SlimySnake
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This is the biggest Sony fuck up this gen.
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Does the PS4 Pro Play UHD Blurays?
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stan423321
Member
There must be some ultra-expensive patents involved with 4K Blu-ray if this is actually true.
Callibretto
Member
oh well, than I can believe that Sony not having it, PS4pro really is just a cheap opportunity upgrade for them rather than a more elaborate redesign like Xbox One S.
Depends on who you ask.
Palette Swap
Member
AFAIK, streaming services like Netflix or Amazon Video still require HDCP 2.2.
The show hasn't been over that long and the Sony people are all probably in interviews that have been scheduled for two weeks and the information will take time to get out. Now that this is going around I'm sure every single interviewer is going to be asking for the rest of the day.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Genuinely mind-boggling if true. @_@
Trogdor1123
Member
Gotta be an error, no way they would market something to discerning people and then deny this... Makes no sense.
Lilalaunebaer
Member
4k video. Youtube is coming out with a new app for the PS4 pro. Enjoy the biggest library of UHD video con....
I´m howling over here.
I´m howling over here.
Inf3cted_b3ast
Member
This is some BS Sony.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
sir, I have a what sandwich for you...
velociraptor
Junior Member
No 4k bluray support? The fuck is the point of the PS4 Neo then?
AstroNut325
Member
Dang it... I liked the presentation today. Excluding UHD Blu-Ray is a freak breaker for me though.
IT´S EVEN THEIR OWN FORMAT
I CAN´T
I think price was their number one priority when building this thing. I mean just look at the design, it fucking sucks.
ScaryShark
Banned
Maybe for message boards and console warz. The consumer has spoken for years that physical media is dying. UHD is an incredibly small niche inside a niche that never overtook its predecessor.
Sony valued price over a medium that will never be mainstream.
Bits N Pieces
Member
I don't understand 
Well...
This is disappointing for sure, would have been another reason to own the Pro since I don't have a 4k blu-ray player.
digitalrelic
Banned
Confirmed by Richard Lawler of Engadget, guys:
What a fucking disappointment. Off to get my Xbox One S right now.
What a fucking disappointment. Off to get my Xbox One S right now.
Hawk269
Member
I have very high bandwidth internet and streaming a 4k movie vs. watching a UHD 4k Disk, it is still a lot cleaner watching the disk. You still get some artifacts while streaming, especially with the bandwidth requirements needed for 4k movies w/HDR. It just seems weird that Sony just spent so much time explaining 4k and HDR and then not include the best way to watch 4k content.
Sony said during the press conference that the Pro is aimed at 4k enthusiasts and/or hardcore gamers. How can the Pro meet the needs of 4k enthusiasts without a 4k Blu-Ray player?
So if I wanted a compete 4k console based experience, I'd need a PS4 Pro for games and streaming, and an Xbox One S or stand alone 4k bluray player?
So if I wanted a compete 4k console based experience, I'd need a PS4 Pro for games and streaming, and an Xbox One S or stand alone 4k bluray player?
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Damn... That is an amazing omission. Must have been cut to reach a certain price point.
If Xbox Scorpio come in under $499, damn... That will be interesting to see.
Microsoft must be smiling today.
If Xbox Scorpio come in under $499, damn... That will be interesting to see.
Microsoft must be smiling today.
SpasilliumX11
Member
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I wonder who ran their focus groups? Was it Rasmussen? Because if this is aimed at the hardcore.....who inhabit NeoGAF.....the reaction here vs. PS Meeting 2013 is night and day. Read the forums Sony, you done fucked up.
This was me the first time I heard about Neo and this is me x100 for the last hour. Abusrdly pointless exercise.
This was me the first time I heard about Neo and this is me x100 for the last hour. Abusrdly pointless exercise.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Man what a fucking letdown
ScaryShark
Banned
Expecting people to continue consuming content the way they've now made it clear they prefer is crazy?
What's crazy is people in here talking like UHD is going to be an actual big thing when really they just wanted a ton of extra value for the same price. I'll take the $399 instead personally.
Now confirmed by Sony: https://twitter.com/Rob_Crossley_/status/773616813959745536
I was hyped since day one of all the leaks, but man this is a real bummer. My excitement dropped from 100% to about 20% because of this shit.
I own a 4K TV and was looking forward to a 4k Blu-ray player
I was hyped since day one of all the leaks, but man this is a real bummer. My excitement dropped from 100% to about 20% because of this shit.
I own a 4K TV and was looking forward to a 4k Blu-ray player
where can you preorder?
MisterXDTV
Member
It makes no sense at all: I will wait for official confirmation.
The console has a recent Blu-ray drive with a Polaris GPU with HDR Support
It's absurd not to allow UHD BD playback
The console has a recent Blu-ray drive with a Polaris GPU with HDR Support
It's absurd not to allow UHD BD playback
ScaryShark
Banned
Why on Earth would Sony be going primarily after the 'hardcore' who are probably already on a PC anyways.
What do you think Joe Consumer cares more about: UHD or a bigger price tag?
Hawk269
Member
Wait till next year when Sony releases the PS4 Pro 2 which has a UHD player and better specs to compete with Scorpio.
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Xbox One S includes it at $299, no need to even bring Scorpio into the discussion here to see how myopic and idiot this is as a move by Sony.
Extra Sauce
Member
I feel like I just witnessed the death of physical media. I knew it was inevitable at some point but damn...
It's going after a segment at the higher end of the spectrum. People who already invested in pricy UHD w/HDR screens. It's not a huge jump to imagine those are the kind of people who are buying the admittedly niche UHD Blu-rays.