Flat panels HDSony Japan has finally marked the UBP-X700 / K player as “discontinued”, which means that customers in the country will no longer be able to buy a new standalone Blu-ray player from the company. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Sony stopped shipping the players in February of this year, suggesting that Sony was relying solely on existing inventory for its remaining Blu-ray player sales.

The PlayStation 5 is the only remaining Sony device that can play Blu-ray discs, but the company has also announced that it will end physical game disc production by January 2028. Therefore, some people fear that the upcoming PlayStation 6 will no longer have an optical drive. This move follows in the footsteps of LG, which ended the production of Blu-ray players in 2024. Japanese electronics companies Elecom and Buffalo also ended production of Blu-ray drives for PCs this year, although Buffalo Americas says it is “fully committed to supplying optical drives to the American market, and our DVD/Blu-ray drive products are available for the next future products.”