The PS5 has become clearer than ever. Of course, Sony won't show us the console's design just yet, and the long list of PS5 specs is a bit hard to chew. However, we've looked at many of the console's capabilities over the past few months, and it's clear that Sony is doing it right, including including a 4K Blu-ray player in the PS5 disc player. Digital downloads, rather than retail discs, are becoming more and more popular by the day, though we're not yet in a disc-free world, and it's not surprising that the PS5 and Xbox X series come with disc players for gaming. . new and old, if only to deliver on their promises of backwards compatibility. But being able to play 4K Blu-ray is also important given the flickering interest in the technology from many manufacturers: We haven't seen a single new 4K Blu-ray player from Panasonic, LG, or Sony at CES 2020 this year, and Oppo pulled out of the market a long time ago. If you prefer to use your home console for 4K DVDs or Blu-ray Discs—often the best way to watch a movie in high quality without relying on your protected Internet connection—you'll probably appreciate the convenience of not having to buy a separate player. 4K Blu-ray, which is becoming less and less available as people consume more and more content through streaming TV services. But there's a bigger issue about how long we can expect console makers like Microsoft and Sony to keep supporting disc formats, and this could be the last generation of consoles. do.
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Christopher Nolan wants you to watch Dunkirk on Blu-ray (Image credit: Syncopy Inc) Sony has done Blu-ray fans a great service by including an HD Blu-ray player on the PS3, which is believed to be crucial to the success of the format. For moviegoers, Blu-rays are considered to offer a superior viewing experience over streaming online, with director Christopher Nolan openly favoring home viewing via Netflix. However, Microsoft outdid Sony by including an Ultra HD Blu-ray player on the Xbox One S, putting to shame the PS4's continued reliance on an HD player. When the PS4 Pro launched in 2016, we were quite surprised by Sony's decision not to include it, especially for what was an explicitly premium console. As video quality becomes more important to viewers and with 4K TVs more or less ubiquitous in our homes, the lack of 4K Blu-ray support could have been a major problem for a console that Sony expects, and needs. - be seen as a home entertainment center as well as a slot machine. The increased sales of the current PlayStation attest to the strength of the PS4 games available, even without format support, but Sony has only been able to support this functionality for so long.
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Xbox One S All Digital Edition (Image credit: TechRadar) With the rise of streaming platforms like Google Stadia allowing you to access even AAA games from mobiles, tablets and browsers, and with more and more games bought and played online Through digital downloads, there's clearly a dwindling appetite for the humble record. Microsoft has already embraced the future with the All Digital Xbox One S, which comes without a disc player entirely, while rumors persist of a streaming-only Xbox Series X model that could do the same. Sony has also pushed PlayStation Now, with a price drop last year, likely to make the video game streaming service the life of many more gamers and further normalize the existence of a vast library of games that doesn't depend on a stack of record crates under her TV. The PS5 disc player will be a welcome relief for those of us with a back catalog of DVDs and Blu-rays that we still need to play without having to use old hardware. which will soon be considered the current generation of consoles. Not to mention its ability to play old PS4 games, given Sony's belated (but appreciated) inclusion of backwards compatibility on the next-gen console. PS5 support for 4K Blu-ray also seems a bit late, given its lack on the last two PlayStation consoles, especially since it may be the last PlayStation hardware in the world. do. But just like the PS3 helped put Blu-ray discs on the map, the PS5 was able to keep high-quality disc formats even a little longer.