Figa sta cosa di Home in procinto dell'Apocalisse ^^
Ma torniamo a bomba sulla questione della mancata inclusione del lettore UHD in PS4PRO, stavolta da una fonte abbastanza autorevole del mondo home video (via GAF):
http://digitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/090816_1630And in other news, I wanted to take a moment to follow up on yesterday’s revelation that the Sony PlayStation 4 Pro will support 4K/HDR gaming but not the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc format. Here’s the thing to keep in mind: Unlike the situation in 2006, at the dawn of Blu-ray, Sony Corporation has undergone a good deal restructuring of its vast operations of late, splitting its business into smaller self-operating units. This means that Sony Consumer Electronics (which handles set-top A/V devices and displays) is not as closely aligned with Sony Interactive Entertainment (which handles gaming) as it once was. In 2006, it made sense for the two companies to support the Blu-ray format at any cost. Today, however, our industry sources tell us that Sony Consumer Electronics doesn’t want a UHD-capable PlayStation 4 Pro to undercut sales of its forthcoming set-top 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which is expected in early 2017 and the prototype of which was on display at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin last week (see this link).
In sostanza, a differenza degli anni passati, le divisioni interne a Sony sono più indipendenti.
Da qui potrebbe nascere il fatto che la sezione gaming si disinteressi delle questioni relative a cinema/media, mentre la sezione dedicata all'elettronica di consumo voglia evitare che una PS4 economica tagli il mercato ai (costosi) player UHD che Sony è in procinto di lanciare a inizio 2017.
L'autore dell'articolo si spinge poi a ipotizzare come possibile un futuro upgrade software del lettore, cosa che però mi sembrava fuori questioni per ragioni tecniche
However, it’s been noted around the Net in the last day or so that the actual disc structure and drive hardware are essentially the same between regular Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. So it seems very possible that, once Sony Consumer Electronics’ set-top Ultra HD Blu-ray player finally arrives in stores and sells through for a while, you could see Sony Interactive Entertainment surprise people with a firmware update that adds full 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc compatibility to the PlayStation 4 Pro.