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Bottom line: Sony has reportedly discontinued its last standalone UHD Blu-ray player in its home country, meaning the PlayStation 5 is now the company's only device capable of playing the format. Of course, for anyone that's been closely following Sony or physical media as of late, this isn't a surprisingly outcome.

Back in February, Sony halted sales of Blu-ray recorders worldwide – but the move didn't impact sales of standard Blu-ray players. Over the summer, the company dropped the bombshell that it would stop making physical PlayStation games starting in 2028 . At that point, the writing was pretty much on the wall.

Now, Japanese blog Kunkoku – a Sony retailer – is reporting the company has discontinued its UBP-X700/K UHD Blu-ray player, the outfit's last standalone player.…