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Frank_kc said: So you are ok with passing the cost of the converter to the gamer.....isnt that anti gamer practice and destroys for the gamers thing that Sony is bragging about all the time? [...] |
During the PS1 and PS2 era, Sony's systems requires an adaptor for playing 3+ players. Most of their competitors (the N64, Dreamcast, Gamecube, and Xbox come to mind) allowed up to 4 players to play without an adaptor. It was an era where split-screen gaming was very popular. Was that unreasonable on Sony's part then? I don't think it was. As much as 4 controller ports on a console was a really nice thing in that era, it did add to the cost. So does this, and Sony has probably looked into it and concluded (rightly or wrongly) that not enough people are using it.
The Xbox One S does still include the feature, so the mini PS4 missing it is unfortunate, but I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a consumer to purchase an adaptor for a feature that (I'm speculating) isn't commonly used.
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