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[Madison Paige]

If they confirm that they can patch it in later, I have no problem with this not being in at launch, so long as it's guaranteed that they will eventually make it a feature, but if for a hardware reason they've fucked this up... GG. Considering that Blu-ray is Sony's thing (unless I'm mistaken?), this is seriously disappointing. I do think focusing on the games is important, and I'm glad that they didn't start off trying to make the PS4 like Microsoft originally tried to make the Xbox One the all-in-one media console, but they should also, now that the console is already out, be working on making their console also great for that as well.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

What a dumb move. 4K Netflix is night and day from 4K Blu Ray. Netflix barely looks better than a good regular Blu Ray.

 

[DirtyLarry]

I truly believe this is okay myself. For people freaking out, go look for UHD movies on Amazon. I have since I picked up the One S. It is slim pickings right now as far as titles that support it. I would say well over half of the tiles that do suck. Truly suck.

Hell, unless I am missing something, Civil War is not even getting a 4K release.

I think people think this should be a feature, but do not realize it does not really need to be. At least right now.

 

[darkwing]

If they confirm that they can patch it in later, I have no problem with this not being in at launch, so long as it's guaranteed that they will eventually make it a feature, but if for a hardware reason they've fucked this up... GG.

Considering that Blu-ray is Sony's thing (unless I'm mistaken?), this is seriously disappointing.

lol you can't patch a drive in

 

[RibMan]

The courage to release a 4jK device.

 

[itsbenoclock]

Arrogant Sony back in STYLE. Can't believe I'm actually considering switching back to Xbox, I need my blu rays guys!

 

[ChaosZeroX]

Such an oversight. The Xbox One S cost 100 dollars less and has it -_______-

 

[Garrett 2U]

How does the Xbox One S support this but the PS4 Pro doesn't?

That is so strange considering Sony and BluRay go hand and hand.

 

[HoodWinked]

the only reason i can think of is that the ps4 optical drive seems proprietary so they would need to develop a new drive to support UHD blurays. the two skus likely even share components including the drive and opted for cost savings.

the xb1 is a much more modular designed console so the xb1s drive is likely just a uhd oem drive modified slightly.

xb1 slim

ps4 original

 

[mrg6290]

I really can't understand why Sony would do this. I mean the PS3 being the cheapest BluRay player on the market was a huge boost to the format. The PS4 Pro could have done the same for UHD discs, and Sony would stand to benefit...

Why have a 4K console that can't consume the most reliable 4K media?...

Makes no sense.

 

[marrec]

No cares about Blurays anymore, guys.

People who would buy a PS4 Pro over a PS4 Slim are people who would want to play 4k Blurays.

There is a venn-diagram where "Likely PS4 Pro Owners" and "People who want to play 4k Blurays" have a large intersection.

Now those people have to consider an Xbox One S, because it's the cheapest 4K Bluray player on the market.

*shrugsville*

 

[Senoculum]

Am I the only who thinks that Blu-Rays will be dead in 2 years? Sony has the numbers, I think they feel it too.

Digital future, ya'll.

 

[Evo X]

This makes no sense. Microsoft's console that already shipped at a cheaper price includes it. Why can't this "Premium" device arriving in November have it?

I was thinking about skipping the S and Scorpio since I have a powerful PC, and getting a Pro as my main media device, but now I'm not sure.

I'm not dropping $7,000 on a 4K HDR OLED to be restricted to only streaming content.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Is this something which could be patched in post release via firmware or is it a hardware limitation?

Even if it was able to be added via firmware, I doubt they will otherwise they would have put it in there at release.

baffling decision

They cant

Its probably tied to the type of laser they use to read discs.

 

[Sol1dus]

Arrogant Sony back in STYLE. Can't believe I'm actually considering switching back to Xbox, I need my blu rays guys!

Not to back up sony or anything, but how many blurays have you actually bought in the past year?

 

[dealer-]

Except UHD discs are selling at an alarming higher rate than blu-rays did at this point of launch in time


http://variety.com/2016/digital/new...s-numbers-exceed-disc-predecessor-1201804322/

Quarter of a million discs in a month. No one is buying physical movies now though/99% aren't interested etc.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

From Sony

So 100% no.

 

[zerokoolpsx]

Pretty stupid decision to not include it especially when they're pushing 4K.

 

[Larogue]

Why?

 

[Agent_Carnage]

So what is the point of getting this then?

Way to drop the ball there Sony.

 

[QaaQer]

I really can't understand why Sony would do this. I mean the PS3 being the cheapest BluRay player on the market was a huge boost to the format. The PS4 Pro could have done the same for UHD discs, and Sony would stand to benefit...

