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

[Mr Puggsly]

DonFerrari said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Oh boy, you're grasping at straws. X1 S is a UHD player and a great gaming machine for a price lower than the average UHD player.

http://www.gadgetreview.com/best-4k-uhd-blu-ray-player

The extra power of PS4 Pro is appealing, but its primarily being used on resolution. I would certainly recommend buying a standard PS4 just incase more games take advantage of that power for more than resolution. But if consumers want a powerful game console than Scorpio is worth waiting for.

I don't think PS4 Pro is gonna have much impact on X1 S because its still cheaper and there is an audinece that wants MS titles. Being the best UHD player around doesn't hurt either.

For a small portion of the market UHD will be important and for another portion MS games will also be desirable (not sure why they wouldn't have bought up to now, so not sure which game they are waiting to flood in, perhaps GoW4).

But I can't think of a reason to say UHD capability would be a bad thing on X1S (unless after PS4S cuts price they can't keep up, which I doubt).

For many people the $299 is still a lot of money, especially if they're still getting enjoyment out of a 7th gen console. Those devices are great for popular streaming apps and have a massive library of notable games (many active online games). This is why you can still find 7th gen hardware and games at any major retailer. On my friends list I still see a lot of people playing 360 games (BC is helping with that as well).

UHD is certainly an advantage, but I guess people want to downplay it for obvious reasons. Physical movie sales are down, but many people still rent physical movies. I'd like to see UHD movies in the Redbox and consoles can help make that happen.