nycgamer4ever
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Cost/Price reduction and reduced power draw.
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PS4 Slim Review
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Cost/Price reduction and reduced power draw.
4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
Holy garbage
Transistor
Banned
It's really confusing to me how people are comparing this to the Xbox One S. The S was a revision, yes, but with added features and not at a lower price.
This is strictly a cost saving console. It'll be cheaper than the S, you can bet your ass. Not to mention why would the put 4K in when that's going to be one of the main selling points of the Neo.
This is strictly a cost saving console. It'll be cheaper than the S, you can bet your ass. Not to mention why would the put 4K in when that's going to be one of the main selling points of the Neo.
Omnistalgic
Member
Getting the new controller but might stick with base model unless this is $250. Then I can just get a new Ps4 for $50 plus tax after the trade in.
Xander Crews
Member
Yeah, she also calls it "fucking bullshit", but Sony never said it wasn't real.
Aces&Eights
Member
(embraces 7 year old Onkyo receiver) You've been so good to me, baby, but it's time we took a break from each other.
(looks at price of mid-range to hi-end HDMI receivers promptly applies for 2nd job)
yeah, quite the oversight since OG PS4 is very lacking in that department.
Transistor
Banned
You can bet your ass it's gonna be $250 or less. They wouldn't make it the same price as the Xbox One S with a 4K player in it.
MisterXDTV
Member
Xbox One S sucks as a 4K Blu-ray player. It doesn't even play all the discs right now (Universal discs won't play)
I would never trust MS with media playback let alone disc playback.....
ethomaz
Banned
Adapters exists for that.
I get what you trying to say but it is 2016 and there are way better options for audio to be supported.
Optical is legacy and for that there are audio extrator for compatibility.
It is like people hating they removed Floppy from PCs.
baphomet
Member
You get an audio extractor.
There is no reason to have optical audio out on a system in 2016.
it is for me! no way im getting this version.
I trust Sony a whole lot less after my experiences with the PS4 with media playback
Omnistalgic
Member
I'm hoping so...ill get a Neo and a slim later on if it's $250
@Jigolo yeah feature for the next update.
Transistor
Banned
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I think it's exclusive to the controller. The controller has to know to send to the PS4 wired. I could be wrong, though.
One of the reasons why I rarely buy anything used. Goddamn...4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
Eww
what a shit response
George Washington
Member
YES FOR THE LOVE OF GOD FINALLY YES!
I've been waiting 1019 days for this...
get2sammyb
Member
A company should work to minimise its profits instead?
It's pretty clear that Neo will have 4K playback, so Sony's approach to Ultra HD is different to Microsoft's.
Sony's probably assuming that the people who care/want that kind of tech will be willing to pay for a "premium" device, thus it's opting to keep the Slim as low-cost as possible. I think it makes sense, but whether you agree or not, it's just a different approach.
Transistor
Banned
Sorry, but it really isn't. Older formats need to die sometime. Optical is over a decade old and is no longer functional for today's lossless audio formats.
KainXVIII
Member
Slim is cheaper than Xbox One S??
VincentMatts
Member
No optical port is dumb as fuck.
sems4arsenal
Member
Looks fine, this in white should look pretty decent.
Transistor
Banned
I'm betting $249
shanafan
Member
4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
Is the PS4 slim preorder bonus a bottle of Heinz ketchup?
KainXVIII
Member
Well, i hope so, but if not..
I can understand why some people will be annoyed due the exclusion of the TOSLINK port as a lot of home AV equipment still use the format but it is something that will be replaced at home with HDMI at some point over the next few years now that HDMI audio is so prevalent.
I wouldn't even be that surprised if it was out with the next generation of consoles.
I'm sure most of us have been in the same situation at some point with technology even if the lack of TOSLINK isn't an issue. I suppose the slight positive of this is that people are able to add TOSLINK to this revision if they really feel they need to that, it's certainly not ideal but it is at least an option for people.
I wouldn't even be that surprised if it was out with the next generation of consoles.
I'm sure most of us have been in the same situation at some point with technology even if the lack of TOSLINK isn't an issue. I suppose the slight positive of this is that people are able to add TOSLINK to this revision if they really feel they need to that, it's certainly not ideal but it is at least an option for people.
If you think Optical is an "older, dying" format currently then you're incredibly out of touch.
DJ Lushious
Member
It's aging, sure, but it's not obsolete. Lots of devices are still made with optical outputs/inputs and I don't foresee that changing anytime soon. It's the same reason you still see composite cables on HDTVs, even though that technology is practically a dinosaur.
ajfoucault
Member
Video still up. I'm surprised YouTube hasn't taken it down.
Transistor
Banned
I think you're the one out of touch. Hell, most receivers these days only have one optical port, and that's for legacy devices. It is older and it is dying, as everything now puts audio through HDMI.
The only people who still use optical are people with older receivers/soundbars and people with high end headsets which just haven't built HDMI into them yet. And for people willing to spend money on those headsets, they can shell out another $30 for an audio extractor.
Raiden1018
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shanafan
Member
I love optical. I have a 7 x 2 HDMI matrix, and that goes via a single HDMI cable to my TV. From my TV, I have an optical cable to my soundbar. So, just one audio input needed on my soundbar so I never need to change the input on it.
Go optical.
Yea the moment I saw that I went 'WTF'. Just throwing trash on the ground.
Wow, no optical port. Never really thought we were at a point to start phasing that out. Pretty surprising since it is still widely implemented. Most of my new'ish and new 2016 hardware still have it. Granted after I pared down much of my redundant hardware/devices everything is HDMI/ARC.
It's like she lives her entire life near that desk. There is a razor blade on her desk, wtf
DarkConfidant
Member
That's strange. I don't feel a bit sad about it.
fuuuucccckkk make him stop
There's probably some wobbly box you can buy that'll magically do it for you.
On another note, :lol at Sony having a product not even officially announced but w/ unboxing videos.
Raiden1018
Banned
It'll sell like hotcakes even if its $350
Not that I'm disagreeing with you, but how do you feel about the rumored removal of the headphone jack in the new iPhone in favor of the Lightning port & wireless headphones?
Raiden1018
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DarkConfidant
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4:29m, how do you live in such a dump?
Ugh I just ate breakfast.....why???????????? :''(
