PS4 Pro’s inability to play 4K UHD discs is, no doubt, short-lived

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kitler53 said:
i doubt it.

blu ray as a whole has been a big disaster for sony. even after losing billions to trojan horse blu ray into every ps3 the market for blu ray discs has been horribly anemic. we've had years of people claming the difference between SD and HD isn't enough to care about and certainly not enough to put large amounts of money into.

UHD is dead on arrival.

i'm sorry for those couple of tech enthusiasts that always want the best and don't care how much it cost but UHD is going to be as relevant as laser disc in the grand scheme of things. as cost drop people might by 4k and UHD just because it is no more expensive than not getting 4k but the short of it is this,.. there will be no consumer rush to upgrade and companies will not be able to see them for a premium price. demand just isn't there. 4k will only roll out to consumers by the slow momentum of people needing to replace a broken tv and not having the option to not buy 4k.

UHD not in ps4 pro is just sony not wanting to spend ~$15 per console on a feature that has a market value of ~$0.10.

don't believe me? just watch the relative sales of playstation and xbox this holiday. the needle isn't going to move in favor of xbox due to the slim having UHD.

I think this is closer to the truth.

I have a sizable collection of DVDs.  200+.  I have 42 blu-ray movies.  I may end up with ~100 blu-rays all told.  I have about 88 digital movies on Amazon (bunch of TV shows too).  I will probably end up with several hundred, maybe even a thousand if Amazon Digital and I live long enhough.

I have zero need to invest in UHD Blu-ray.  It would be a serious waste.