PS5 VRR on the way

[Blankthawtz]

got the VRR firmware update on my Bravia a month ago....hurry up sony....

 

[DaSk8D00D]

shyt is beastly didn’t realize how good it was until I saw people talking about framerate dips in Elden Ring. Never even noticed that shyt w/ VRR

 

[-DMP-]

Ngl I know what this does but I don’t know what this does, if that makes sense.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Ngl I know what this does but I don’t know what this does, if that makes sense.

Just makes it so there’s no visual stutter when the framerate drops. Making framerate drops almost unnoticeable.

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Just makes it so there’s no visual stutter when the framerate drops. Making framerate drops almost unnoticeable.

Very important for PS5 when it hits sub 60fps

 

[-DMP-]

Very important for PS5 when it hits sub 60fps

Jokes on you I’m always sub 60. Fidelity > frames

 

[daze23]

to get the most out of it you really need an option for an unlocked framerate

 

[Methodical]

 

[StatUS]

Hopefully, this isn’t a business tactic to sell their TVs. Because they should have had this from the beginning.

 

[bogey_j]

we byke

 

[Legal]

Hopefully, this isn’t a business tactic to sell their TVs. Because they should have had this from the beginning.

It doesn't seem to be a business tactic to sell TVs, but this DEFINITELY took this long because of the TVs.

TLDR version: this is most likely Mediatek's fault, since they manufacture the SoC Sony uses in their TVs, which dictates their support of HDMI 2.1 features, and they couldn't roll that feature out to the TVs until recently.

Long version: Mediatek's SoC platform for TVs are apparently less expensive to buy/license than develop in house, so Sony and Samsung use them. The drawback is that when it comes to HDMI 2.1 support, they're a little lacking. That's part of the reason you're still seeing TVs roll out with one or two HDMI 2.1 capable ports (with one of them being the eARC/ARC port, so really you've only got one if you're running a receiver or soundbar). I haven't seen anyone confirm it, but the idea is that those limitations played a part in the TVs not having VRR support, since they've been saying it was coming to the TVs for a couple years. Someone at Sony probably thought it best to hold off on making it a thing for the PS5 until they knew it would work on their own TVs first.

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

"...which will release in the months ahead." is crazy.

this is a feature they promoted the PS5 with in the original reveal, and here we are over a year after release with a "hold on a few months".

Damn.. here it is I thought they had it all along

PC >>>>

But I ain't supporting no wars.. buy everything, play
everything idgaf

 

[StatUS]

It doesn't seem to be a business tactic to sell TVs, but this DEFINITELY took this long because of the TVs.

TLDR version: this is most likely Mediatek's fault, since they manufacture the SoC Sony uses in their TVs, which dictates their support of HDMI 2.1 features, and they couldn't roll that feature out to the TVs until recently.

Long version: Mediatek's SoC platform for TVs are apparently less expensive to buy/license than develop in house, so Sony and Samsung use them. The drawback is that when it comes to HDMI 2.1 support, they're a little lacking. That's part of the reason you're still seeing TVs roll out with one or two HDMI 2.1 capable ports (with one of them being the eARC/ARC port, so really you've only got one if you're running a receiver or soundbar). I haven't seen anyone confirm it, but the idea is that those limitations played a part in the TVs not having VRR support, since they've been saying it was coming to the TVs for a couple years. Someone at Sony probably thought it best to hold off on making it a thing for the PS5 until they knew it would work on their own TVs first.

Thank god for LG then