4k is the norm? Most resolutions I see people go for is 2k.

I'm interested in the benchmarks just as a measure of performance. When we moved up in resolutions we saw certain hardware outperforming others. Though 8K isn't really expected to repeat that behavior. It was 720p vs 1080 and 1080 vs 4k that showed some brands outperforming others based off architecture, features, RAM amount, etc. It will be a good day though just seeing us hit an 8k60fps card on the most demanding games.

Because 8k monitors are available and some really rich people can use them? 1080p was available on Pc LONG before average people could use it

What you’re saying is because people don’t have these there’s no point in pushing forward?

Yup. Probably a 55 inch and up. Anything lower than that is unnecessary to have 8K

People used to say the same about 720p, 1080p and even 4k.

Go back to when 4k was becoming a thing. People said the exact same thing saying it was pointless and you need a huge screen yet you can tell the different between 4k and 1440p on a 32” screen.

8K is *RIDICULOUS* for almost everyone. Someone can be offended by this, but science is science and this is quantifiable. I'll include a link for recommended viewing distances (based on THX standards) *as well as* 20/20 visual acuity "ideals" to reap the full benefit. I am *NOT KIDDING* that the recommended viewing distance on an 80" screen for 8K and an individual with 20/20 vision (in order to benefit from the pixel resolution on offer) is 2.61 feet or .8 meters... 8K *might* be great for large movie screens. For most home use, we need to focus on motion handling much more than worrying about resolution increases at this point.
There are others like this that give the same results, but this is one of the nicer ones to us in my opinion. https://goodcalculators.com...

1080p and 1440p with 60 FPS is what most average-gamer really needs (IMO).

I can play games in 2k pretty well with my setup with a couple setting set under max but I prefer to have a completely stable fps with all the bells and whistles on than getting my resolution up to 2k. So I pretty much always have my 55 inch screen at 1080p for games.

Ah, the Bestbuy test- bravo to you.

Seems I remember I heard a comment like yours before - every friggin year since 800x600 and pong.

The exact same argument was going on when 4k was a thing.

The human eye sees in over 550 megapixels which when converted is a bit ok 16k.

here's the thing, while 8K might be extreme and silly at this point, imagine what sorts of benefits you'll get at 4K instead. imagine gaming at 144fps @ 4K with every setting cranked to ultra with ray tracing and all other sorts of effects enabled.

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Let me be clear. This is sarcasm