Sony appears to be exiting the UHD Blu-ray player market in its home country with the discontinuation of its last UHD Blu-ray player.
Key takeaways
Sony Japan has discontinued its final standalone 4K Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K, effectively exiting the dedicated UHD player market in its home country. The PlayStation 5 will now be Sony's only device capable of playing Ultra HD Blu-ray discs in Japan.
- Sony ended shipments of the UBP-X700/K player in Japan.
- This move follows the cessation of Blu-ray recorder sales.
- The PS5 becomes Sony's sole UHD Blu-ray player in Japan.
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After more than a decade of selling dedicated 4K Blu-ray players, Sony Japan appears to be exiting the standalone UHD Blu-ray player market in its home country. This is because the company has discontinued its last UHD Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700/K, with shipment officially ending in its home market starting today.
According to FlatpanelsHD, the news was first reported by Kunkoku, a Japanese Sony retailer and blog. The publication’s machine-translated report reads: “Sony ends shipments of Ultra HD Blu-ray player UBP-X700/K. Following the end of Blu-ray recorder sales and the announcement that PlayStation game disc production will cease, the PS5 will be Sony’s only UHD Blu-ray player in Japan.”
