Sony's new PlayStation 4 Pro can't play 4K Blu-rays

Well here's something pretty baffling: Sony's just-announced $400 PlayStation 4 Pro game console, an upgraded and more powerful version of the original PS4, won't be able to play 4K Blu-rays when it ships this November. Reporters from Engadget and BBC News have apparently confirmed the news with Sony directly. Instead, the PlayStation Pro will only support 4K playback from streaming services. That's a perplexing decision from a company that has been a strong proponent of Blu-ray from the beginning. Sony reasons that consumers won't mind because the PS4 Pro is "primarily for gaming."

Microsoft's Xbox One S is also "primarily for gaming" and it plays Ultra HD Blu-rays just fine. Presumably the same will be true of Project Scorpio when...

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