Nemeski to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 days agoDisc Editions Make Up 82% Of All PS5 Console Salesinsider-gaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down13cross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.world
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkDisc Editions Make Up 82% Of All PS5 Console Salesinsider-gaming.comNemeski to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square31fedilinkcross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.world
minus-square@thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 days agoNeed to leave some features out intentionally, to add later to the PS6 as a selling point and incentivise customers to upgrade!
minus-square@FiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 days agoIts not entirely on sony though, DV comes with a hefty licensing fee, and would drive the console up by whatever that amount is.
minus-square@magiccupcake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 days agoMore like Sony doesn’t want to cannibalize selling their own dedicated Blu-ray players for a much higher profit margin. A $100 bluray drive, an Ugoos am6, and coreelec can get play everything for way less than a high end bluray player that can cost $1000.
Need to leave some features out intentionally, to add later to the PS6 as a selling point and incentivise customers to upgrade!
Its not entirely on sony though, DV comes with a hefty licensing fee, and would drive the console up by whatever that amount is.
More like Sony doesn’t want to cannibalize selling their own dedicated Blu-ray players for a much higher profit margin.
A $100 bluray drive, an Ugoos am6, and coreelec can get play everything for way less than a high end bluray player that can cost $1000.