Thread: Sony outlines future PlayStation technology – 8k, 300fps targeted

Masaaki Tsuruta, EVP, Technology Platform and CTO, Sony Computer Entertainment has revealed the roadmap regarding future Playstation technology.
It is worth noting that this doesn’t mean it will be available on the PS4; it’s just a prediction about future technology trends which Tsuruta mentioned in an interview with E&T.
Sony is really focused on the 10-year plan for PlayStation platforms, and hence they are targeting some good technology for them.
“You have to look at the current solutions and the current technologies and see how long you can extend those for the expected life of the product,” Tsuruta admits.
“You always want ‘perfect’ technologies, but there are none. So, you look at what is available, and try to get as close as possible to that goal. Even then, some of the things that we want are still five years away [from development].”
He echoed the same sentiments in another interview and revealed a few new things, where he again mentioned that they are aiming for longevity for their platforms.
“We have to look at two things,” Tsuruta-san says, “return-on-investment (ROI) and turnaround time (TAT).”
They aren’t targeting 1080p resolution, but something much more than 4k. Yes, they’re planning to go beyond 4k to 8k but this isn’t going to happen any time soon, so expecting all this on the PS4 isn’t logical. Sony is also aiming to get the latency under 50ms for frame rates over 300 fps.
“We are looking at an architecture where the bulk of processing will still sit on the main board, with CPU and graphics added to by more digital signal processing and some configurable logic,” Tsuruta revealed.
Analysts are estimating $1 billion for the silicon budget itself, which is gigantic, so don’t expect all these things to come into fruition soon.
Sony recently acquired a patent for a biometric controller, which enables them to use sensors like gyroscope and sweat detectors on their future controllers. This patent gives a general idea and also gives credibility to the information revealed by Tsuruta.
He also mentioned how people took advantage of the Cell processor quite late in the PS3′s lifecycle.
“It took five years before we saw games that used the full power of Cell, so we are used to looking ahead and having capacity,” Tsuruta says.

Now ps4 or ps5?????

i can´t understand this new hd-format. they say 1080p, that´s clear enough. you got 1080 horizontal lines.
but why do they call the 2160p 4k?
this implies that you get 4320 lines. but this isn´t happening. the so called 8k is gonna be the real 4k UHDMI. what´s wrong with the ****ing industrie to puzzle around those figures?

anyway: if sony is capable of 4kp console systems, the games would stuck on 1kp because they will forget to put enough RAM inside the system. :rock::rock::rock:

300 fps yeah right lol*9999999999999

no nintendo nor microsoft can outsmart these sony bastards i wasn't expecting a system more than 4k res.. 8k wow thats somewhat believable but 300fps i easily doubt

Sony recently acquired a patent for a biometric controller, which enables them to use sensors like gyroscope and sweat detectors on their future controllers. This patent gives a general idea and also gives credibility to the information revealed by Tsuruta

this one blew my mind a biometric controller and sweat detectors?? . anyways a new era of gaming world coming closer.. get ready everyone sony is full of surprises

i can´t understand this new hd-format. they say 1080p, that´s clear enough. you got 1080 horizontal lines.
but why do they call the 2160p 4k?
this implies that you get 4320 lines. but this isn´t happening. the so called 8k is gonna be the real 4k UHDMI. what´s wrong with the ****ing industrie to puzzle around those figures?

Home standards and digital cinema standards are completely different due to the variety of formats used. 1080 refers to vertical lines stacked upon each other with regards to home resolution and the standard 16:9/4:3 aspect ratio. In digital cinema, the ratio changes, giving aspect ratios like 1:32:1 and 1:85:1. In digital cinema, this change in aspect dictates a different measuring standard, thus giving birth to a measuring system based on horizontal counts such as 4096x3112. The film industry goes by a different standard than the home industry, mainly due to the various aspect ratios limiting an accurate measure of pixel resolution based on vertical count. Cinema = horizontal, home = vertical. Hope this clears up some confusion.

This bio metric controller I am 99.99% sure is a dualshock 4 which will come with ps4.But again after 3 years it will go wasted just as today no one uses six axis functionality in dualshock 3.

Originally Posted by Brokebad

i can´t understand this new hd-format. they say 1080p, that´s clear enough. you got 1080 horizontal lines.
but why do they call the 2160p 4k?
this implies that you get 4320 lines. but this isn´t happening. the so called 8k is gonna be the real 4k UHDMI. what´s wrong with the ****ing industrie to puzzle around those figures?

anyway: if sony is capable of 4kp console systems, the games would stuck on 1kp because they will forget to put enough RAM inside the system. :rock::rock::rock:

They're just using the other naming method.
Current 1080p is also known as 2k due to the 1980 vertical lines. I guess it just makes it sound better when it's advertised

Edit - I also wish Sony would dump this 10 year life cycle thing now though. The PS3 is 5-6 years old and combined with the 360 is really hindering the advancement of PC gaming :(

Originally Posted by Brokebad

i can´t understand this new hd-format. they say 1080p, that´s clear enough. you got 1080 horizontal lines.
but why do they call the 2160p 4k?
this implies that you get 4320 lines. but this isn´t happening. the so called 8k is gonna be the real 4k UHDMI. what´s wrong with the ****ing industrie to puzzle around those figures?

anyway: if sony is capable of 4kp console systems, the games would stuck on 1kp because they will forget to put enough RAM inside the system. :rock::rock::rock:

1920x1200= 2.0736 million pixels (Megapixels).
4K video is 3840x2160= 8.2944 Megapixels. 8.2944 divided by 2.0736 = 4. So I'm guessing they uses 1080p as the standard, and because the proposed system is 4 times higher resolution, they called it 4K.
Likewise, 8K video is 7680x4320= 33.1776 Megapixels. 33.1776 divided by 2.0736 = 8, hence 8K.

Extremely unimaginative I know!

guys please
STOP FU*KING RUINING MY BRAIN WITH THESE NUMBERS !
and let me enjoy the news please

yeah, I'm sure everyone would be fine having to get a bank loan just to afford a gaming system. sony will essentially be handing gaming to the smart phones if they continue pushing the cost even beyond hollywood movies.