johancruijff
Banned
someone may even call it a feature
I think it's purely because a lot of people stopped buying Blu-Rays. Or those that still do are a small percentage.
But quick to point out Netflix support? If it's about the games, why mention Netflix or Youtube?
It's a bad decision to sell this is a 4k capable high-end entertainment machine without any UHD video optical media support. Those two are at odds with each other.
People worried about 4K and HDR, but not by inherent compression/low bitrate of streaming.
I have yet to understand that one.
This is just incredibly dumb.
Because those apps didnt cost Sony anything to include....
good thing the PS4 Pro plays blurays thenBlu-ray revenue was 6 billion for 2015. That's the same as Netflix. It would be stupid to ignore that amount of revenue and millions of Blu-rays sold.
I think the correct answer is Sony couldn't make a profit on Pro with a UHD drive OR, they want to push their streaming/digital services.
Pretty sure it was just solely so the thing can be cheaper.
How much would it be with the player? $449? $499?
I honestly don't know.
All in all, I just feel that Sony, a company notorious for front loading its tech with proprietary formats or formats they want to push (Vita Memory cards, Blu-Ray on PS3, etc.), didn't do so this time. And that might be telling.
Most of those who still care about physical movies already have UHD players.
I think it's purely because a lot of people stopped buying Blu-Rays. Or those that still do are a small percentage.
I just see it as Sony being cheap. This was supposed to be a premium device but I don't see it that way very underwhelming.
My god, Sony apologists will go to any lengths to explain away a dumb decision.
Ignoring everything else and the difference in specs sureThis
The fact that MS was able to include in the XB1s and bring the cost of the machine down in the process is pretty much nullifying any kind component cost argument.
Did they ever call it a premium device?
Did they ever call it a premium device?
Did they ever call it a premium device?
Most of those who still care about physical movies already have UHD players.
is someone whose default reaction to a corporations decision is not outrage automatically considered an apologist?
Ignoring everything else and the difference in specs sure
good god, people still watch movies on plain old DVDs?
My god, Sony apologists will go to any lengths to explain away a dumb decision.