Google confirms its Nexus Player is no more

Google has confirmed that it has discontinued its Nexus Player set-top box reports The Verge.

The set-top box has already been unavailable for months from major third-party retailers, with Google now confirming that the item has been discontinued entirely. However for those still wanting to get their hands on one, a Google spokesperson told The Verge that "Nexus Player is still available on some retail sites."

The Nexus Player was first launched back in late 2014. Google's follow-up to Google TV, it was also the first set-top box to run Android TV.  Of course, nothing else about the Nexus Player was outstanding, the device was merely a way for Google to promote Android TV when the OS first launched.