The Hypocrisy and Irony of 4K Blu-ray Exclusion

[LivingMetal]

Cobretti2 said:

Kerotan said:
All this week's meltdown proved is there are a ton of people who've been hiding in the long grass waiting for an excuse to have a proper good go at Sony.

Everything you say is true. But there are more things to add to it.

Where were all these haters when the Wii and 360 didn't receive a built in blu ray.

Where will they be if the NX doesn't have a uhd Blu-ray player or maybe not even a standard one.

This will pass, and Sony will move on. Mark my words. Ps4 will pass 70m units sold at some point in 2017. I think that will answer the critics. This whole drama ain't gonna slow down the ps4.

You are comparing apples and orangese. Sony practically invented BluRay. They even bribed big studios in the end with big cash to ensure they moved over to BluRay to kill HD DVD...

Historically incorrect.  You want to know what killed HD-DVD?  Answer: Warner Bros. Warner Bros was supporting Blu-ray, HD-DVD, and DVD.  When their Blu-Ray and HD-DVD sales were stagnant while DVD sales dipped over the Holiday shopping season (forgot which year), Warner Bros saw it as a sign that the consumers were on the fence when it came to deciding an HD format.  So on their own accord, Warner Bros publicly announced their abandonment of HD-DVD and their full support behind Blu-Ray.  That's when the dominoes fell in favor of Blu-Ray.  The consumers spoke by not speaking which paved the way for Blu-Ray success.  True story.