PS4 Pro Thread|FAQ, Price, Info

[thaKEAF]

I think I'm gonna wait for horizon before I get this.

 

[Leasy]

It's smart.

Says the guy with no 4K television

Legit laugh out loud at my desk

 

[Fatboi1]

Says the guy with no 4K television




Legit laugh out loud at my desk

Most 4K movies are actually 2K.

 

[Leasy]

Most 4K movies are actually 2K.

Just stop man stop

 

[Fatboi1]

Just stop man stop

When 4k Is Not 4k


For the second year in a row, 4k Ultra High Definition was all over the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This year, the manufacturers promise not only more 4k TVs, but (with the arrival of Ultra HD Blu-ray) some actual 4k content to watch on them. There’s just one catch: Most of the movies you’ll watch in “4k” aren’t 4k at all.

Here’s the dirty secret about the industry’s move to 4k or higher displays: The majority of modern movies are either photographed digitally at 2k resolution or have a 2k Digital Intermediate. While it’s true that some movies are indeed starting to be photographed with 4k cameras (and movies shot on film may get scanned at 4k resolution), most of them still get downgraded to 2k for the post-production workflow. The higher pixel resolution of 4k requires a big increase in bandwidth resources that most post houses can’t handle. And, ultimately, most viewers can’t tell the difference between 2k and 4k anyway.

Think I’m exaggerating? Let’s look at some of the launch titles that have been announced for early release on the Ultra HD Blu-ray format this spring.

Here are the titles that Warner Home Video has announced:

‘The Lego Movie’ – Animated on a 2k DI
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ – Shot in 2k, with a 2k DI
‘Man of Steel’ – Shot on 35mm, with a 2k DI
‘Pacific Rim’ – Shot in 5k, but only a 2k DI
‘Pan’ – Shot in 3k, with a 2k DI
‘San Andreas’ – Shot in 3k, DI is not listed but probably 2k

Yes, every single film that Warner plans to release on the 4k Ultra HD format is a 2k movie.

The 20th Century Fox release titles are only marginally better:

‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ – Shot in 5k, with a 2k DI
‘Fantastic Four’ – Shot in 2k, with a 2k DI
‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ – Shot mostly in 2k, with a 2k DI
‘Life of Pi’ – Shot in 2k, with a 2k DI
‘The Martian’ – Shot in 5k, with a 2k DI
‘The Maze Runner’ – Shot mostly in 2k mixed with some 5k, with a 4k DI
‘Wild’ – Shot in 2k, with a 2k DI
‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ – Shot in 2k, with a 2k DI

That’s 13 launch titles from two major studios, and only a single movie was actually produced at 4k resolution (‘The Maze Runner’) – and even that one was mostly photographed in 2k. And these aren’t just old movies made before 4k was possible. Even major big-budget tentpole blockbusters from the past year were made in 2k. Many more will continue to be made in 2k this year and going forward too.

Only Sony appears to have a genuine commitment to making movies in 4k. Here are that studio’s Ultra HD Blu-ray launch titles:

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ – Shot on 35mm, with a 4k DI
‘Chappie’ – Shot in 5k, with a 4k DI
‘Hancock’ – Shot on 35mm, with a 4k DI
‘Pineapple Express’ – Shot on 35mm, with a 2k DI
‘Salt’ – Shot on 35mm, with a 4k DI
‘The Smurfs 2’ – Shot in 4k, with a 4k DI

When 4k Is Not 4k

Y'all sitting there watching 2K movies thinking it's 4K.

Sony don't want that bullshyt.
When 4K movies actually start dropping, PS5 will be out

U done collecting those 4 4K bluray movies?

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

When 4k Is Not 4k

Y'all sitting there watching 2K movies thinking it's 4K.

Sony don't want that bullshyt.
When 4K movies actually start dropping, PS5 will be out

U done collecting those 4 4K bluray movies?

Sony Stans

 

[Fatboi1]

Sony Stans

Who's REALLY watching fauxK?

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Who's REALLY watching fauxK?

Anyone who can finally get their PS4 Pro to work

The real 4K experience can be found on the Xbox One S.
Scorpio season gonna have ya'll talking about story lines and game play instead of P's and FPS' again.
Ya'll already threw movies in the bushes because you can't play 4K blu rays.

 

[Fatboi1]

Anyone who can finally get their PS4 Pro to work

The real 4K experience can be found on the Xbox One S.
Scorpio season gonna have ya'll talking about story lines and game play instead of P's and FPS' again.
Ya'll already threw movies in the bushes because you can't play 4K blu rays.

Lol this made me chuckle.

We gonna be talkin about GAMEZ breh

 

[Rekkapryde]

at Scorpio Season.

Congratulations, it took Xbots 4 years AFTER the PS4 launched to finally have the better console.

Like it even matters at that point.

Just throw xbox one owners to the curb again and start a "new" gen.

I'd announce a PS5 just to troll em

 

[Fatboi1]

at Scorpio Season.

Congratulations, it took Xbots 4 years AFTER the PS4 launched to finally have the better console.

Like it even matters at that point.

Just throw xbox one owners to the curb again and start a "new" gen.

I'd announce a PS5 just to troll em

Sony should just casually drop a 30 sec hype trailer for PS5 promising true "uncompressed" 5K and 14 Teraflops with some devs on the verge of tears.

"We've never seen Nathan Drake sliding look so real *wipes tear from corner of eye*"

"When we were making this thing, we wanted to blur the lines between reality and games.. VR on PS5 will be virtually indistinguishable from real life."


Just mention it every few months and say it'll be the most powerful console ever made in the history of mankind then we can celebrate and tell people greatness awaits in the future. We win

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

 

[Rekkapryde]

Fixed.

I'm happy as shyt. nikka, I'm good

 

[Hood Critic]

Personally I can't wait for Scorpio to drop. It'll just be a repeat of when the 4 and One dropped. These cats consistently set themselves up for failure. Consoles are still driven by business decisions no matter what any manufacturer tries to sell us on them catering to consumer.

Catering to the consumer will always have a ceiling of best yields and profit margins. That's why I don't understand why hardcore gamers try to demand console manufactures make certain changes when their desires don't add anything to the same manufacturers profits.

 

[Leasy]

Sony should just casually drop a 30 sec hype trailer for PS5 promising true "uncompressed" 5K and 14 Teraflops with some devs on the verge of tears.

"We've never seen Nathan Drake sliding look so real *wipes tear from corner of eye*"

"When we were making this thing, we wanted to blur the lines between reality and games.. VR on PS5 will be virtually indistinguishable from real life."


Just mention it every few months and say it'll be the most powerful console ever made in the history of mankind then we can celebrate and tell people greatness awaits in the future. We win

If they do that you won't be able to afford it. So let's hope they don't.