4K Gaming! The future is here and it’s going to be rendered at a resolution so sick that your eyes will barf entire rainbows of joygasms. At least that’s the message that Sony and Microsoft are sending with their PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio apparently. And that Xbox One S. Thing is, while the PS4 Pro and the Xbox Scorpio are capable of being a platform for such games, quite a few more titles will be using some other digital wizardry to create a faux-K experience.
Something that Sony may have neglected to mention during their joyless reveal of the PS4 Pro. A lot of these games shown off aren’t rendered in a native 4K resolution, instead being upscaled to that format that fits the higher-quality TVs. And there’s a big technical difference between the two systems of extra pixels then. Will most people be able to see the difference then?
Probably not, but it is still there. Sony executive Andrew House however, sees things a bit differently in case you think the PS4 Pro advertising has been misleading. “I would say the majority [of games] will be upscaled – at least based on the game portfolio I have seen to date,” House said to Digital Spy when he was quizzed on if any native 4K PS4 Pro games would be made available in the future.
I think that whatever the term is, it’s a question of whether people see a demonstrable difference in the game experience or not, rather than the term we use to apply to it. I think that’s what people are looking for and they’ll make their judgement as to whether that’s working for them or not.
In other words, if customers think that they’re seeing a better game on their fancy new 4K TV, then technicalities be damned that’s 4K gaming to Sony. In case you can hear it, that’s the sound of a thousand pedantic gamers slowly grinding their teeth into a fine dust. That being said, Sony hasn’t ruled out native 4K games for now. It’s just that with the launch of the PS4 Pro around the corner, upscaled games are all that they have to offer right now.
Last Updated: September 19, 2016
Pieter Kruger
September 19, 2016 at 07:47
Xbox One S > PS4 Pro > PS4 Slim…..unless you have the extra $300 for a UHD Blu-Ray player….
TheCellGames
September 19, 2016 at 20:54
$300 for a (4K) UHD Blu-ray player? The only one at that price is an Xbox One S. Most others are $500.
The Order of the Banana
September 20, 2016 at 13:03
lol
Milesh Bhana
September 19, 2016 at 08:04
“faux-K” hahahahahhaha that’s brilliant.
miaau
September 19, 2016 at 08:12
so, September of 2016 and we are still arguing about peas, what they mean, who can spot the most peas and, more importantly, which product has the best peas.
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September 19, 2016 at 08:13
Easy peasy
miaau
September 19, 2016 at 08:16
Which are the best peasy, then?
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September 19, 2016 at 08:23
The mostest of the most peasy is the most
miaau
September 19, 2016 at 08:49
Best and most are not the same thing, you know.
and is it not spelt peesy?
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September 19, 2016 at 10:00
When used in the correct context, yes, but in this case, nope 🙂
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 19, 2016 at 08:42
I’m loving this never-ending argument. It makes me giggle every day when I remember all the snide “we don’t care about graphics” comments.
miaau
September 19, 2016 at 08:48
But, but, I make those types of comments. Oh, I see.
Target drawn, orders drawn up……
Snide, is it? Just want to make sure the paperwork is correct.
Fox1 - Retro
September 19, 2016 at 10:43
Probably conjured up by SDF(Sony Defence Force),
Original Heretic
September 19, 2016 at 08:14
Sony has redefined Descartes.
“I think, therefore I game in 4K.”
lon3wolf
September 19, 2016 at 08:34
For £350 did anyone really expect a console to run games at a native 4k ?
Viking Of Science
September 19, 2016 at 10:16
Yes, Sony Fanboys. In fact, they STILL BELIEVE that the Pro will render at native 4K…
Fox1 - Retro
September 19, 2016 at 10:39
And it will do the bestest VR.
Ghost In The Rift
September 19, 2016 at 10:23
I got a joke, ughm “a PS4 Pro and Telkom LTE walks into a bar”
Raptor Rants
September 19, 2016 at 10:25
They get stuck in the door?
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 19, 2016 at 11:11
They got cut off after one drink.
Raptor Rants
September 19, 2016 at 12:21
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Fox1 - Retro
September 19, 2016 at 10:43
Sony pulled the same jibe with the PS3 when they said you don’t need 1080p but instead they were producing some of the best 1080p TV’s and brought Blu-Ray to the market.
CodeDisQus
September 19, 2016 at 11:16
Honestly I’m more worried about the FPS , gimme dat smooth 60 and I’m happy, obviously as long as the upscaling is good enough for me not to notice
Nettrick Nowan
September 19, 2016 at 13:44
PS4 Pro > PS4 > Xbox S > Xbox One because I buy my video game console to actually play video games–and not in 720p.
Madjock
September 19, 2016 at 16:08
If you want top end 4k and fps over 60fps buy a PC then slap on a HTC Vive, that there is top end gaming.