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Re:Sony announces the Pro, a more powerful PlayStation 4 wit... by mcphage on Wednesday September 07, 2016 @09:49PM (#12449612)
Is that a software restriction or a hardware restriction?
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Re:Sony announces the Pro, a more powerful PlayStation 4 wit... by mightykan on Thursday September 08, 2016 @03:28PM (#12456443)
Seems to be a hardware restriction. According to the PS4 Pro: The Ultimate FAQ[1]:

"No, PS4 Pro’s internal Blu-ray drive does not support the new Ultra 4K Blu-ray Disc format."

So, no future firmware update can fix this.

[1]: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/09/08/ps4-pro-the-ultima...

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Re:Sony announces the Pro, a more powerful PlayStation 4 wit... by mcphage on Friday September 09, 2016 @07:29PM (#12466771)
That's disappointing :-(
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