PS5 won't support 1440p resolution, it's official

Bad news for all PC gamers interested in buying PS5. Apparently, the new console will not support 1440p resolution.

[lelo2play]

That sucks!
So basically, if you have a 1080p/1440p monitor, Xbox Series S is enough.

[crazyCoconuts]

even at 1080p a PS5 DE for $100 is a way better buy

[bouzebbal]

No 1440p?? What does it support then?? I'm getting it for the games, but it's a disappointment still.. Still a long way before native 2160p..

[TheProblem]

@bouzebbal

Not... sure... if..... serious

[SierraGuy]

Inevitable incoming article "xbox series x now supports 1440p resolution"

Phil: "will somebody write the damn article...hurry up!"

[Sonic-and-Crash]

it supports the best games though ....and this is what it counts

[ABizzel1]

They need to change that and quickly. It's going to become a standard resolution as the generation goes on, and games get more demanding for both consoles, and most games that re aiming for 120fps are 1440p in resolution. A simple firmware update should fix this.

[xTonyMontana]

While true, it's a huge kick in the teeth for many of us. Next gen imho PS5 and PC is the way to go with a little Switch on the side for those who still care for Nintendo games. Many of us who have invested in our PC setup will own 1440p monitors, most of the best ones are this resolution and having the option would have been nice.

[4Sh0w]

Who in their right mind is buying a XS s for next gen?....XSX is the way to go.

[Zeref]

For 100 dollars of course it would be 😂

[Pretentious]

@bouzebbal are you high? It will have native 4k. It just might not be native 4k AND 60 fps for a lot of the resource intensive titles. 99% of indies will be native 4k, guaranteed.

[anubusgold]

@crazyCoconuts

You are full of it 120+ fps with HDR and ray tracing with max detail will look and perform better at 1440P than 4k 60 they are going to have to hold back to make that crap work because they have already been doing that for years. To turn on all the bells and whistles for 4k developers are going to have to cut corners and maybe even drop back down to 30 fps again to make it work.

[Jin_Sakai]

“Sony: PS5 won't support native resolution of 1440p, a resolution that seems pretty irrelevant for most gamers“

Makes sense. Although it would be nice to have 1440p support the majority of gamers don’t use monitors.

[--Onilink--]

Its not just related to monitors though. Any hdmi 2.0 tv that has 120hz refresh rate will need to output at 1080p when using a 120fps mode rather than 1440p which is the actual bandwidth limit of 2.0

So its overall also a “loss” for anyone that was hoping to try out 120fps modes

[gamerz]

It's not just for 1440p monitors though. I game primarily on PC with a 4k tv that does 120hz and usually choose 1440p/120fps over 4k/60fps since the controls are more responsive and it's much smoother in motion.

[Christopher]

99.9% of true and not fake 120hz refresh rate TVs use HDMI 2.1.

Why are we acting like 2.0 is the standard for high refresh rate TVs which barely make up 1% of the current market as it is? It's not.

Now monitors are a point. But not for tvs.

[Sirk7x]

Truth. I'm trying to find a decent monitor for the Series X, and it's very difficult. Nothing HDMI 2.1 yet. And when there is, gonna be expensive as hell.

[xTonyMontana]

You mean the majority of console gamers. Most PC gamers use monitors.

[Teflon02]

You guys don't seem to realize The systems internal resolution on a TV would be 2160 and it would output a Upscaled 1440p if it's running the game at 1440p not cut the image to 1080p lol. It's kinda a non issue on TV's because it's not a normal internal resolutions for TVs anyways. If you're playing PC on it you have the TV res at 4k and put the game res at 1440 with full screen like the average person would do. Not sure what the issue is.

NOW if it's a monitor we're talking, most good ones that are affordable or worth the price are 1440p so that's a issue in this specific case. On a TV 1440p was never really an option anyways the Console will deal with resolution scaling

[--Onilink--]

@Teflon

No one is talking about the game’s resolution. Yes, the default output is 4k/60hz (regardless of the game’s resolution)

However if you want to use 120hz mode, it will automatically drop to 1080 instead of 4k (unless you have an hdmi 2.1 tv)

So it basically becomes the opposite of what you are saying, you could literally have a game running at 4k/120fps internally that the PS5 output would still be 1080.

Ideally if they support 1440p as a possible output resolution, if you use a game in 120hz mode, the resolution would drop to 1440p (the bandwidth limit of 2.0) instead of dropping all the way down to 1080p.