Why have a 4K console that can't consume the most reliable 4K media?...

Makes no sense.

Keep costs low, which is part of why ps4 won this gen. People can disagree, but that is why they did it.

 

[Quotient]

It wouldn't be a big deal if your competitor wasn't currently selling a console with a 4K BD drive for $100 less.

 

[LowSignal]

This is crazy, what a let down. A tleast they got HDR working on the old units

 

[etta]

Sony got up there and talked about a ton of 4k and yet this machine doesn't even really do anything in true 4k.

Even when talking about the games Cerny said how they were "astonishingly close" to 4k. And it will stream 4k which will be heavily artifacted compared to a disc

4Kinda lives on!

 

[Gigamear]

lol you can't patch a drive in

you dont need to. if you can download the 4k version of the game after inserting the standard quality disc.

its almost like you wouldnt even know it wasnt there

 

[AGITΩ]

Deal breaker. This was the main reason i wanted it over the Xbox One S...

 

[Jakoo]

If they confirm that they can patch it in later, I have no problem with this not being in at launch, so long as it's guaranteed that they will eventually make it a feature, but if for a hardware reason they've fucked this up... GG.

Considering that Blu-ray is Sony's thing (unless I'm mistaken?), this is seriously disappointing.

That would be a hell of a patch.

 

[Gamezone]

Am I the only who thinks that Blu-Rays will be dead in 2 years? Sony has the numbers, I think they feel it too.

Digital future, ya'll.

Hell, they sold us the PS4 on physical media.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

Hahahaha what a failure. Launch day PS4 for me until the 5.

 

[SuperBanana]

Fucking ridiculous. Why would a buy a 4k tv and this but still not be able to watch 4k blu-rays? No thanks.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Bad idea and a massive missed opportunity. Also surprising that Microsoft's slim has a feature that Sony's high-end, hardcore-focused, 4K-boasting model doesn't.

 

[cookie-monster]

One would assume the reason is to keep the costs down as they're pushing VR, not UHDBD.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Sony literally telling a good chunk of their intended audience to wait on Pro and get a Xbox One S for now lol

 

[MUnited83]

Are you serious right now? Please go outside of GAF for once.

He isnt wrong. The mainstream wont care about the Pro with a Slim model right next to it being 100$ cheaper. Pro is catered into entusiasts and so a omission like this will indeed affect purchasingg decisions of some percentage of the userbase.

 

[Withnail]

Aaron Greenberg must feel like all his birthdays have come at once.

Really baffling decision from Sony.

 

[BstnRich]

Good. Kill all physical media. I'm ready for all the good and bad of our all digital future.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

So Microsoft is supporting Sony's format more than Sony are? Christ.

 

[OTIX]

They need to save something for the PS4 Ultra in two years.

 

[Moodz]

No cares about Blurays anymore, guys.

Yes, these threads are just showing that, huh?

4k blurays are THE reason to buy physical media. 4K streaming is disappointing.
There is almost no point to a 4k TV if it's not UHD blurays. And I'm someone with a 4k Tv and no UHD player for now, because I was waiting for Neo announcement. Xbox One S it is I guess...

 

[mcz117chief]

Strange. Sony is the one who brought us DVDs thanks to PlayStation 2, then they gave us Blurays through PlayStation 3, and yet, PlayStation 4 isn't coming up with an upgrade.

Is the reason that there just isn't enough 4k Bluray content out there? Still I can see a lot of people buying the console just for 4k Blurays if it had it.

 

[sirap]

Ouch. 4k Bluray playback is pretty much my only reason for upgrading. Internet speeds are shitty here (4mb down) so discs are my only hope.

 

[QaaQer]

It wouldn't be a big deal if your competitor wasn't currently selling a console with a 4K BD drive for $100 less.

With a 1.2 TF gpu.

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

Fucking done.

All hype drained. I need a UHD player.

 

[ArgyleGamer]

Good. Kill all physical media. I'm ready for all the good and bad of our all digital future.

Video streaming compression ruins this argument.

 

[Gleethor]

Might be why they didn't go with the PS4k name.

 

[zoukka]

Here's a PS4K!*

*doesn't play 4k optical media

 

[Nipo]

So this is a console for people with a 4k TV who want the best image quality... but don't mind watching compressed streams?

 

[FHIZ]

Why?

Price and the downward trend of physical movie sales, probably.

 

[Diprosalic]

Fine with me. Never bought a bluray before.

 

[aggienader]

Fuckin mind boggling.