With Samsung getting out of the BD & UHD player market, some people are already worrying about the future of the format.
Samsung’s players never did great numbers; most people who own Samsung decks got them bundled with a Samsung TV at no cost.
OPPO’s departure is a much bigger deal, but even they sold in fairly limited numbers. Panasonic has picked up the torch with their latest players, though:
https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/panasonic-dp-ub9000-review
Edit: Anybody sign up for the Criterion Channel? It launches April 8th.