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

[Mr Puggsly]

ICStats said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Seriously? How would it look if Sony released a fourth console revision just to add UHD support when X1 S was doing it over a year prior at a lower price.

The backlash would be big and it would also make Sony look reactive, something they claim they arent about.

Again, at this rate it could make sense for some PS4 Pro Slim 2 or 3 years from now. Thats the only way they can do it without looking bad

There's a lot of talk about big backlash, but nobody really knows that.  Was there backlash when Xbox 360 added a HDMI port?  Backlash over adding new features to consoles is unproven.  Heck, Microsoft  practically discontinued Kinect games support 1.5 years after console launch.  The backlash from people that paid $100 for the thing should be huge... but nope.  No real backlash.

Nope, it's pretty easy to spin the addition of a non-essential upgrade: add the upgrade for a nominal price increase so everyone feels like they're getting more for more, and then later drop the price of the "upgraded" model to the original while discontinuing the former.

Bad comparisin because 360 still did HD via component or you could buy the HDMI attachment.

The backlash was MS forcing people to buy Kinect. People didnt complain very much about lack of support because many didnt want it from the start. Isnt this obvious?

I think adding UHD to PS4 is fine, eventually. But next year solely as a response to Scorpio would anger people. Maybe put it in the PS4 Pro Slim.