Will Sony get cocky next generation?

[mutantsushi]

Yeah, I've mentioned the implications of UHD/BDXL drive on GAME DISKS/SIZE, but it's usually overlooked.
Larger game disk size has alot of benefits, from increasing overall scope/size of games,
to cases like Pro where different performance modes are offered, and they could have parallel high/low texture files.
Certainly cut scenes in 4k will take up more space along with regular game assets.
And looking forward to PS5 it seems even more likely that larger game disc sizes will be needed...
But if PS4 Pro doesn't have that drive, then cross-compatable game discs become impossible.

The 4K/UHD Blu Ray market is currently in infant state, so obviously there isn't current immediate demand.
But the point is being good value going forward, and not stiffing people for a tiny cost (if any).
People didn't "ask" for the feature ahead of time, because people were assuming the Pro would include it.

(when comparing price differential using PC internal drives as baseline, I simply couldn't find NON-BDXL spec drives)
(if the cost is truly so serious, it beggars belief that there exists no market for lower spec drives)
(in fact the actual manufacturing cost difference is likely so tiny that any nominal difference will disappear over life of Pro)
(and Sony is able to get best possible deal given size of order)