The PlayStation 5‘s launch means a major step forward in console performance, but it sounds like one potential next-gen feature won’t be supported at launch. The PS5 is now confirmed to not support 8K resolution output at launch, meaning those with 8K televisions will instead receive a 4K resolution signal from the PS5. Sony has said that the PS5 will eventually be updated to support 8K resolution output. However, no tentative release window has been provided by Sony for the time being.
Both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X next-gen consoles were advertised as capable of 8K resolution. That remains true, as both consoles are absolutely capable of that output with their HDMI 2.1 compliant ports. Sony has simply made the decision not to support 8K resolution output at this time. The answer came as part of Sony’s lengthy “Ultimate FAQ” for the PS5. Unfortunately, no explanation for the decision was supplied as part of the FAQ.
To be fair to Sony, its competition at Microsoft is currently in a similar position. The Xbox Series X does not currently support 8K resolution out, either. Microsoft says that it has turned the option off within the console’s system settings, for the time being. Microsoft, on the other hand, did provide an explanation for its decision. According to Microsoft, there is no media content or games that currently support 8K resolution. Microsoft says that it will turn on this functionality only when 8K is more widely available.
While Sony doesn’t cite a reason for its decision to turn off 8K, it’s likely the same cause as Microsoft‘s. Enabling 8K would just prove a potentially confusing issue for those with 8K televisions or monitors. They’d potentially ask why they weren’t getting 8K resolution despite having the option enabled. Sony will likely also enable 8K when more 8K media is available.
The necessary point to make is that 8K media and 8K games may not arrive on the PS5 for a very long time. It could be years before enough content arrives on the platform to justify turning it back on. It’s possible Sony and Microsoft jumped the gun on advertising the possibility of 8K, or at least didn’t want to seem like they wouldn’t support a feature their competition was supporting.
The largest barrier for 8K adoption is the widespread availability of televisions and monitors that accept the resolution. 8K televisions cost thousands of dollars and monitors supporting 8K are outrageously expensive, as well, since graphics cards are only just beginning to meet the high-performance demands of the resolution. Suffice to say, 8K probably isn’t a good reason to buy a PS5 at this point.
The PS5 releases November 12.
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