| torok said: The 4K BR drive was around 40 bucks more, so it is a bit expensive. |
I have just checked, drives that support UHD BD/BDXL are the same price. (In Aus at-least.)
Most drives don't even advertise the fact they are 4k capable when they actually are.
Some drives which were BDXL only just need a firmware update for 4k Blu Ray.
The real issue is HEVC/UVD6/PureVideo support in the GPU and licensing.
| torok said: I guess that the total cost of a 4K + HDR capable PS4 Slim would be 50 to 70 dollar more, so I think it was sensible to cut it so they could even try a 200 dollar price point. I think it wouldn't be sold like this, I wouldn't be surprised if they equaled the 300 dollar price point of the One S and kept a high profit margin. 250 is more likely since it will be profitable and still give them a significant edge. |
The majority of the cost would likely be because of an update and respin of the APU as you would need to revise the entire video block.
| torok said: However, as we will have the PS4K as an option that will include 4K, HDR plus a better hardware while still being much cheaper than most 4K BR players, I undertand why they didn't want to rise the costs of the PS4 Slim to attend a niche of users since they already have a product for them. |
The Neo could be a multimedia powerhouse... And win the Multimedia game.
But it's also still not on the market...
I'm interested to see how the Xbox One S sales do to be honest over a long term and what kind of a difference it will make as it's currently the best machine on the market for Multimedia.
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