Sony didn’t learn from Bose’s good example: it’s ending streaming support for lots of services on tons of its speakers, soundbars and Blu-ray players — they’ll still work, but you’ll lose the likes of Netflix, Spotify, Prime Video and even Google Cast

• Multiple Sony devices will lose access to streaming services and Google Cast
• AV receivers, Blu-ray players, soundbars, wireless speakers and more
• Effective November 17, 2026

Something we’ve learnt the hard way over the years is that pretty much any product with an online component will lose it eventually. Server shutdowns have affected everything from multiplayer games to the ill-fated PlaysForSure music platform, and now it’s coming to Sony products.

Like Bose earlier this year, Sony is shutting down servers for some of its audiovisual products. But unlike Bose, which went to great pains to enable people to maintain as much functionality as possible, Sony’s devices will lose many core features as a result.