Sony Retires Its Final 4K Blu-ray Participant in Japan, PS5 Is All That’s Left

Sony has stopped transport the UBP-X700/Okay in Japan, its final standalone 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray participant within the nation. Shipments ended on October 22, and in line with Sony retailer Kunkoku, the remaining inventory on Sony’s Japanese retailer offered out nearly instantly. There’s no phrase on a successor. That leaves the disc-equipped PlayStation 5 as the one Sony product in Japan that may nonetheless play 4K Blu-ray motion pictures. The UBP-X700/Okay solely launched on May 17, 2025, as a cut-down model of the 2018 UBP-X700 with out streaming apps, and it was final listed at ¥58,300. Sony will hold promoting the BDP-S1700/Okay, although that one solely handles common Blu-ray discs.

The PS5 shouldn’t be an ideal stand-in for house theater lovers both. It handles 4K Blu-ray with HDR10, however it lacks Dolby Vision help, which the UBP-X700/Okay provided. Sony has additionally introduced that new PlayStation video games will stop shipping on disc from January 2028, and it hasn’t confirmed whether or not the PS6 will actually have a disc drive, regardless of an earlier report of a detachable one. If it would not, the PS5 turns into Sony’s final disc participant, and with a successor on the best way, its days are numbered too. Sony already introduced in February that it might section out all of its Blu-ray recorders in Japan with no successors, so this was considerably anticipated. For now, the participant exit appears to be restricted to Japan, as Sony’s US retailer nonetheless lists the UBP-X700U. However, it is laborious to see the standalone participant sticking round for lengthy elsewhere if Sony is winding down its disc corporate affairs at house.