According to the rumor mill, some say Mark Cerny and PlayStation are reaching for the stars with a PlayStation 6: talk of next-generation consoles at 4K and 120 FPS and above. Zuby_Tech’s tweet sparked probably the most divisive debate in the gaming universe. While some in the community are awed by the potentialities, some say it’s overkill, if not downright impractical.
So, what’s the real deal? The original tweet suggests that Sony is going beyond current limits, but from the replies, one begins to see that not everyone is sold on the idea. But others, gamers really, Bushmaster_Neku talks about how he feels the resources would be better invested in 1440p at 60 FPS with ray tracing, while mark of funky_designs_uk simply wants native 4K at 60 without any of that upscaling trickery.
Then Bucci35 added that an excellent argument has been made-the majority of gamers out there are on TVs, not monitors, and TVs aren’t really built for 240 FPS gaming. Pushing these insane refresh rates might be more interesting for VR rather than for ordinary setup, so who knows? Maybe Sony might be cooking some crazy stuff involving HDMI 2.2 and AI upscaling, as Samir reckons.
Some went ahead to pour their cold water on the matter. Daniel Eriksen states that there is “zero need” for 4K and 120+ FPS, while SoulHunter feels that maybe Sony should really just be focusing on native 4K at 60 with ray tracing first. Then it becomes classic gamer skepticism, with nioh 3 is slop jokes about the PS6 basically being a machine to play remakes of PS5 games.
JohnnyMP and some others think CPU enhancements that could allow for deeper game worlds should be prioritized over those frame rates that few TVs could even display. TMllIll wants to think about 8K at 120 FPS, which, yeah, good luck with that.
In the end, if anything, it sort of shows that there is really much divergence in the kind of expectations gamers hold for the PS6. Some want pure raw power; some want smarter optimizations, and the others are just fine with what we have right now. But one thing is for sure: If Sony pushes for 4K at 120+ FPS, the company will have to make sure the technology will benefit the players rather than existing for the sheer benefit of a specs sheet.
And do not ever forget a few dollars being thrown in for the days: Will the PS6 finally bring about backward compatibility with PS3 games? DrQ is asking the correct ones.
Now, the hype train for PS6 is already in fast motion while PS5 is still afloat. And maybe those ridiculous expectations will or will not be met by Sony; one thing for sure is gamers will have *opinions.* And lots of them.
