4K UHD Blu-ray Sales Rise 12% in 2025, First Annual Gain in Years

1 articles · Updated · WIRED · May 29

DEG data showed U.S. 4K UHD Blu-ray sales climbed 12% in 2025 from 2024, ending a multiyear slide even as total disc sales still fell.
Overall Blu-ray and DVD sales dropped less than 10% for the year, suggesting the broader physical-media decline is slowing rather than accelerating.
Streaming churn and quality limits are helping the niche rebound: titles move between services or disappear entirely, while 4K streams typically run at 15-30 Mbps versus more than 100 Mbps on UHD discs.
That revival comes as dedicated player options shrink—Oppo exited in 2018, Samsung in 2019 and LG in 2024—leaving Sony and Panasonic as the main mainstream brands still making players.
PS5 and Xbox Series X now serve as some of the easiest ways to play 4K discs, reinforcing arguments that Sony and Microsoft should keep disc drives in their next consoles.