| Raistline said: The problem is that the exact specifications for the BD-Drive has not been released. We don't yet have a part number. This article is outright wrong many aspects. The worst is assuming that any BD-Drive is capable of reading a UHD disc, this is incorrect. It takes a pairing of the correct firmware and laser to be able to read more than the standard 2-layers. This is why you can buy a BD-XL Drive and a standard BD drive for a PC. Now if the PS4 Pro does have a BD-XL capable Drive then all that it would require is for Sony to pay for licensing for HDCP 2.2 and the DolbyDTX audio codecs and to enable the feature via firmware/driver update. It may already be planned to be enabled in a future firmware update, or even a release day update for all we know. We don't know if it is capable until we get a Part number for the drive or the system its self is released so that someone can find out themselves. |
It need not be a BD-XL drive to read more layers. Here comes a noteworthy point of disc replication issues and the handful owners of it, one being Sony. BD-50 will continue to roll out as first generation UHD-BDs. You are just mixing up drives designed for PC here, which unfortunately is not the case and there's a lot more to it if you follow CES dicussions with BDA amd other official UHD-BD spec documentation.
Coming back to our point, It is more about Hdcp 2.2 licensing for the hdmi out along with the audio codecs and the corresponding firmware that can enable a non BD-XL drive, if need be to read triple layer discs. Only time can tell if BD-XL is going to be the definitive standard.
"The worst is assuming that any BD-Drive is capable of reading a UHD disc, this is incorrect." Read the article again
