6 new 4K Blu-rays to add to your collection from November 2025

W elcome to the November 2025 edition of the Blu-ray Bounty. This is an exciting edition as it’s the 1st anniversary of the Blu-ray Bounty (time flies!). We’ve reviewed some superb 4K discs over the ...

Sony Quietly Offloads Millions of PS5 Slim With Disc Drive, Now Selling at All-Time Low on Amazon

The PS5 launched in 2022 and maintained strict pricing for years, with Sony rarely offering any meaningful discounts even during major shopping events. This marks the first year the console sees ...
TweakTown

Tech time warp: Fujitsu releases new laptops with a choice of DVD or Blu-ray drives

TL;DR: Fujitsu is reintroducing optical drives in new notebooks amidst Japan's growing demand for Windows 11 PCs that support playing physical media, as people abandon their old Windows 10 hardware ...
Guru3D.com

Windows 10 End Spurs Blu-ray Drive Boom in Japan

After Microsoft officially ended Windows 10 support, Japan saw something few expected — Blu-ray and DVD drives are suddenly in high demand again. With people upgrading to Windows 11 PCs, many noticed ...
SlashGear

The Future Of Blu-Ray Is Looking Bleak (And That's A Bad Thing For Everyone)

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With over 18 years of history, Blu-ray technology was designed to take CDs and DVDs to the next level. Not only can they hold significantly ...
Ars Technica

The optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players

Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the latest hit against physical media fans, LG has discontinued its remaining Blu-ray players. However, this ...
TechSpot

LG ends Blu-ray player production as streaming dominance grows

What just happened? One of the few remaining big-name manufacturers of Blu-ray players, LG, has discontinued production of the devices. It's sad news for fans of physical media and means that ...
Digital Trends

LG exits Blu-ray player production, but that doesn’t mean discs are dead

As reported by FlatpanelsHD.com, it looks like LG is pulling out of the Blu-ray player market. Searching LG’s website will bring up individual pages for Blu-ray players, such as the UBK80 and BP350, ...
Play Station Universe

PS5 Pro Does Not Come With A Disc Drive, But You Can Still Buy One Separately

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the PS5 Pro will not come with a built-in disc drive and will instead offer punters the option of adding it via the already-available Ultra HD Blu-ray disc ...
Yahoo

PS5 Slim's detachable disc drive comes with a pleasant surprise

The PlayStation 5 Slim is now available in the US and with it comes the first detachable 4K Blu-ray disc drive. That won't mean much to those buying a new PS5 for the first time and have no plans to ...
GameSpot

Sony's Optional PS5 Disc Drive Will Reportedly Require An Internet Connection

Sony will soon sell an optional PlayStation 5 Blu-ray disc drive that can be used in conjunction with new, all-digital PS5 slim models coming later this year, but it appears the disc drive will ...
Digital Trends

An internet connection is required to connect the new PS5’s disc drive

The new, slimmer PS5 and PS5 Digital Edition models are starting to ship out ahead of their intended release in November, and the fine print on the back of the box revealed something important but ...