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• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This is a feature they’re rolling out, specifically with an eye towards the PS6. As far as I’m aware, that console hasn’t even been released yet.

  If Sony is retailing games for $100 on their new console, that would strongly dissuade me from buying the console.

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  • scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    PS2 was a cheap DVD player, PS3 was a cheap Blu-Ray player, but your point stands.

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    • michaelalf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      And the OG Playstation was a cheap CD player. There’s still a cult following for the “audiophile” variant.

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      • scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        By the time the PS1 came out, lots of people already had CD players though. They weren’t cheap, but they weren’t crazy expensive either. DVD and Blu-Ray were in their infancy as the consoles were released, and they were the cheapest options available for playing them.

        That’s a pretty big boost for console ownership.

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  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    When the PS2 released, it was a cheaper blueray player than the current iteration of retail blueray players. People would buy the console just to watch movies.

    Tbh, I think Valve needs to design an addon for the Steam Machine that’s a blu-ray player that hooks onto the side or bottom, and add support for running blu-rays from Game Mode. It wouldn’t require any extra ram or storage, so it wouldn’t fluctuate in price but add value

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    • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Even less people care about blu-ray movies than care about physical games.

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      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Except not. There’s currently a resurgence of people buying and using Blu-Ray movies, just like vinyl records

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Tbh, I think Valve needs to design an addon for the Steam Machine that’s a blu-ray player that hooks onto the side or bottom

      Congratulations, you just invented Sega CD.

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• TimothyOilypants@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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