| Ruler said:
comunication, updating and flashing should now be a lot easier in order to run 4K Blurays on PS4 Pro |
"Easier" in what way? You don't think any flashing would be an entirely automated process with no user input if Sony does it?
Exactly why is a controller chip on motherboard any "easier" to flash than on a separate board?
But real issue is, the teardown didn't even give the drive product number or any identifying info,
much less verify that it is BDXL / BD-UHD spec compliant, which is necessary for any "updates" to enable UHD-BD.
Now that it is out in the wild, that actual verification of drive spec should be able to be done,
and in fact if it is capable, the drive should be able to be installed in a PC/housing with compatable drivers,
and used to playback UHD-BD discs, if it is indeed capable of doing that. I'm not convinced,
although I would be happy were it true, and Sony does plan an update / Store-downloaded 4K-player program for small free.
