Opinion: Sony and Microsoft’s 4K consoles are more of an afterthought than a revolution

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln

Over the years, console generations have proved an intriguing mirror for all the advances being made in other more malleable areas of technology. 3D rendering? Got that. Portable memory devices? Already done. DVD compatible? Of course. HD ready? Did you even need to ask?

Despite ultimately growing old in every new cycle, those closed box components are squeezed for every last drop of performance chug and visual fidelity as developers try desperately to provide something that still feels fresh and exciting.

It’s a state of insatiable hunger for relevance that leaves most console architects and regular gamer folk clamouring for the next big thing – the hook that will become the new buzzword of the day.

For years high definition became the must-tick box of the generation. The great leap from the standard definition of the sixth gen to the glorious promised land of the seventh. Paradise seemingly lay ahead, as long we forked out on a new TV and threw our old mate the SCART lead out in favour of HDMI. But HD felt relevant, a genuine transition that effectively deemed standard TVs archaic and antiquated.

Late to the party

Now we have 4K, seemingly out of nowhere to …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming