Would require 3 different lasers
No big loss. Betamax is the better technology anyway.The PS4 also doesn't play VHS tapes.
Is this the worst first post ever?The PS4 also doesn't play VHS tapes.
For me this is another reason why i still keep my PS3.I have a lot of music CDs and my PS3 is the only system in my house (other than my PS2s) which can still play the format.
Has Sony made some deal with Spotify that doesn't allow them to make PS4s compatible with CD media?
They don't want to pay the licensing fees for something that a tiny proportion of users would use.
Is this the worst first post ever?
I cant speak for Sony, but I am sure youre literally the only person to have ever put an audio CD into a PS4.
It's not, because the concept is correct. The PS4 lacks the hardware to play CDs.Is this the worst first post ever?
Is this the worst first post ever?
The PS4 also doesn't play VHS tapes.
In short, yes. They would have had to go to some effort to make a drive that can't; early DVD drives with just one laser tuned for DVDs could still read pressed CDs. The only reason multiple lasers were added to optical drives was a specific frequency was required for CD-Rs.Is the PS4 drive physically capable of reading CD's?
I think they consider it a ‘legacy technology'. It was done way before the Spotify deal in any case.
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I never put an audio CD to my PS4...because i know it doesn't play them lol.
Or do you mean i am the only person who wants their PS4 to play audio CDs?
Could get around this by requiring a initial online activation of the feature.They don't want to pay the licensing fees for something that a tiny proportion of users would use.
Because they are cheapasses. That's it.
Could get around this by requiring a initial online activation of the feature.
That would be a good option, but the backlash alone here would stop this from ever happening.
Could get around this by requiring a initial online activation of the feature.
Tried a mini-disc in mine with no luck
It's how it works on Xbox One - at least it requires an app you need to download, it won't play them out of the box, or DVD/blu ray for that matter either.That would be a good option, but the backlash alone here would stop this from ever happening.
Because they are cheapasses. That's it.
Could get around this by requiring a initial online activation of the feature.
Because its not 1999 anymore
I can't speak for Sony, but I am sure you're literally the only person to have ever put an audio CD into a PS4.
Because its not 1999 anymore
You can still do this on PS4, just load songs onto USB drive.Imbarkus said:I have a big imported song library on my PS3 that my kids and I used to groove on while playing stuff together.
I suppose Spotify integration is the new-and-approved form of that. Custom soundtracks is still a woefully neglected feature, even if you were forced to do it via streaming service.
My kids hardly own songs anymore, or understand the appeal of the distinction.
Excuse me for getting on my soapbox a little bit, but I don't understand this trend in the technology industry where anything that's "old" or "legacy" is inherently bad or inefficient.
Yes, putting a VHS player into a PS4 would be stupid. It would take up too much space and probably increase the cost of the machine a decent amount. Similarly, putting a CD drive in a small, lightweight laptop doesn't make much sense and (in most cases) would clearly make the device worse.
But giving a console THAT ALREADY HAS AN OPTICAL DISC DRIVE the ability to play CD's? That would probably add pennies (or less) to the overall cost of the console. It would take up no additional space and would not make the console any more fragile. So why not support it? Just because CD's are "old"?
Y'know the nice thing about, say, books? I can buy a hardcover book, and I'll be able to read it for the rest of my life. Yes, I know, technology is a lot more complicated than thatbut why cut off legacy support where we don't have to?
(Don't even get me started on the headphone jack.)
PS1 most likely is one of the reasons
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The PS4 also doesn't play VHS tapes.
Same reason cars don't have tape decks anymore
What's a CD?
Because its not 1999 anymore
PS1 most likely is one of the reasons
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They don't want to pay the licensing fees for something that a tiny proportion of users would use.