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    WSJ: Sony considered download-only next-gen console, but decided to keep optical drives

    WSJ: Sony considered download-only next-gen console, but decided to keep optical drives

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    While it would seem odd for the company to drop Blu-ray support for its own equipment, Sony considered making its PlayStation 3 successor a download-only console, The Wall Street Journal reports.

    By T.C. Sottek, executive editor who has obsessed over headlines and internet speeds since 2011. He previously worked as an advocate for the National Park System.

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    Sony considered making its PlayStation 3 successor a download-only console but opted instead to include optical drives, The Wall Street Journal reports. While it would seem odd for the company to drop Blu-ray support — the format Sony championed over HD-DVD after many years of competition — from its own equipment, download or online-only gaming continues to take hold in the industry — something that a company like Valve could back up with hardware in the future. WSJ says Sony declined to comment, which isn't surprising: the company has no plans to announce anything about a PlayStation 4 at E3 this year.