Sony withdraws its final standalone 4K Blu-ray player in Japan

First reported by Tom's Hardware at · Updated · 4 sources

The PS5 is now Sony’s only remaining Blu-ray playback device sold in Japan, according to TechRadar and TechSpot. TechSpot reports that Sony had already halted worldwide sales of Blu-ray recorders in February, a separate move that did not affect sales of standard Blu-ray players at the time.

  • Tom’s Hardware says Sony follows LG in ending Blu-ray player production.

Covered by 4 publishers within 7 hours of the first report.

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Tom's Hardware Sony Japan marks last standalone 4K Blu-ray player as ‘Discontinued’ · Jowi Morales
TechRadar Sony has stopped selling 4K Blu-ray players in Japan — is this the beginning of the end? · Carrie Marshall
TechSpot Sony discontinues its last standalone Blu-ray player, leaving the PS5 as the sole remaining option · Shawn Knight
Gizmodo Not Just Game Discs: Sony’s Killing Its Blu-Ray Players, Too · Kyle Barr