Re:Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
by asark on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:17AM
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What's the appeal of 8K? Is the support just there for some future VR plans? I already have my couch about as close to my 55" 4K TV as is reasonable, and can barely tell the difference between 1080p and 4K video. If I had an absurdly large TV (70"+) and didn't move my couch back yeah, 4K'd be a clear improvement. But 8K? Why?
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Re:Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
by Dylan16807 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:26AM
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For a game, with this amount of GPU power, there's not a tremendous benefit to an 8k screen.
It's good to be future-proof, and if you are at a desk you can pretty easily get a screen where the difference is notable. And people are making 8k content, so you want to support playing that on your flashy high-end machine.
But the important part would be the implications for VR. And also that if it can output 8k@60, then it can output 4k@veryhigh.
Meanwhile, HDR makes a massive difference, but laypeople seem to be pretty familiar with the term "4K" while very few know about "HDR". A testament to the power of numbers in marketing.
I would love to see less emphasis on resolution in consumer TVs and more on refresh rates. It would be great if I could play games on PlayStation at 120 Hz on my living room TV.
Re:Sony reveals PlayStation 5 details
by asavadatti on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @04:05PM
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Probably for VR, Blu-Ray, and to sell more Sony TVs