PS5 Will Get Folders and Support for 1440p Displays This Year (polygon.com) 15
An anonymous reader shares a report: Although PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X have always been extremely close in their tech specs, features, and performance, one area where the Microsoft console established an early lead was in its compatibility with a range of modern displays and display technologies. That gap is finally now set to be closed. After PS5 was updated with support for variable refresh rates in April, Sony has now confirmed that the system will finally be able to output at 1440p resolution. The new feature is introduced in a system software beta available to invited users today, which Sony expects to roll out to everyone "later this year."
Also included in the beta are a bunch of interface customizations, including the ability to group games together in folder-style Gamelists. Although most modern TV sets have 1080p or 4K resolutions, compatibility with 1440p (also known as QHD) matters because it's a very popular resolution for gaming PC monitors. There are a lot of these displays around, many with features like VRR, that PS5 owners will be happy to finally use to their full ability. Games which support 1440p will display at native resolution, while games that display at 4K will supersample down to 1440p for a smoother image.
Also included in the beta are a bunch of interface customizations, including the ability to group games together in folder-style Gamelists. Although most modern TV sets have 1080p or 4K resolutions, compatibility with 1440p (also known as QHD) matters because it's a very popular resolution for gaming PC monitors. There are a lot of these displays around, many with features like VRR, that PS5 owners will be happy to finally use to their full ability. Games which support 1440p will display at native resolution, while games that display at 4K will supersample down to 1440p for a smoother image.
Well how about that (Score:2)
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The thing is 1440p is not a "standard" resolution, at least as defined by CEA-861. You have 1080p, and 2160p and various flavors and framerates, but qHD (quad 720p) is not in the spec.
So there's a lot of equipment that will be incompatible - if you run it through an AV receive for surround sound, for example, you ca
Both owners like it (Score:2)
Both owners like it
But will it get Linux? (Score:2)
But will it get Linux? Because Sony's current miserable excuse for an OS sucks pustulant donkey balls.
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No idea. I do know that it is crap - sluggish at whatever it does and seemingly with limited multitasking ability.
How could 1440p be a problem? (Score:2)
Just use the frickin' scaler that's in the video hardware.
This reminds me of Ouya. It had a Tegra 3 which has a really great scaler. But you could only use it at 720p or 1080p, and if your display didn't advertise one of those modes first then it would fall back to 640x480. I took it back, of course.
What's the point of 1440p? (Score:2)
You can easily buy a 4K TV or monitor for less than the price of a PS5. PS4 Pro already supports 4K, so any long time PS gamer already got a 4K display.
How many people have a 1440p display, willing to pay for a PS5 and yet unwilling to upgrade the display to 4K?
Re: What's the point of 1440p? (Score:4, Informative)
Because if you want high refresh rates at 4k in PC gaming you need a $1000+ video card. Whereas 1440p is much more economical for a good high refresh rate monitor.
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Because if you want high refresh rates at 4k in PC gaming you need a $1000+ video card. Whereas 1440p is much more economical for a good high refresh rate monitor.
So, a lot of PC gamers got 1440p displays, that's already mentioned in the summary.
But how many PC gamers will buy a PS5? And how many among those would stint on buying a 4K display along with the PS5? PS5 aint cheap, it is not like a Switch where one might buy as a side gaming machine. PS5 is a major investment in gaming, and it made little sense to go cheap on the display.
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PS5 aint cheap, it is not like a Switch where one might buy as a side gaming machine. PS5 is a major investment in gaming, and it made little sense to go cheap on the display.
But the PS5 is cheap compared to a quality display. Even a good 1440p display (good being colour accuracy, viewing angles, high refresh rate and known low latency in one package) can set you back 1.5x the cost of a PS5. 4k ones are around but come in at 2-3x the cost of a PS5.
The question then becomes, why would you cheap out with a crappy 4k display, when you can get a better quality 1440p one for not much more.
Re: What's the point of 1440p? (Score:2)
For any gamer who wants as wide a gamut of content as possible, the hardware trifrcta is PC, Switch, and PS5. Also, if you're patient and have a bunch of people you know who aren't interested in a PS5 they're not hard to pick up at MSRP. Just have everyone sign up at Amazon and Sony. They'll get a hit sooner or later.
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The kinds of 4k displays you can buy for less than the price of a PS5, are not the kinds of 4k displays you want to buy if you care about quality.
Folders (Score:2)
Finally, a place to store all the NFTs I can buy in various games.