Panasonic is launching a new 4K Blu-ray player! Okay, it's very niche and is coming to Japan only so far — but it's the second new player this year, and I'm just happy we're getting new hardware
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New flagship Blu-ray hardware in 2026 shows there’s still a durable niche willing to pay for high-fidelity, offline media. For content and device builders, long-tail enthusiast segments can justify specialized SKUs even as mainstream usage goes fully streaming.
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