You won't get 4K quality from just streaming since this does take up allot more bandwidth than 1080p and because of compression you do loose information.
Still viewing anything is in the eyes of the beholder and and what they perceive as good enough.
Actually 8K displays are coming out this year and while they will be initially expensive they will drop in price fairly quickly.
It's all well and good looking at screen resolution as a deciding factor but there are many things to take into account, such as distance the viewer is to the screen, the size of the screen and how the screen is shaped (eg. flat or curved) so you can see the display and what content you are displaying. Also refresh rate plays an important part ...
All PS4's can play 4K content and that also means any 4K 2 layer BD disks. What the PS4 cannot do is play 4K games or play 3 layers BD disks.
For the PS4K to support 3 layer BD disks means upgrading the current 2 layer BluRay player and the HDMI connector from 1.4 to 2 .0 or 2.1.
Basically the all up costs of doing something like I just mentioned would not be that expensive and would not involve any changes to the overall PS4 looks and functionality.
All current PS4's can use the PSVR so you are pretty much right. To keep within costs all I can see this rumoured PS4K having is a 3 layer BD player (currently 2 layer) and HDMI 2.0/2.1 (currently 1.4) connector.
It may be possible although I doubt it that the PS4K will have a 4K up-scaler but why do that when 4K TV's can upscale anyway.
Doing 4K cut-scenes in a game is possible for all PS4's now however the display file will be much larger than a 1080p file.
It's not a matter of producing a cut-scene it is a matter of immersion in that if you can change a character's clothing and or weapons then it looks rather stupid if the pre canned video cut-scene does not show any changes.
An example of that is The Witcher 3 where any changes you make to the central character which includes ...
To display 4K video you don't need a powerfully GPU. To render 4K you do need a powerfull GPU.
@ocelot07
You only need HDMI 1.4 which can diplay 4K @ 30Hz and all PS4's can do that for content but not games.
To get full 4K support you need HDMI 2.0 or higher with the highest so far being 2.1 which can additionally support "HDR dynamic metadata"
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Well if the game was made by a Japanese developer it is very likely there would be Japanese voice acting.
Personally I can understand a few spoken words in Japanese to get what is generally implied but providing the show (live or anime) is properly subbed then I don't have a problem.
The problem comes when a Japanese show is dubbed. Most times depending on the show dubbing can be quite good but sometimes I actually find the English dubbing cringeworthy t...
If you have ever watched Japanese anime then you would know that many of the voice actresses actually do sing some of the title and ending songs.
In addition many anime voice actors and actresses do voice many of the Japanese voiced video games and some even sing some of the songs that may appear in the game.
Even when a Japanese game is dubbed into English or orther langauage the title and ending song (if any) is usually left sung in Japanese.
These are RPG's which take many hours (some well over 30 hours) to play. Just the May to September list alone is well over 200 to 300 hours of game play.
Just the June release is well over 160 hours of projected gameplay alone.
Just pick up the game you wish to play first then pick up the others as you compleat the previous one. Your wallet will thank you.
You do realise that for a game to support 120fps you need a monitor that has a refresh rate of 120Hz or higher.
My HDTV has a refresh rate of 200Hz and unless the game has frame dips (unfortunately may games do) the output from my PS3 and PS4 looks very crisp.
If you are a PC gamer you really should have a monitor that has a refresh rate of 144Hz or higher. Just playing on a 60Hz refresh rate monitor is fine, however in a nutshell the higher the refresh rate ...
Short answer No!
Longer answer. All Souls games and Bloodborne can be played as separate games.
Demon's Souls is sort of similar to Bloodborne if you like to compare medieval to 19th century, however they do have a common central area, the "Nexus" for Demon's Souls and Hunter's Dream for Bloodborne.
For the Dark Souls series you are basically one of the undead and when you die you re-spawn at the last bonfire you used mi...
All PS4's can play 4K content, however they can't play 4K games. Any search will tell you that.
What the PS4 or XB1 for that matter can't do is play the new three layer BluRay's which are the new standard (was ratified Feb 2015). It is not that expensive to add the new 3L BD players to the PS4 or even the XB1.
To fully support the new 3L BD players you will need a HDMI version 2.0 plus which is again something that can be cheaply added.
Although I did like FF10 allot it was turn based only (most FF games had the option of active turn-base as well) and basically on rails until near the end when you could visit other places.
The Omega dungeon was a real shock considering you had quite high levels by then and literally got smashed in your first encounter.
Personally I liked FF12 over FF10 for reasons I have mentioned earlier, although they are both great games.
I have played FF games from 4 through FF13-2 although I have never played FF9.
All of the games I have played had heir pros and cons although I personally did like FF12 best but mainly because it had much larger sandbox areas and allowed you so much more freedom on where you wanted to go. Of course you may not survive if you go too far.
Some features that FF12 had were:
No random encounters, you fought in the exact area where you encountered...
@kalkano
Final Fantasy games have always been about sword and sorcery meets Sci-Fi. In what way have FF games changed?
I will even make it esier. Contrast FFX, FFX-2, FFXII, FFXIII, FFXIII-2 and FXIII-Lightning returns all of them are sword and sorcery meets Sci-Fi.
Ok we could discuss turn-based verses active turn-base but most FF games at least from FFIV on allowed you the option of choosing.
The Witcher 1.2.3 was basically...
@Kurisu
Like you I have not pre-ordered and would be surprised if I could actually pick up one in October or even before 2017. Still you never know.
Actually I am more interested in the potential of a massive virtual screen for playing none VR games although I would also like to play VR games as well in the genres I like.
Personally I want to try the PSVR in both movie and VR modes before I consider buying one, however I don't think I wi...
When stating the best games on the PS2, four games is definitely lazy and very subjective.
Personally I have not tried VR just yet, however I do believe that this is a product that is essential to try first before you make a decision.
In the case of the PSVR any prospective buyer should try the cinema mode as well as VR games since it may be possible that some would like the cinema experience in watching movies, shows and even playing some none VR games than actually playing VR games.
Of course the main attraction will be VR games but even for an a...
No there is nothing wrong with your eyes. What you are really seeing is 900p being up-scaled to 1080p so it can be displayed on a 1080p screen. No screen as far as I know can display 900p natively.
If you have a UHDTV or 4K display device and you input say 720p or even 1080p content it will be up-scaled (sometimes called up-converting) via the display's electronics to fill the screen assuming the aspect ratio of the content is the same as the aspect ratio of the display. ...
Changing the PS4's 2 layer BD player to a 3 layer BD player and also the existing HDMI 1.4 connector to a HDMI 2.0 or 2.1 connector is not that expensive. (say $50.00 extra to the customer).
If the the overall basic PS4 specs stay the same except for optional 3 layer BD player then everyone wins.