Reggie: the 4K audience is “a bit too limited,” talks fan feedback

[Kerotan]

curl-6 said:

Kerotan said:

1080p is excellent but 4k is a nice improvement.  After 4k though it's going to become a bit pointless.  We'll eventually have 8k as the mainstream in the distant future and probably 16k someday too.  But you're hitting the point of diminishing returns where the likes of 16k is a pointless waste of processing power because the eyes can't tell the difference. 

We're already at the point of diminishing returns in my opinion, I literally just came back from JB Hifi where just for reference I checked out the 1080p/4K screens and the difference is negligible.

It's such a waste of processing power when that same power could be used for things that are actually noticeable like better lighting, effects, materials, etc.

The ps4 pro isn't that much stronger then the ps4 yet it can give the resolution a big bump.  It's not as tasking as you think and will become pretty easy by the time ps5 hits.  It's the new standard and a needed one.  After 4k we might not need to go higher but we shouldn't settle at 1080p.