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NEWS: Sony Vice President Discusses Enhanced PS4, PS Vita Development




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Emerje



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 4:01 am Reply with quote
PlayStation 4K, calling it now.

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Hikarunu



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:40 am Reply with quote
They can make new one and rebrand as PS4s+, PSVitaSuperSlim+
People get crazy and start queueing at Sony store outlet for 2 nights . Wink
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OpinionatedWeaboo



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 1:43 pm Reply with quote
I don't give a heck about 4K, so ultimately all I really want is for games to keep being released in the format they are now and not jump on the novelty bandwagon. I really hope Sony doesn't up and decide that current PS4 will be "phased out" because of this small, inconsequential change, otherwise I will be very mad and most likely never buy or recommend a Sony product again.

So, my fingers are crossed!
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:48 pm Reply with quote
OpinionatedWeaboo wrote:
I don't give a heck about 4K, so ultimately all I really want is for games to keep being released in the format they are now and not jump on the novelty bandwagon. I really hope Sony doesn't up and decide that current PS4 will be "phased out" because of this small, inconsequential change, otherwise I will be very mad and most likely never buy or recommend a Sony product again.

So, my fingers are crossed!


From what I can tell this is mainly about movies and not about games so much. The PS4 can't even handle 4K games at a satisfactory frame rate, not when we still hear about 1080p games at 30fps.

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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:37 pm Reply with quote
I doubt the 4k will be for games, it'll be for movies, 4K anime (if it happens) and 4K TV shows. Also, downloading 4k games will be a nightmare for most but good thing BDs can hold 4K levels of content, but few would pay the hefty price for 4K content.
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AnimeAddict2014



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:31 pm Reply with quote
yeah.. right.. more 4K crap.. what are they going to do about the sold PS4s? recall them so they can add in a new 4K blu-ray Confused

if you are buying 4K make sure you buy a big enough tv or sit close enough to it..

due to human visual acuity..

so what 4K tv size i need for 14-15 ft viewing distance ? i don't think i can afford it.



if it's 4K security camera then sure.. so we don't have those out of focus footage of the suspect but for gaming/video viewing... eh.. best to save the money and get a good cheap 1080p tv..
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 7:22 pm Reply with quote
AnimeAddict2014 wrote:
yeah.. right.. more 4K crap.. what are they going to do about the sold PS4s? recall them so they can add in a new 4K blu-ray Confused


No, why would you recall something that works properly?
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:36 am Reply with quote
May have posted this before:

http://wololo.net/2015/05/06/with-the-rise-of-4k-your-ps4-and-xbox-one-are-already-obsolete/

  • How about 4K support on the Xbox One and the PS4? Although the consoles’ CPUs and GPUs could definitely handle a 4K video decoding (not so sure about 4K Gaming here!), the power of the device is only one aspect of the equation:

    The PS4 and Xbox One have HDMI 1.4 ports for their outputs. HDMI 1.4 can support 4K… at 30fps max. People who want 60fps need to “downgrade” to regular 1080p HD. So, 4K Video, or 4K gaming, could be a possibility for people willing to sacrifice on the FPS, but 4K at 60fps is not technically doable on the current generation of hardware for the PS4 and Xbox One.

    4K Video and movies could also bring additional issues: the PS4 and Xbox One most likely don’t have the necessary chips to decode the codecs used for 4K on Amazon Instant Video or Netflix (HEVC). It is unlikely this could be achieved through software at a good efficiency.

    Additionally, existing blu-ray specifications don’t say much about 4K support. It means the blu-ray drives of the PS4/Xbox one may not support future changes to this standard, and left in the cold for updates to the format, as the existing 50GB limitation will not be enough for 4K @60fps.

    Bottom line is, you will not see 4K gaming at 60fps happening on the current generation of consoles, and proper 4K movie support is highly unlikely as well. But as these things turn more and more into a marketing battle, it is very likely that the next iteration of PS4 and Xbox One could see hardware upgrades to go in that direction.

    Specifically, to fully support 4K and 60 fps gaming, both the PS4 and the Xbox One would need a new HDMI 2.0 port (which supports 4K 60fps streams) for video output, additional chips for ultra HD video decoding, and potentially upgrades to the Blu ray drive, although that sounds unlikely

    As far as gaming is concerned though, it’s pretty clear 4K won’t happen on this generation of consoles. Sony have stated 4K would not happen, and Microsoft have been a bit fuzzier but seem to go in the same direction. With the current hardware, it is unlikely 4K gaming would even hit 30fps anyway.
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Shirohae



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:26 pm Reply with quote
OMG and I just bought a PS4 like a week ago...lol..
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