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Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by pwthornton on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:35PM (#14052682)
I hope this is more than just putting out 4k games. Most people don't have 4k TVs, and, very importantly, for those that do, most don't have a big enough one for how far away they sit.

I'm thinking of upgrading to a 65-inch OLED this year, and from my couch of about 10 feet away (maybe a hair closer), I won't be able to tell 1080p from 4k. And that's a pretty big TV!

I would much rather see Scorpio games at 1080/60 fps with more effects, more polygons and more complex lighting.

Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by markdog12 on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:45PM (#14052775)
This must be highly subjective, because for me, 65" 4k tv 10' away is like night and day to me compared to 1080p
Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by blisse on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:17PM (#14053062)
There's no difference side-by-side between 1080p and 4K resolution if you're 5ft or further away from the TV[1], all else being equal.

However, all else is rarely equal, and 4K TVs now have lots of other features and technology that make them just better (prettier) buys in general.

[1] http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html

Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by markdog12 on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:26PM (#14053150)
> A person with 20/20 vision

I'm honestly wondering if I'm an outlier and may have better than 20/20 vision. I would think it's pretty rare, but I have had people comment on my vision before. I work on a 17" 4k laptop screen with tiny text no prob.

Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by lotso on Thursday April 06, 2017 @04:13PM (#14054168)
Charts like this always get brought up, but I'm not sure there is much rigor in creating them.
Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by pwthornton on Thursday April 06, 2017 @02:24PM (#14053133)
At least with the 4k OLEDs, you are also getting HDR, way better contrast ratio, better colors, etc. So, you'll notice that, even if you don't notice the resolution difference.

I am excited to see Xbox support HDR. I just hate to see all of this extra hardware dedicated to resolution, when there are so many things that it could be put to.

Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by good_sir_ant on Thursday April 06, 2017 @05:15PM (#14054695)
The best 'gaming investment' I ever made was to take 2000 bucks and instead of building a new dynamite pc, I bought one of the best 1080p plasmas you could buy 3 years ago, and a ps4. I haven't looked back.

Consoles have come a long way, and the visual fidelity of a truly great quality display is a much better investment than a machine that can power a mediocre display at higher resolutions.

This is coming from someone who was gaming on ultra on 1440p for 5 years before switching back to consoles. It feels good to be back on the couch.

Re:Inside the next Xbox: Project Scorpio tech revealed by DanBC on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:36PM (#14052691)
> I hope this is more than just putting out 4k games. Most people don't have 4k TVs, and, very importantly, for those that do, most don't have a big enough one for how far away they sit.

And don't have the bandwidth to download many gigabytes of forced game updates.