They will probably add UHD BD in next years hardware refresh when the costs come down. The margins on hardware are fairly small as it is. Still disappointing though, BD Playback was the thing that made me buy a PS3 10 years ago.
according to gamecentral it would've cost Sony as little as $15 to add a UHD drive. Wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if there is another revision to rival Xbox Scorpio though.
Same for me, was planning on preordering to get the upgraded visuals but mainly for a UHD Bluday player.
I've now preordered the £249 Xbox One S and will stick with my day one PS4.
I am also baffled as to how the PS4 Slim is more money than the Xbox One S, the whole event was really strange
Maybe Sony no something about UHD format we don't
Yeah it's a niche market that won't have a high adoption rate so why bother adding additional cost to what is game centric device .
Gonna get slaughtered on an AV centric forum for saying this ain't I .
Out of AV sites I see little interest for a UHD physical format , not only from consumers but manufacturers and studios, spinners and titles are in short supply and being drip fed UHD discs is a good way to kill it.
I feel we are being a little pushed into the digital realm by Sony with this. We won't come quietly though.
Or maybe , just maybe Sony didn't want to release a console with a UHD drive because it will be obsolete a week after release considering the overly convoluted roll out of the whole bloody format that is HDR.
You might be right their,but i hope not
Yeah it's a niche market that won't have a high adoption rate so why bother adding additional cost to what is game centric device .
Gonna get slaughtered on an AV centric forum for saying this ain't I .
Out of AV sites I see little interest for a UHD physical format , not only from consumers but manufacturers and studios, spinners and titles are in short supply and being drip fed UHD discs is a good way to kill it.
I feel we are being a little pushed into the digital realm by Sony with this. We won't come quietly though.
Or maybe , just maybe Sony didn't want to release a console with a UHD drive because it will be obsolete a week after release considering the overly convoluted roll out of the whole bloody format that is HDR.
I'd agree if it didn't make economic sense but it costs so little to add the UHD drive it's a baffling decision - especially as the price it's come in at was a bit of a surprise too. As others have said, it's also a bit of a kick in the knackers for sony's home entertainment division. It's all a bit odd.
No-one is being pissy about it, it's just taken away one of the main buying points for some people. I cancelled straight away, I just don't game enough these days to warrant paying out for some improved gaming visuals but the same playback device.
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