Personal computing discussed
Voldenuit wrote:XBox 360 (and to a lesser extent, the PS3) were left behind by 1080p TVs. I can't help but think MS and Sony are going to repeat their mistake and do the same for the 720/PS4 with regards to 4K TVs.
With both MS and Sony admitting to longer product cycles in their consoles, this may not be a big deal now, but may become a major limiting factor in the middle to late years of the consoles.
Voldenuit wrote:While I certainly expect both console to target 1080p, it is be another good decade before 4K TV are even close to being mainstream, especially seeing how they are in the high end of 5 digits pricesXBox 360 (and to a lesser extent, the PS3) were left behind by 1080p TVs. I can't help but think MS and Sony are going to repeat their mistake and do the same for the 720/PS4 with regards to 4K TVs.
With both MS and Sony admitting to longer product cycles in their consoles, this may not be a big deal now, but may become a major limiting factor in the middle to late years of the consoles.
superjawes wrote:I could be incorrect, but when the 360 and PS3 launched, 1080p TVs were already available for expensive but obtainable prices. 4k TVs seem to be considerably more expensive (like $17,000 expensive), and therefore not something you should be targeting for typical consumers. At least not if you want to keep prices reasonable.
druidcent wrote:I'd be surprised if the PS4 couldn't support 4K TVs.. especially the way Sony is pushing them on the TV front. Also, everyone thought it would take a lot longer before HD was everywhere, and as we all know technology keeps moving ahead pretty fast. I wouldn't be surprised to be able purchase sub-$2000 4k TVs 3 or 4 years from now.
Voldenuit wrote:A problem with consoleS is that $400 in its market is already considere high-end and expensive, hell do you guys remember FIVE-HUNDRED-AND-NITETY-NINE-US-DOLLARS ? There is only so much forward think one can be under those limitation.A $399 gopro can record 4k video these days. By the time the 360/PS4 is 3-4 years old, smartphones will be recording 2.5k-4k video. I think MS and Sony should be forward thinking with this and not cheap out too much.
Voldenuit wrote:Well, neither the 720 nor the PS4 are due this year, so by the time they debut, 4k TVs will have dropped in price. By the mid-life of the consoles, they will probably be affordable. By the end of their lifecycle, they will be commonplace.
When the 360 launched in 2005, 1080p TVs were going for $3-8k. Correct those prices for inflation and you're probably looking at $4-10k of today's dollars. A couple years before the 360, they would have been twice the price.
A $399 gopro can record 4k video these days. By the time the 360/PS4 is 3-4 years old, smartphones will be recording 2.5k-4k video. I think MS and Sony should be forward thinking with this and not cheap out too much.
QuickSilverD wrote:The PS3 is unlikely to support 4k Blu-Ray. PS4 might (but that says nothing for the games).I think we can be confident that PS3 will be able to play 4K-Blu-ray or whatever content Sony comes up with, I wouldn't even be surpriced if a couple of PSN games support 4K resolution, but they will be few and far between.
I wonder how long laptops will stay at 1366x768 while the 4k TV's roll in.
Star Brood wrote:I don't care about the next gen consoles, I would just like to see developers putting storyline first like they used to. I would gladly pay top dollar for a remake of FFX just because I know some guys actually care about the storyline.