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Sony Japan discontinues its last standalone Blu-ray player
Sony Japan has discontinued its last standalone Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K.
The move means customers in Japan can no longer buy a new dedicated Blu-ray player from Sony.
Sony had stopped shipping the player in February and relied on remaining stock for sales.
The PlayStation 5 is now Sony’s only device that can play Blu-ray discs, according to the available information.
Sony has also said it will stop producing physical game discs by January 2028, prompting concern that a future PlayStation 6 may not include an optical drive.
The change is part of a wider retreat from Blu-ray hardware: LG ended player production in 2024, while Elecom and Buffalo stopped making PC Blu-ray drives this year.
Sony’s announcement concerns its standalone players in Japan; it does not say that Blu-ray discs themselves will stop being made.
Sony Japan has discontinued the UBP-X700/K, its last standalone UHD Blu-ray player.
The move means customers in Japan can no longer buy a new standalone Blu-ray player from Sony.
Sony had stopped shipping the players in February, according to Tom's Hardware.
The UBP-X700/K launched in May 2025 and was the only UHD Blu-ray player Sony was selling, Tom's Guide reported.
The PlayStation 5 remains Sony's only device that can play Blu-ray discs, but it is a game console rather than a standalone player.
- Who
- Sony Japan discontinued the UBP-X700/K.
- What
- The company marked its last standalone UHD Blu-ray player as discontinued.
- When
- October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Japan.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Sony launched the UBP-X700/K.
Sony stopped shipping the players, according to Tom's Hardware.
Sony Japan marked the UBP-X700/K as discontinued.
- Discontinued model
- Sony UBP-X700/K
- Player type
- UHD Blu-ray
- Launch
- May 2025
- Shipping stopped
- February 2026
- Sony device that still plays Blu-ray
- PlayStation 5
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