Nemeski@lemm.ee to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoDisc Editions Make Up 82% Of All PS5 Console Salesinsider-gaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down13
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minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoNeed to leave some features out intentionally, to add later to the PS6 as a selling point and incentivise customers to upgrade!
minus-squaremagiccupcake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months 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.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoIts not entirely on sony though, DV comes with a hefty licensing fee, and would drive the console up by whatever that amount is.
Need to leave some features out intentionally, to add later to the PS6 as a selling point and incentivise customers to upgrade!
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.
Its not entirely on sony though, DV comes with a hefty licensing fee, and would drive the console up by whatever that amount is.