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SvennoJ on 07 September 2016
Mummelmann said:
Lawlight said:

Except they did not do that with the PS4 - their fastest selling console to date.

Precisely; which shows that they have no faith in the physical market, which is, as mentioned, bad news for people who want proper quality video for their TV's they spent 3000 dollars on (I'm one of those).

PS: with the PS2's staggered launch, fastest selling is debatable, the PS2 was only available in Japan and insignificant Asian markets for about 7-8 months. If you count from global availability, the PS2 will start pulling way ahead now. Besides; the Wii was the actual fastest selling console of all time, and it was of very little consequence in the long run.

In an increasingly tech oriented market with consumers craving multi-purpose hardware, adding proper 4k playback wouldn't have hurt them either. Unless it was deemed a worthless effort, which is clearly is, so my point(s) still stands.

I'm starting to lose faith in 4K blu-ray as well :( I have over 500 movies on blu-ray, was ready to make the switch 2 years ago, yet the more I hear about it, the less interested I get. 4K UHD discs upscaled from 2K masters, HDR effects added in post production, 4K projectors still way too expensive and not suitable to HDR, and I'll need a new hdmi 2.0 compatible amp.

I wanted to get The revenant on 4K, actual 4K master, yet it's still $35 ships in 1 to 2 months. I bought the blu-ray version for $15, arrived 2 days later. The Martian, currently $8 on blu-ray. 4K (upscaled from 2K) version $35!

Streaming 4K is not an option where I am, guess I'll stick to good old blu-ray for another year at least. It's a shame Sony seems to be leaving the physical disc market behind, no standalone player announced either.



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freebs2 on 07 September 2016

Am I the only one to see the irony of people telling they don't care about movies yet going crazy over games whose main goal is to look more and more like a movie?



alternine on 07 September 2016
RolStoppable said:
When you say meltdown, you are refering to Soundwave's thread that proclaimed that he will buy a Xbox One S instead? Because I haven't seen any other long threads that were specifically about this particular topic.

Not just that. All over social media.



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thismeintiel on 07 September 2016
Intrinsic said:
I wonder how many people build a gaming PC and puts in a 4k bluray player....

More interestingly tho, I think it's kinda shameful that the most talked about thing of a 4k gaming console isn't that it cost $399 but that it doesnt play 4k movie discs.....

Just watch Nintendo make a console that wouldn't even play DVDs and some people call it revolutionary.

Little to none is the answer.  Hell, the vast majority are probably fine sticking with the Super-Multi DVD player that their PC came with, as PC games have stuck with DVD.  There's also the fact that 4K Blurays aren't really a thing, yet.  Now, you can bet that the PS5 will have a 4K Bluray player, as 2-3 years from now 4K Blurays, as well as 4K TVs, will have a larger market.



 

Skeeuk on 07 September 2016

lack of 4k BD player isnt such a big deal, its a games console that will make current games look and play better. this cant be said about the xbox one s



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Mystro-Sama on 07 September 2016

Do people even buy blu rays?



barneystinson69 on 07 September 2016

The PS4 pro should definently have a 4k blu-ray player. Touting itself as being ready for 4k, it should have it. I do give a pass on the PS4 Slim, but not the Pro.



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alternine on 07 September 2016
RolStoppable said:
alternine said:

Not just that. All over social media.

Hm...

It surprises me to see you call out Sony fans. Somehow I get the feeling that we aren't on the same page.

Im not a Sony fanboy just like you're not a Nintendo fanboy. If I see nonsense in any fanbase I'll call it out.



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Ganoncrotch on 07 September 2016

To be fair I think my ps4 very rarely has a disk in it of any kind other than to install games.... I put my copy of Simpsons sings the blues in it to see could it play audio cds, it couldn't. I didn't put my 1 blu ray disk into it yet... but should I feel the need to watch resident evil I'll give it a look lol.

The power of that ps4 pro though... impressed.



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Lawlight on 07 September 2016
Mummelmann said:
Lawlight said:

Except they did not do that with the PS4 - their fastest selling console to date.

Precisely; which shows that they have no faith in the physical market, which is, as mentioned, bad news for people who want proper quality video for their TV's they spent 3000 dollars on (I'm one of those).

PS: with the PS2's staggered launch, fastest selling is debatable, the PS2 was only available in Japan and insignificant Asian markets for about 7-8 months. If you count from global availability, the PS2 will start pulling way ahead now. Besides; the Wii was the actual fastest selling console of all time, and it was of very little consequence in the long run.

In an increasingly tech oriented market with consumers craving multi-purpose hardware, adding proper 4k playback wouldn't have hurt them either. Unless it was deemed a worthless effort, which is clearly is, so my point(s) still stands.

The physical market has been dwindling for years now. So, is this bad news now?