4K is the next logical step for anyone looking for a tv. Look there are going to be a/v guys that insist that you must spend 2k plus on the best 4K imaginable.. but mine was 849.. 4K with HDR10. I can tell a major difference. 4K will only get cheaper too. Pro may not sell gangbusters BUT the Scorpio will.. I do t care what anyone says that is the next gen of MS hardware.. it's not a new XB1.. so I think for that alone it will sell.
By the time the PS5 hits 4K tvs will be even cheaper than. Ow.. and I'd predict many will upgrade. Even if they only do it for tax return or whatever .
Yeah, I heard someone joke during the console that Sony sounded like they were selling a TV more than a console, and it's kinda true. They're selling us on the tech behind why the new console is relevant, but in reality, it's just an option.
The comparison to Microsoft, in my opinion, is irrelevant in some sense because it's more powerful than the S and the Scorpio is still a year away so it's hard to say exactly how much more powerful it will be or what the price is. But the comparisons to PC, in terms of power, make more sense because that is what Sony said they are targeting. What a lot of people don't understand, mostly because they don't have experience with PC Gaming, is that the biggest draw to that is the ability to have options in your experience. Like I like the option to play RoTR at 60fps in 1080p or in 4K at 30fps. For console, that's a nice option, but for PC gamers, it seems like a poor tradeoff because you can get both quality graphics and 60fps in most PCs, assuming you have a rig that can run them without performance issues.
So for me, it's hard to justify getting a Pro and a 4K TV now. But I do think that Sony is doing what Nintendo did with the Wii, which is looking ahead and trying to adapt to what is coming. 4K TVs are the future, much like Widescreen HD was the future when the PS3 first launched. With a 2:1 lead over Microsoft, Sony needs to take a risk, and Microsoft understands this as well because they are taking the same risks, so I have no problem with the Pro or Scorpio, but I also think that they're going to start off slow because the tech that they need to succeed as not as readily available at a price that people are comfortable with, so it will be a tough sell early on.
yeah. I've got my eye on a 40" Samsung 4k+HDR tv for $600. A few months ago when I started looking at it, it was like $700-$800. So, by the end of the year ( like around BF ) or by next year at least, that set could very well go for $400-$500. Or else, a better set will be available for $600-$800.
contrast that to when I got my current 40" 1080p tv back in 2008. It cost like $1500-$1700 if I recall.
so, yeah, by the time Scorpio hits Holiday 2017 and certainly by the time PS5 gets released, 4K/HDR tvs will be cheaper and more commonplace.
Now, though, it does feel like it's a year or so too early.
that's why I'm strongly considering just getting an S now, and holding on to my PS4 and S for another few years or so on my 1080p tv, and then make the upgrade to 4K with either the Scorpio or PS5. By then, 4K tvs will be cheaper and more of the "standard."
Right now, unless my 1080p breaks down ( which I hope it doesn't.....lol ), and unless there are going to be "4k exclusive" games, I have no real reason to go all in with a 4K console and 4K tv.
back in 2008, I saw the games on the 360 and how you needed an HDtv to really enjoy those. So, I had a reason to upgrade from my PS2 and standard box tv to the new standard of HDtv.
don't really see that need right now to upgrade to a 4Ktv.
Now, maybe if I actually saw in person at a store the difference 4K/HDR makes with games running on a Pro ( or S ), I might change my mind.
but, that goes back to the point of how this is kind of a hard sell to the average consumer who doesn't already have a 4K/HDR tv.
