Would it make sense for Sony to add an UHD drive in 12 months?

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Kerotan said:

So let's say xbox scorpio releases next October or November.  It's coming with a UHD drive and a small number of consumers have decided to get the scorpio over the neo because of that.  Despite the scorpio being a lot more expensive. 

 

So would it make sense for Sony to replace the Pro with a revision and release it a month before. The only change would be replacing the blu ray drive with a UHD drive.  

 

Currently that would cost them about $15-20 per console.  But tech like this drops in price fast.  For all we know it might only cost $5 extra by then.  So they add it in and sell the new improved neo before the scorpio releases.  At $100-200 cheaper too. 

 

Would this be a good move?  I know only a few consumers care but it could steal one of the Scorpios main selling points.  

 

Discuss! 

Everyone is mad because Sony didn't add it but no one stops to wonder why?  

My guess is Sony (the company I've seen stated of all companies that should have it because they're invested in it through entertainment and tech) has some data that suggest it's not as big of a deal as being made.  It's the most logical conclusion.

i thought it was odd to not have until I actually stopped reading internet rants and realized I was someone who went from around 500 dvd collection to 5 blu rays and when I buy 4k will likely not buy a single one.  Why?  Because streaming is much more convenient.  I don't want to have another expensive collection that's obsolete in a few year when the next big thing comes around.  That's the lesson I learned when I sold off my dvd collection for peanuts.

I imagine I'm not alone in that thinking and I further imagine Sony has data that backs it up.