June 6th 2024.
When did that disappear? Advertising for the PS5 has been updated to remove any mention of its ability to run games at 8K. It seems that the logo has mysteriously disappeared from the box, leaving gamers and game companies to wonder why.
Gamers and game companies have always loved to argue over numbers. In the past, it was about how many bits a console had or the resolution of games. Recently, the focus has shifted to frame rate. This means that the previous generation's obsession with 4K resolution has been forgotten, and many people may not even realize that the PlayStation 5 has been marketed as being able to run 8K games since its launch in 2020, even though it can't.
Despite the 8K logo being proudly displayed on the PlayStation 5 box for the last four years, it has now disappeared without any announcement from Sony. Digital Foundry's John Linneman recently noticed the change, but it's unclear when it actually happened.
Contrary to what the logo implied, the PlayStation 5 does not support 8K resolution in any way, not even for static images. However, Sony also advertised its own 8K television as being "PS5 ready." The support for 8K was supposed to be added after launch, but it never arrived, possibly because very few people have an 8K television. Even if there were more, the performance hit for running a game at 8K would likely be too significant, making 8K games as rare as native 4K games in the previous generation.
The only PlayStation 5 game to ever claim 8K support is The Touryst, but in reality, it downscaled its visuals from 8K to 4K because the PlayStation 5 simply cannot output at a higher resolution, no matter what the game itself attempts.
While the resolution debate may have been important in the past, it has been overshadowed by the advent of technologies such as DLSS, which allows for upscaling with minimal impact on performance. This is a much more cost-effective way to achieve 4K and above and is expected to be used extensively for the Switch 2. There are also rumors that Sony has its own version of this technology, called PlayStation Spectral Resolution, which may be introduced with the PS5 Pro console.
Although Sony has not announced the upgraded PS5 Pro console, it is expected to be released this autumn. It's possible that the 8K claim may return at that time, but it seems that it will not be for the standard PlayStation 5.
In short, the PS5 is not 8K ready, and it seems that this claim has been quietly removed from the console's marketing. For more gaming news and updates, be sure to follow us on Twitter and sign up for our newsletter. You can also submit letters and reader's features through our Submit Stuff page.
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