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      Are we on the verge of an 8K resolution breakthrough in gaming?

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 26 May, 2022 - 21:00 · 1 minute

    A slide from TV manufacturer TCL guesses at some details for the next micro-generation of high-end game consoles.

    Enlarge / A slide from TV manufacturer TCL guesses at some details for the next micro-generation of high-end game consoles. (credit: PPE )

    With the 2020 release of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, we've started to see the era of console games that finally make full use of TVs capable of 4K resolutions (i.e., "Ultra HD" 3840×2160 pixels) that have become increasingly popular in the marketplace . Now, though, at least one TV manufacturer is already planning to support 8K-capable consoles (i.e., 7680×4320 resolution) that it thinks could launch in the next year or two.

    Polish gaming site PPL reports on a recent public presentation by Chinese TV and electronics maker TCL . Tucked away in a slide during that presentation is a road map for what TCL sees as "Gen 9.5" consoles coming in 2023 or '24. Those supposed consoles—which the slide dubs the PS5 Pro and "New Xbox Series S/X"—will be capable of pushing output at 8K resolution and up to 120 frames per second, according to TCL's slide.

    First off, there's little reason to believe that a lesser-known TV manufacturer has leaked the first official word of Sony and Microsoft's next console plans. As GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb points out , you can tell TCL is speculating on console makers' plans "because they put the information up in big letters on a stage. If the company knew what it was talking about, then it would be under a non-disclosure agreement."

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