My estimated specs of the PlayStation 5

[freedquaker]

Pemalite said:

freedquaker said:

Agreed with all the points here except the final sentence. Although technically true and feasible, most TV sets are not configured with that kind of resolution but set at 1080p max. So although the consoles may be capable of such resolutions, the outputs will not be there. Let's remember the 10x increase from the PS2 era to the PS3 while the resolutions increased only within the feasible range from 480p to 720p at the time. The TV standardization is a very slow process. The standard 1080p TVs have been available for almost a decade but only gaining traction in the last few years. There is no certain standard resolution over 1080p right now other than 4K, and we need at least 10+ years to follow that kind of performance.

My point is, the next gen will either go 1080p or 4K (given current trends), and there is no way 4K will be feasible by then.

4k is already upon us and getting cheaper every day, QHD has been with us for donkey's years.
Console generations take a long ass time.

And there is benefit to running games at QHD/4k even on a 1080P panel thanks to downsampling.

So we will have to agree to disagree on this one, there were movements for a shift to 2k/4k before this generation started.

And there is benefit to running games at QHD/4k even on a 1080P panel thanks to downsampling.

I did actually think about that and it's possible but it's rare in the console world, and I believe the performance is better spent elsewhere such as AA or better textures etc. But if the GPU is over-powered, why not? I am not saying impossible, I just think "improbable". We'll see, anything beyond that is speculation on both sides...

4k is already upon us and getting cheaper every day

Also true, but I am 90% positive that 4K will not be mainstream even in 10 years. It may be maaaaybeee in 30% of the homes in 10 years. Still more than half of the TVs (as high as 3 quarters) out there is not 1080p capable. Of course 1080p has a large share but not user base yet. Thanks for letting me be aware of the qHD TVs (you're always a great knowledge source, bro!), but it is practically impossible for them to be  the standard anytime soon. But this gives me a more realistic hope for qHD resolution standard in the next decade, rather than the ridiculously high 4K for anything less than 32 inch.