Are stand-alone 4K Blu-ray players better than Xbox Series X and PS5? | Gaming

One of the benefits of current-gen consoles from Microsoft and Sony are their ability to play Blu-rays — and that includes newer, 4K discs that collectors like myself love to stock our shelves with.

If you own an Xbox Series X or a PlayStation 5, there’s a good chance that you’ve settled into a carefree state regarding your console’s disc-playing abilities. You put in the disc and the disc spins, be it a game, an old-school DVD, or a fancy, new 4K.