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PlayStation 4 Won’t Support 3D Blu-ray Playback & has 408GB of usable Storage


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We are now less than 48 hours from the launch of the PlayStation 4, and excitement levels are quickly approaching fever pitch. But while it’s easy to get a little bit carried away amid the hype, we’re still learning of potentially significant tidbits pertaining Sony’s fourth-gen gaming machine. Since the preceding PlayStation 3 featured a Blu-ray player from the get-go, it was a given that the PS4 would also support Blu-ray playback, even before the announcement. But now, it has been revealed that there will be no 3D Blu-ray support, meaning those with 3D panels at home will need to find a separate, compliant player if they want to kick back and enjoy their favorite three-dimensional flicks.

This is, to the hardcore gamer, by the by, and with many prospective PS4 owners having preordered on the basis of the console’s game-playing credentials, it really isn’t that significant. However, with the Xbox One offering 3D Blu-ray support and Microsoft really seeming to push the wider entertainment appeal of its third-gen offering, this revelation may prompt some to reconsider the PlayStation 4.
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What’s even more baffling is that, in actual fact, the PlayStation 3 does support 3D Blu-ray, but as has been spotted in the PS4 User Guide by the folks of The Sixth Axis, its forthcoming successor does not follow suit.
Support for traditional Blu-rays, as well as DVDs, is present from the first release date, and support for CD playback will arrive with a later software update. But with consumers moving away from CDs as a form of listening to music and onto digital services, the lack of initial support is unlikely to have any major effect, whereas the lack of 3D Blu-ray playback might.
With that said, it’s a fair point to make that 3D Blu-ray hasn’t really taken off in the way that Sony and others might have hoped, and as a major vendor of television sets, it is as well placed as any to gauge whether implementing this feature into the PlayStation 4 is a worthwhile venture.
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I have read somewhere that the Xbox One won't support Blu-Ray 3D at launch.

But i'm really surprise that the PS4 don't support itat lauch, and may not support it....since Sony sell 3D tv and Blu-Ray 3D movies...

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I have read somewhere that the Xbox One won't support Blu-Ray 3D at launch.

But i'm really surprise that the PS4 don't support itat lauch, and may not support it....since Sony sell 3D tv and Blu-Ray 3D movies...

I really agreed with you @alaindc i dont understand why, anyway lets wait for the launch (which is today)

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I can't be sure but i think Sony is doing this to try to sell more players. There isn't even MP3 or CD playback. I wanted to trade my PS3 in for a PS4 but since the PS4 doesn't have PS3 backwards compatibility i am kinda forced to keep the PS3 and wait until i get money for a PS4. Though i'd rather upgrade my graphics card (and i also need to upgrade my PSU) on my gaming desktop. My dvd player on my older desktop is giving up (or not working properly from the PSU) and since i use my older desktop as a media center i might eventually have to replace that. I don't buy many blu rays and my PS3 is my only player for that now. Eventually i want to get a blu ray player for my PC, doesn't have to be 3D considering i don't have a 3D TV yet.

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