And the Saga Continues - PS4 Pro Lack of 4K Blu-ray.

[DonFerrari]

aLkaLiNE said:

DonFerrari said:

Or like, if PS4 is to be substituted in 2 years by PS5 and the 4k TVs adoption rate doesn't show a profit on including the drive on PS4Pro that would be a reason.

To me, the most likely scenario is that if Sony were to reveal that newer standard BR drives hooked up to powerful hardware such as a computer or ps4/xb1 were just a firmware upgrade away from playing 4K content barring other physical hardware limitations such as HDMi2.0, then it would make the whole concept of "luxury $600 UHD player" obsolete and the profit margins would come way down for the rest of the members in the Blu Ray Association including big name players like Samsung, LG, Panasonic, Pioneer and a few more. The newer triple layer disc and drive speed is where the premium comes in, but with newer manufacturing techniques I can't fathom that there was ever any percievable increase in material cost.

You are possibly right, but in 2 years it will probably does down from luxury and enter normal market so Sony would be able to put it easier on the console without burning itself.