As an important product of Sony in the next generation of gaming consoles, the importance of PS5 for Sony is evident.
To highlight the power of PS5 at the heart of Sony, Sony has shown most of the highlights of this product on the PS5 packaging, includingThis includes 8K resolution. but,It has been two years since the release of the PS5 and 8K resolution is still far from users.
In the past, Sony planned to update the system to allow PS5 to gain the ability to support 8K resolution, just like Sony has updated the system in the last couple of years to allow PS5 to support 2K resolution and VRR variable refresh rate. , but support for 8K resolution, Sony has not publicly mentioned when this update will be launched.
In addition, the game “The Touryst” natively supports 8K 60 frames. Since the PS5 does not yet support 8K resolution, players need to run the game at 4K 60 frames. At that time, the game developer stated that as long asPS5 has rolled out an update to support 8K resolution, so the game will be updated as soon as possible to run on PS5 with 1:1 pixel-matched 8K resolution.
However, it is regrettable that the PS5 does not yet support 8K resolution, so even if the user connects to an 8K TV, the game cannot be played in 8K resolution.
But for today’s users, they are even more inclined to buy 4K 120Hz gaming TVs, and 8K resolution is still too far away for most users. In addition to why 8K resolution is not yet popular, the high price is also one of the reasons that prevents users from buying 8K TVs.
Sony and Samsung launched 8K TVs a few years ago, but the price is far from what a normal user can accept.
Also, due to functional limitations, even though the PS5 can support 4K 120Hz plus HDR, in many cases users have to choose between the frame rate and the image: if you turn on 120Hz, ray tracing will be disabled. ray chasing, you won’t be able to enjoy it. High frame rate.
In some games with high hardware requirements, PS5 will also automatically adjust the resolution according to the calculation and drawing pressure. In addition, the pressure of 8K resolution on the calculation and game drawing has increased significantly: with the current PS5 performance, run the next-generation 3A masterpiece at 8K resolution, not to mention 60-frame or even 20-frame stabilization it’s a problem.
From a practical point of view, the demand for 8K from current users is actually not high, and some mainstream media do not plan to support 8K streaming media in the short term.
Because compared to 4K, the data volume of 8K resolution content is unprecedented, which will be a huge challenge for bandwidth and basic devices. Therefore, today’s 8K is more like fighting the future than the present. The application scenarios of 8K are not that common, so poor sales of 8K TVs are also expected.
However, even if users don’t demand 8K, that’s not why Sony is using “false propaganda” on PS5 – after all, 8K isn’t popular, which doesn’t mean 8K isn’t out. Since it has been said that there is 8K, 8K should be highlighted.
For some users with 8K TVs, it is definitely a new experience to feel the game screen in 8K resolution. Even if you don’t run 3A masterpieces, it is more than enough to run some small indie games.
For Sony, if the matter really goes to court, an update could be released to allow it to support 8K resolution. As for whether the game runs smoothly, that’s another matter.
We’ll wait and see when PS5 updates its support for 8K.
