Microsoft was surprised and fascinated by Sony’s decision not to support 4K UHD Blu-ray discs with its PlayStation 4 Pro console, an executive has revealed. Albert Penello, who leads planning for the Xbox division, said that he expected Sony to feature a 4K disc player in its updated PS4 machine, which is launching on 10 November. Microsoft is supporting the format – which allows gamers to player UHD movies on their machine – in both its Xbox One S and Project Scorpio platforms. “The lack of a 4K disc player, given Sony’s media background, was a surprise. “This is something we thought a lot about as we were going through the plans for Scorpio,” he said.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2016 11:36 UTC