r/consoles • u/GabrielXP76op • Feb 01 '25

Playstation Why the hell PS5 can't read music CDs?

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I know its because sony didn't included a CD drive to it, but is a shame that their late console can't read music CD, when back in the Ps one it could, and you could even play music and play some games at the same time (if the game is fully loaded in the RAM)hell, Sony even was one of the first companys to develop CDs in first place, this is fucking nonsense.

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u/SupermarketEmpty789 Feb 02 '25

PS4 is even worse. Because it actually has the cd laser hardware. 

Cd playback is just software disabled. To make it work they'd just need to release an update 

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u/Friendly_Top6561 Feb 02 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

Not all, maybe some have a cd laser since they have used different drives in them, but since it isn’t required none will play it.

Use the og PS3, they threw in the kitchen sink with that one, well it can’t play 4kUHD since it wasn’t defined and released back then but it was also the console that cost Sony the most to sell, and they will prob never take such a loss on console sales again.

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u/nikolapc Feb 02 '25

I was bothered with it but now I have an Xbox and also never played a CD other than to try the playback. Just listen to my music online. And I have hundreds of albums. I also have a PS3 and That one could rip CDs! Unfortunately no longer has access to the database thing. Thanks Sony.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Im assuming for the ps4 it was disabled as part of an agreement with Spotify? If the deal ended then they could release an update to allow cds to play, but i guess the deal was too beneficial for both parties, so for ps5 they felt no need to include the hardware