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by ColdStream 16 days ago
And even then I think it is only up to the 360/Ps3 generation. After that they only play DVD's/Blu Ray as it is a cheaper laser component.
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ssl-3 15 days ago
All Xbox consoles can play audio CDs. (Later ones need software added to do that, but that software is free.)

Playstations after the PS3, though: Not so much. (Sony lost track of their "It Only Does Everything" schtick[1] somewhere along the way.)

[1]: https://blog.playstation.com/2009/08/27/it-only-does-everyth...

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account42 15 days ago
Wait really? How much can the second laser possibly add to the BOM of a mass produced device? Now I'm wondering if there are also PC drives that cheap out like that - can't say I have tried a CD yet in the one I have right now.
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