PS4 Will Not Play CDs

[manutdfan]

No biggie if your a music enthusiast you woulodn't be using a PS3 to listen to CD's you 'd have a dedicated CD player.

In game music would be cool.

[MonkeyClaw]

No biggie if your a music enthusiast you woulodn't be using a PS3 to listen to CD's you 'd have a dedicated CD player.

In game music would be cool.

No way! 8-track all the way!

[RyanGT]

Don't lie, we all know you listen to New Kids On The Block!

Shit.. I was trying to keep this a secret


Thanks a lot MonkeyClaw

[ps3freak18]

-__- Unlike the beginning of this gen, (where split-screen co-op was ditched just to push people onto PSN) That makes no sense.Sony has always had some for of music store so no. This (if true and apparently now PSU has an article on it) There just has to be another reason. It's down to software support and it really doesn't make sense.

Blah, I'm finished babbling, doubt any of that was coherant, I'm just in disbelief that there's the question that Sony would abandon something that they themselves had in on, and Yes I still collect CDs and have even ripped a few strait to the PS3. I would just stream over a media server but the shitty network here suddenly one day stopped allowing my server from being seen by well anything, plus I still have my thing with gapless playback which isn't supported through streaming anyways

It is a push for music unlimited I'm sure. Take away CD support to push your music format. You don't see iPods with CD players do you. I know its a bit different but logically it is understandable.

[Sir_Scud]

It doesn't really effect me, but it's a bit lame. Not a deal breaker for buying a ps4. Just another reason to keep my ps3 around if I feel the need to play a ps1 game.

[GreatSpaceKoaster]

In terms of the overall reason for getting a PS4, it means little. In terms of PR, it looks pretty bad.

Think about it.... CDs are still relevant and still sold for those that want the best audio quality without compression format limitations. Sony went from "It only does everything!" to "It does mostly everything". They are releasing a console that doesn't play a still relevant format that THEY co-invented..... yet their competing consoles WILL still be able to play them.

In the end it's not a real reason to not to get the PS4.....but purely in PR terms, it's a little embarrassing.

[ps3freak18]

In terms of the overall reason for getting a PS4, it means little. In terms of PR, it looks pretty bad.

Think about it.... CDs are still relevant and still sold for those that want the best audio quality without compression format limitations. Sony went from "It only does everything!" to "It does mostly everything". They are releasing a console that doesn't play a still relevant format that THEY co-invented..... yet their competing consoles WILL still be able to play them.

In the end it's not a real reason to not to get the PS4.....but purely in PR terms, it's a little embarrassing.

Don't know that for sure just yet.

[Morganator]

I don't exactly like CD support being dropped by I can understand from a hardware and software perspective why they would. It's less components to worry about putting in and it's less software to code in as well. This translates to cost savings however miniscule it may be.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Shit move on their part if it was to push Music Unlimited.

[Sufi]

-__- Unlike the beginning of this gen, (where split-screen co-op was ditched just to push people onto PSN)

That's not true. If every developer could easily give us a split-screen co-op, they would do it. There are penalties of how you design your game if you want to include a split-screen. Especially in campaign.

About the discussion at hand: Do we really care about CDs that much? Well, so be it, you guys will just have to suffer lol. Or buy another console that supports it.

[ps3freak18]

Shit move on their part if it was to push Music Unlimited.

I have a feeling this played a part in it but I'm sure hardware cost had most to do with it. I'm sure the cost wasn't very high to add it but some corners have to be cut to keep consoles at a certain price. I'm sure this was just a "Do we really need it?" choice.

[TGO]

Shit move on their part if it was to push Music Unlimited.

Well yeah, most people buy music from ITunes or on CD then convert to MP3 for their portable devices
I can understand why companies would want digital dls, no packaging, not printing, no shipping or distribution
Just a medium quality compressed file with double the profits
Its even worse with games because they arw higher priced then retail
And they can always pull the plug on digital content even if you paid for it, because its just a license to use it, not own
Clever girl

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[TGO]

I have a feeling this played a part in it but I'm sure hardware cost had most to do with it. I'm sure the cost wasn't very high to add it but some corners have to be cut to keep consoles at a certain price. I'm sure this was just a "Do we really need it?" choice.

Its in both DVD and Blu-ray spec, its by default
It not that they didn't add it, its been disabled

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[baffledduck]

hi guys and girls long term reader first time poster , its kind of a bummer that it doesnt play cds but im sure you could import from usb or phone etc,im also a subscriber to music unlimited which helps.

