4K Blu-ray content on the horizon?

[Jimmy Smith]

Originally Posted by superapplekid

I don't see why not. All that is needed is the right physical HDMI output (can 1.4 do it?) and enough horsepower, right? Considering we are talking a next-gen console I don't think those features would even add the the cost since they will likely be a part of what makes it a next-gen console.

PS4 probably isn't going to launch until 2013 at the earliest, seeing as how they haven't even announced it. I bet we'll see some form of 4k player before then. More interesting - lets start taking bets on whether or not the PS4 will be doing 8k by the end of its life cycle.

4k support would add to the cost of the console. Sony is going to want to make the Playstation 4 as cheap as reasonable. Even by 2013 the number of 4k televisions will be less then 1%

High def TVs were much more prevelant in 2000 then 4k televisions will be until at least 2015 yet the Playstation 2 did not have HD support because the cost benefit ratio wasn't there yet. It wasn't until HDTVs were nearly ten years old did consoles come out to fully support them.