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PS4 Pro doesn't support 4K Blu-ray considering streaming is the future and it can't exist patched in

PlayStation four Pro'due south internal Blu-ray drive does not support the new Ultra 4K Blu-ray Disc format. We know this much. But why?

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Speaking with The Guardian, Sony boss Andrew House said that the power to stream 4K was a more than important feature, as consumers are moving away from concrete media (thanks, MCV).

"Our feeling is that while concrete media continues to be a large function of the games business, we see a trend on video towards streaming," he said. "Certainly with our user base, it's the second biggest use case for people's time on the arrangement and then we identify more emphasis on that expanse."

While PS4 Pro supports the same Blu-ray Disc specs as the standard PS4, instead of offer straight support of the new disc tech, the Blu-ray Disc Actor application will instead perform loftier-quality upscaling of DVD and Blu-ray Disc content.

That'due south according to the rather lengthy FAQ Sony posted today, which we have covered a couple of times already.

When information technology comes to 4K entertainment, the PS4 Pro supports 4K streaming apps for Netflix and YouTube - which are in development. Netflix is especially on the ball with 4K, as there will be over half-dozen,000 hours' worth of 4K content available by the end of the twelvemonth.

Sony said last nighttime it will be offer more 4K streaming options every bit they become bachelor. This means that other services, such as Amazon Prime, are probable to offer the same type of 4K video content in the future on Pro.

At launch, there are no plans to provide 4K PlayStation Store movies or Idiot box shows, simply the "PlayStation Network team is looking into it."

Furthermore, Sony said information technology would not be possible to add 4K UHD to PS4 Pro via a firmware update. So, if you lot want to watch a 4K motion-picture show y'all will have to stream it, we reckon.