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NEWS: Sony Confirms Future 'High-End' PlayStation 4 with Ultra-HD Support

There's no way they're releasing this for 4K resolution in games. Gotta imagine this is for 4K video content: streaming, UHD Blu-rays, etc. This will probably stabilize 1080p at 60fps for games that don't lock at 30fps. Beyond that, anyone expecting 4K gaming on this thing for new releases are gonna be disappointed.

.. At that point you might as well just build a PC.

RoverTX wrote:

.. At that point you might as well just build a PC.

That would be a foolish thing to do unless someone actually likes port begging for console games because there's no guarantee said games will come to PC.

This is why I haven't bought a PS4 yet.

To do 4k @30FPS it would need the equivalent of two GTX 1080s... At that point you might as well just build a PC. Even NIS is putting put all of it's new games for the PC now.

The only thing I hate is the BS upgrade argument. If people were constantly spending money on upgrading PCs....they wouldn't freaking buy consoles! Good job Sony, you just completely undermined the main advantage of console gaming.

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Have you looked at steam recently? Square Enix puts almost everything out on PC now.

There's not much reason for a current PS4 owner to upgrade if they don't have a 4K TV and aren't planning on getting one this generation, but I'd upgrade in a heartbeat if the form factor in the model allowed 15mm 2.5" HD's instead of just the 9mm ones. This would allow greater storage without having to resort to "hacks" like external drive cases and/or eSATA cords. Going to a full-fledged 3.5" drive bay is probably a step too far (and removes compatibility with PS3 drives, etc) but it would make sense for them to allow the best and largest 2.5" SATA drives we can get to fit in.

Bonham wrote:

There's no way they're releasing this for 4K resolution in games. Gotta imagine this is for 4K video content: streaming, UHD Blu-rays, etc. This will probably stabilize 1080p at 60fps for games that don't lock at 30fps. Beyond that, anyone expecting 4K gaming on this thing for new releases are gonna be disappointed.

HellKorn! How the devil are you, old boy?
It disheartens me that graphical fidelity holds such a sway over the market. 60fps at 1080p was attainable on standard hardware a decade ago, and yet consumers' insatiable lust for on-screen triangles demands ever more megaflops-atop-megaflops just to maintain the status quo.

RoverTX wrote:

To do 4k @30FPS it would need the equivalent of two GTX 1080s... At that point you might as well just build a PC. Even NIS is putting put all of it's new games for the PC now.

You can do 30fps @ 4K with a single 970, now 60 does require more horsepower, though you don't need dual 1080s that's probably the current best option as far as price goes. It's not out yet, but I think dual 1070s might be able to handle it as well, but reviews will tell

True, but it entirely depends on the game. Obviously you can get something like that with Dishonored, but something more recent like Rise of the Tomb Raider?

lol I'm doing pretty good. I've just posted sporadically around here, and mostly have been sticking with manga, video games, and film for my nerd hobbies. How about you?