The Hypocrisy and Irony of 4K Blu-ray Exclusion

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So here's my thing. I am going to 110% buy a PSPro instead of a Scorpio. Why? Cause Playstation has games that PC or Xbox does not have and the Pro version will give me the best experience on those games.

But with that being said, I am also going to buy a Xbox one slim. Now never in the past 2 console generations have I ever considered getting a xbox console. Why? Because Sony always gave me my gaming and multimedia needs. What has my ps3 been doing since the last time I touched it? Playing Blurays/Netflix/etc on my old arse TV (RIP).  So I never once had to even think about xbox for anything.

So now, we have the PS4Pro, the only console in Sony's entire history that isn't the ultimate gaming and multi-media console. It is the best console for those of us that love PS exclusives like me but the Xbox Slim has multi-media in the bag. So for once in the last 3 (including current one) console generations, I have to think about getting the Xbox Slim for the UHD TV.

As for streaming, the issue is that the ISPs just aren't there yet. According to netflix, in order to stream 4k movies, we need a steady 25mbps connection. A couple of months ago, my connection was 30mbps and I am paying $70 per month just for the internet. It is more with Phone and TV. And the datacap was 300gb per month. Streaming 4k would be 20GB/hour. So if a TV show is about lets say an hour, per month, I will be able to watch 15-16 episodes at 4k. Maybe 20 if we really push it? And that is without any Vgchartz, any online gaming and anything along those lines.

Edit: And remember that the 30 mbps was for the whole house. 1080p Streaming requires 15 mbps connection so... 1 4k stream and 1 sub 1080p stream would mean all my bandwidth would be gone gone.

So to me, 4k Streaming is craycray. We are headed that way but it will take at least another 4-5 years before ISPs would quit being such bitches and let us have our streaming. Hence why I would have preferred a UHD Bluray player with the Pro than Streaming everything.