![]() The original PS4 was launched far too early for Ultra HD Blu-ray but PS4 Pro was right on time. PS3 came with a Blu-ray Disc drive – an expensive decision, but one that made Warner Bros put its eggs in this basket, defeating the rival HD-DVD format and ending a short-lived but fierce format war. PS2 launched at a time when DVD was not yet mainstream, and it helped making the format a mass-market success. Sony PlayStation has a history of supporting advanced optical disc formats.The format is an extension of the original Blu-ray Disc format championed by Sony, who likely has more intellectual property (IP) inside it than any other company, even if Panasonic and/or Philips come close. Sony Corporation is probably one of the companies to benefit most from sales of Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.With minimum differentiation there’s no point in having two separate consoles. It’s main objective is not to be cheap but to be powerful. Where the Slim’s job is to capture the mass market, the Pro’s role is to defend the high-end territory. Equipping PS4 Pro with an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive would differentiate it far better from the entry-level PS4 Slim.The main competitor of PS4 Pro, Microsoft’s Xbox One S – an analogous UHD/HDR upgrade of the original Xbox One console announced at E3 in June and launched this August – features an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive, suddenly bringing the format to the attention of gamers.Games will be upscaled to (though not rendered in) UHD resolution, and video streaming in UHD+HDR is offered through Netflix and YouTube apps. PS4 Pro is positioned as a “4K” (Ultra HD) + HDR entertainment device.While Sony had never made any such promise, industry watchers generally expected this feature, for a number of good reasons: The other major surprise was that the PS4 Pro will not support Ultra HD Blu-ray playback. ![]() There were at least two surprises: First of all, that HDR (High Dynamic Range) gaming will be available not only on the new PS4 types but, retroactively, also on the original units by way of a system software update. For months it’s been known both Sony and Microsoft have been working on upgrading the hardware inside this generation of games consoles, for reasons analyzed well in this WSJ article. While such a mid-term power upgrade of a console was unheard of in previous generations, it was no longer a surprise. And 5 possible reasons why Sony decided against equipping PlayStation 4 Pro with an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive, few of which make much sense.Īt Sony’s PlayStation event in New York City September 7th, Sony Interactive Entertainment, the division formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment, announced two new variants of its PlayStation 4 console – the more compact PS4 Slim and the more powerful PS4 Pro. ![]()
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