That and the fact that they actually don't have a stand alone UHD Blu-Ray player out on the market (which actually shows how disinterested they are in the product). It's a total bummer, and they probably just netted MS an Xbox One S purchase (as I'll have to buy that to supplement the PS4 Pro in the media department).
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PS4 Pro Won't Support 4k BluRay
- Thread starter blastprocessor
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What a stupid "reason."
How can you sell a box that is built upon 4K compatibility, yet deny one of the primary forms of 4K media? I absolutely cannot fathom this.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Because they want to sell the Pro for less money.
compared to an ordinary BD drive? not really
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Same. I happen to have a xbox one S, so it doesn't sting as much, but it's still annoying as hell.
Rotch Crot
Banned
Wow sony. Way to shit the bed.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I think this is positive proof to those who joke that GAF is SonyGAF that it's not. Everybody shits on them when they make shitty decisions, as it's appropriate.
"Focus is on games".
That's the weakest of spins.
If i had preordered, this is the moment i'd go to cancel it.
The Sum of Zero
Member
Maybe in your little box world, but out here plenty of people still do.
GHG
Member
People who play games and don't give a shit about watching Blu-Ray's?
I don't even own any Blu-Rays for goodness sake.
boyshine
Member
Sell your Xbox One (which is what I'm guessing you have right now) for a PS4 Pro, and then use the UHDBD-argument to get an Xbox One S (or Scorpio if you can wait). Problem solved.
they really should have just cooked it for another year, blow the scorpio out of the water.
Like with the Slim discussion early last week:
I get it. Physical Media is dead in the water and 4K Blurays aren't going to fly off the shelves. Streaming media is where people will be enjoying their UHD content (even if it's not actually UHD content).
But this is even more baffling than not having 4k Bluray in the slim.
This is your premium product Sony. And now your premium product doesn't look as good as Microsofts Slim.
I'm legitimately flabbergasted. It couldn't have cost THAT much extra to include the playback ability and would have been a nice bit of tech to help justify those of us who're on the fence about upgrading from the normal PS4.
Why would I get a PS4 Pro if I have a 4k TV capable of streaming UHD content? For better looking Uncharted 4? :lol okay.
I get it. Physical Media is dead in the water and 4K Blurays aren't going to fly off the shelves. Streaming media is where people will be enjoying their UHD content (even if it's not actually UHD content).
But this is even more baffling than not having 4k Bluray in the slim.
This is your premium product Sony. And now your premium product doesn't look as good as Microsofts Slim.
I'm legitimately flabbergasted. It couldn't have cost THAT much extra to include the playback ability and would have been a nice bit of tech to help justify those of us who're on the fence about upgrading from the normal PS4.
Why would I get a PS4 Pro if I have a 4k TV capable of streaming UHD content? For better looking Uncharted 4? :lol okay.
I don't believe this. These are the people who put a BluRay on PS3 launch.
Perfect gif
WordsintheWater
Member
Wow, this is just baffling to me
michaelius
Banned
WTH ? That's really stupid as it would compliment 4k gaming push nicely.
Calm waterfall
Banned
That´s pretty dumb.
Dreams-Visions
Member
I suppose my focus will be on the PS5 since Sony seems to have misstepped so hard here.
D1renegade
Member
4 the players
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Good thing you can watch your 4K Blu-Rays through Netflix!
Obliterator
Member
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
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
smh
Focus on games when half the conference was about shiny new TVs and netflix?
This seems like a massive oversight considering the whole conference they just showed.
If MS can manage to squeeze on in the slim for $200 or whatever im sure Sony of all could manage it.
That's...that's PR-ese at its best, given how the conference went down XD
yup, they probably got scared
KojiKnight
Member
The markets have spoken, physical media has been on the way out, especially for movies and audio.
Why invest in a format that likely won't make much money.
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/
We might have a first 180 for Sony this gen.
superchunk
Member
... lol and I get that on my Fire TV for $85.
GHG
Member
Agreed.
But then if you are a videophile wouldn't you buy a standalone rather than a games console?
Genuinely asking as I have no idea about this stuff.
You know how people were asking why they can't name it "PS4K?"
Reasons like these are why.
Mister_Ruck
Member
Well they own the format for starters
Shalashaska161
Member
It's kind of funny to think that 10 years ago Sony basically tanked the PS3 to include a blu-ray disk reader and now won't even include a 4k disc reader in their console aimed at 4k.
qa_engineer
Member
Pretty terrible decision. I can't imagine it was omitted because of costs.
Forever Changes
Banned
Playstation quid pro quo