Call it cherry picking all you want but, besides a lack of gameplay, that's pretty much what we saw at the May presentation. Games that didn't look all that different from what we're already playing because most of those 12Tflops were "wasted" on rendering the games at 4k/60fps. 

Fact is that aiming for 4k/60fps simply doesn't leave much resources left for the stuff that actually matters and 4k/60fps is practically all MS has been talking about when it comes to their next gen games.

Why next-gen consoles shouldn't focus on 'true 4K'

However, when looking at prior transitions, the danger in prioritising 'true 4K' across the board is that too much of those extra GPU resources will be spent painting pixels, with not enough power dedicated to providing an actual leap in graphical fidelity - the stuff that actually matters in defining new experiences associated with a new wave of console hardware.

The big takeaway here from my point of view is clear - next-gen hardware design and marketing shouldn't really be defined by native resolution. It was a key point of differentiation for Microsoft with Xbox One X, for a product very much aimed at a hardcore niche looking to get the best out of their expensive new TV purchases - but the new wave of machines will need the mainstream appeal that propelled PlayStation 4 to over 80 million sales.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-why-next-gen-consoles-shouldnt-focus-on-true-4k-rendering

If you don't have much interest in graphics and are interested in Nintendo games it is quite easy to see why you wouldn't be much interested in the games show on Sony show.

You ever played a multiplatform game on pc where you can switch to ultra settings and it magically turns into an entirely different game with more complex geometry, more npc's and better physics? 

Even average non-gamer will notice the improvement in the graphics as well =p

And sincerely framedrops haven't been an issue for me the whole gen.

I'll believe it when I see it. It seems like every year people are overhyping Xbox events and they always end up being average at best. Will this year be any different? I hope so.

Sony themselves was chasing 4K when they announced the PS4 Pro and it’s just legitimately confusing to me how it’s not a priority anymore.  

4k adoption is at a all time high and more affordable then ever. I honestly feel you should be demanding Sony target 4K and I can’t help but think of the situation was reversed MS would get a ton of flack for capping their games at 1440p. FPS is debatable and I get that. 30fps is more then enough for certain genres, no question. But 4K should be attainable by next gen or else why we even get 4K TVs for gaming if we can’t get the most of it? Sorry but 4K is better then 1440p, a clear picture matters and it has for several years. If Red Dead Redemption 2 can do 4K 30 FPS then absolutely nothing should stop next gen from doing 4K 30fps. 

Guess you confused internally rendered at 4k and output at 4k then.

Very few PS4Pro game rendered 4k, but they mostly outputed 4k with reconstruction and similar techniques.

Unless you tell me Sony has no history of reacting/capitalizing on Xbox in the past then maybe you have a point. The used games video from 2013 is the top of the list in terms of where the bar is set. So I don’t think Phil clarifying things with tweets is a big deal by comparison. 

I’m not technical but I don’t care how you get to 4K so long as it happens. So you agree Sony was chasing 4K but now 1440p is the holy grail? Cmon man that ain’t right. For next gen I’d like to make use of my 4K tv especially since my Xbox X gave me a taste for a few years now. 

Edit: On topic in case mods are reading: that’s why I’m 100% behind MS when they plan to target 4K for their 1st party. It’s a selling point to the brand and for me it’s something next gen that this gen could rarely do. It’s always been the goal and narrative, no flip flopping on my part. 

Edit: I meant to say “native” 4k. 

Sony used MS own shoot in the foot to promote themselves that is true. Phil uses Sony good news to promote himself. Not really the same thing.

But you may as well remember MS during the start of the gen putting in one of their pages (I think it was Major Nelson doing) some games were exclusive to Xbox One (and they were in fact Sony's first party games), they created the Destiny Fragrance to circumvent Sony marketing deal, among other shenanigans.

You'll hardly see Sony publically caring about Xbox, and certainly not to the extent of Phil. You were one to accuse Sony of reacting to the Xbox reveal of info with the GDC video (even with evidence that the event was pre-recorded and informed to media long before MS reveal of info).

Several games on MS May show are going to be on PS4 (like sports game, AC, etc), but did you see Playstation boss tweeting anything to ensure those games would be on Playstation?

So you already confirmed all that was needed. PS4Pro output at 4k to the TV, PS5 also will output at 4k (even 8k in the future) still that doesn't mean it will be rendered in 4k internally.

I want to use the best image possible on my TV, and if technically rendering at 1440p and reconstructing to 4k gives a better overall IQ than native 4k sure give me reconstructed.