Sony is following the footsteps of LG in ending Blu-ray player production.
(Image credit: Getty Images ) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Blu-ray is fading after 20 years in the market, with Sony Japan finally discontinuing its last dedicated Blu-ray player. According to FlatpanelsHD , Sony Japan has finally marked the UBP-X700/K player as “Discontinued,” meaning customers in the country can no longer purchase a new standalone Blu-ray player from the company. This should not come as a surprise, as Sony stopped shipping the players in February of this year, suggesting that Sony only relied on existing inventory for its remaining Blu-ray player sales. The PlayStation 5 is the only remaining Sony device that can play Blu-ray discs, but the company has also announced that it will end physical game disc production by January 2028. Because of this, some people fear that the upcoming PlayStation 6 will no longer have an optical drive. This move follows in the footsteps of LG , which ended Blu-ray player production in 2024. Japanese electronics companies Elecom and Buffalo have also ended production of Blu-ray drives for PCs this year, although Buffalo Americas says that it is “fully committed to supplying optical drives to the American market, and our DVD/Blu-ray drive products are anticipated to remain available for the near future.” Patches for the bug, dubbed “PHP2Shell,” were publicly released on Wednesday , following a global coordinated effort to allow big organizations to fix their systems ahead of possible attacks. Security researchers at Amazon said they found evidence of exploitation four days before the patch releases, suggesting that the bugs are now being used in attacks. Topics cybersecurity , data breach , hackers , railway , Security , vibe coding When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission . This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Jowi Morales Contributing Writer Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics. No comments yet Comment from the forums