[AaronSOLDIER]

Well yeah, most people buy music from ITunes or on CD then convert to MP3 for their portable devices
I can understand why companies would want digital dls, no packaging, not printing, no shipping or distribution
Just a medium quality compressed file with double the profits
Its even worse with games because they arw higher priced then retail
And they can always pull the plug on digital content even if you paid for it, because its just a license to use it, not own
Clever girl

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I ONLY buy my music via CDs, I never buy off itunes or anything like that, I'll just find it on youtube or something. So they're screwing themselves with this.

I doubt it's because of the cost either, it'll save them like $2 which isn't worth it at all, a lot of people buy CDs, you guys can defend Sony all you want but this is a BS move.

[ps3freak18]

Its in both DVD and Blu-ray spec, its by default
It not that they didn't add it, its been disabled

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Ahh well points more towards pushing music unlimited.

[unicron7]

Does no one have a computer? It takes 15 minutes to burn a CD onto a computer(been doing it since 1999) in your home and stream it to your Playstation. Or put it on a thumb drive and transfer it over. Fuck.

[PeanutButterMunky]

Does no one have a computer? It takes 15 minutes to burn a CD onto a computer(been doing it since 1999) in your home and stream it to your Playstation. Or put it on a thumb drive and transfer it over. Fuck.

Why so angry?

[Sufi]

Because people are crying lol.

[ps3freak18]

Does no one have a computer? It takes 15 minutes to burn a CD onto a computer(been doing it since 1999) in your home and stream it to your Playstation. Or put it on a thumb drive and transfer it over. Fuck.

Yeah that's the way I look at it. Oh well if it doesn't have a CD drive. I don't think I've ever used it maybe once when trying to rip a cd. Then I realized it was twice as long of a process.

[D3seeker]

I don't exactly like CD support being dropped by I can understand from a hardware and software perspective why they would. It's less components to worry about putting in and it's less software to code in as well. This translates to cost savings however miniscule it may be.

NO Just wrong. This is only about CD support. Components wise that would men dropping the red-orange laser, which would mean no DVD either. This must just be a software thing. And I personally still haven't herd the fat lady sing so I'm not buying it. (If someone from Sony did comment on this than it flew way over my head )

Edit:

That's not true. If every developer could easily give us a split-screen co-op, they would do it. There are penalties of how you design your game if you want to include a split-screen. Especially in campaign.

About the discussion at hand: Do we really care about CDs that much? Well, so be it, you guys will just have to suffer lol. Or buy another console that supports it.

While I did see those interviews I'm still not inclined to believe that was the whole truth in the matter.

Any who... WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Morganator]

NO Just wrong. This is only about CD support. Components wise that would men dropping the red-orange laser, which would mean no DVD either. This must just be a software thing. And I personally still haven't herd the fat lady sing so I'm not buying it. (If someone from Sony did comment on this than it flew way over my head )

I know this. Something tells me though that a blu-ray may be able to play DVDs without the red-orange laser as the laser used for blu-ray is highly configurable. (I may be wrong so don't quote me on this.)

[Arion]

As technology advances, the storage mediums of today die and new ones are born. The upcoming PlayStation 4 will cease support of a format that Sony's home consoles always have: compact discs.
Reiji Asakura, the Japanese journalist who wrote the bestselling book "Revolutionaries at Sony: The Making of the Sony Playstation and the Visionaries Who Conquered the World of Video Games" tweeted that Sony told him the PS4 will not play CDs or Super Audio CDs. The PlayStation 3 does play both of these formats.
Sony co-developed the CD with Philips back in the 1970s. While many people listen to digital audio files for music, CDs are still the preferred format for many music enthusiasts.
Will the loss of CD support affect you? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned to PSU for more PS4 news.
Via Kotaku

http://www.psu.com/a018538/PS4-will-not-support-CDs

This seems to be more than a rumour, since the official specs provided by Sony only mention a Blu-ray and DVD read speed

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/130221a_e.html

＜PlayStation®4 ＞

Main Processor	Single-chip custom processor CPU : x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores GPU : 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon™ based graphics engine
Memory	GDDR5 8GB
Hard Disk Drive	Built-in
Optical Drive (read only)	BD 6xCAV DVD 8xCAV
I/O	Super-Speed USB (USB 3.0) 、AUX
Communication	Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth® 2.1(EDR)
AV output	HDMI Analog-AV out Digital Output (optical)

I hope this changes before release!

[MonkeyClaw]

Meh...Compact Discs are so 1980's!

[Coconut_Crunch]

Very very very very clear that the only reason they did this was for more sales on their music store. I noticed the subscription price and was turned off right away because it cost more than netflix.