Overview
- Sony Japan marked the UBP-X700/K as discontinued on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with the product page stating the item will not be restocked.
- With the UBP-X700/K pulled from Sony Japan, the PlayStation 5 disc edition is now the only Sony product that can play UHD Blu-ray discs.
- Sony had already stopped shipping the UBP-X700 earlier in 2026 and was selling remaining inventory rather than sourcing new units.
- The withdrawal leaves Panasonic as the last major mainstream maker of UHD Blu-ray players while smaller regional and Chinese brands are beginning to offer alternative devices with mixed feature and support profiles.
- Consumers who prefer physical discs face trade-offs: buying a PS5 for Blu-ray is costly and lacks features like Dolby Vision, and industry observers say it is increasingly likely, though not confirmed, that future Sony consoles will omit optical drives.