Its not like its a big deal, but it is a weird issue to have since there are plenty of other devices that support that resolution as well

[anubusgold]

@Jin_Sakai Lol you are joking right the best monitors are 1440P with HDR sony have lost their minds with this one . You all are going to have to buy a new TV a Sony tv thats what they are planning because only them and LG and Samsung have one that supports Hdmi 2.1 this is just a sony money grab.

[S2Killinit]

Interesting so if your monitor is no good, everything else is irrelevant. Got it.

[Binarycode]

You won't be playing nextgen games on Series s at 1440p. Nice try though,lol.

Even GEARS OF WAR 5 ON SERIES X RUNS DYNAMIC 4K,LOL

[notachance]

sucks

I currently play my PC + PS4 Pro on gaming monitor, I'm near sighted so playing on tv would require me to use glasses and it's tiring to play for a long time that way
XBS can go to hell though, most people who plays on 1440p monitors will already have a PC beast enough they don't even need a series X.

not a launch window buy from me then I guess, gonna have to see the real life result first.

[frostypants]

If you play on a monitor you probably already have a PC. Or just buy a cheap PC.

[lelo2play]

Can you buy a cheap PC for 300€ that plays games as well as the Xbox Series S?

[RazzerRedux]

"Can you buy a cheap PC for 300€ that plays games as well as the Xbox Series S?"

No, but if you already have a PC then $300 in upgrades will probably make it vastly superior.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@Lelo

So if most games are running at 1800p or 2160p at 60fps you don't think that's good?

Because it's quite clear that most games will be running at least Dynamic 4K/60fps.

As for Series S, that thing is running games under 1080p and that's hardly what could be considered to be "Next Gen." It's like Microsoft decided to make a Xbox version of the Nintendo Switch about 4 years too late.

[anubusgold]

Rather have 165+ frame rates of 1440P with HDR 10 and 1ms response time like my monitor

[DarXyde]

It's unfortunate, but I'm not really surprised either. Sony has always been a little weird about resolution since PS3 with upscaling.

It would be great to see native support in the future, but I guess we'll see.

[StoneyYoshi]

Remember how if you switched to a different TV you needed to reset the video settings by holding the power button at boot for a double beep since the PS3 couldn't automatically switch to the supported resolution of the TV?

[tontontam0]

yakuza is 900p on xbox series s. even during this current gen you would hear backlash when a game is 900p.

[Weapon_of_choice]

Can't play Demon Souls on an xbox S, to name just one😎

[Weapon_of_choice]

My LG Oled with hdmi 2.1 doesn't mind😎

[East76lands]

I have a samsung NU8000 120hz 4k tv, but it only has 2.0 hdmi slots. Where does this leave me?

[KingofBandits]

Given that XSX doesnt support native 4K for its OS interface I don't see the PS5 not supporting 1440p being a big deal. Honestly for me the janky upscaled 1080p OS with XSX on my 2160P TV is going to look way worse.

[CaptainHenry916]

As a PC gamer first that does suck. But then again I really won't be using my PS5 on a 1440p monitor

[leejohnson222]

If you dont like good games

[FernDiggidy]

EXCLUSIVES MAN. EXCLUSIVES!

[StoneyYoshi]

Where is the quote from Sony "confirming" this with them? This article shows no quoted proof with Sony confirming this. Basically we are taking IGN Italy's word over seeing an official statement directly from Sony.

Not trying to damage control but we are seriously just going off of one websites claim that they were told it doesn't support 1440p?

[Teflon02]

If it's not there, it's probably legit what they're saying. But the thing is they could add it in an update possibly. Doubt it though, I feel they'd have done so with pro if that was the case

[darthv72]

It may be something they can add post launch. What would be the benefit of blocking a resolution that the hardware can support?

[crazyCoconuts]

Not sure, but maybe they just haven't tested/enabled support for that resolution because TVs generally aren't sold at that resolution. Has anyone tried plugging a PS4 Pro into a 1440p monitor? I'd guess it would downscale the output to 1080p.

[Nerdmaster]

When plugged into a 1440p monitor, PS4 Pro outputs 1080p. So it appears a little blurry.
It doesn't even give us the option of 4K and letting the monitor downscale.

[sagapo]

@Nerdmaster: I can use the 4K option and get a downscale to 1440p. It was 1080p when I hooked it up. Looked kinda blurry indeed, but I was able to change it, looks way better. I have an LG 27GN850. Maybe your HDMI cable isn’t compatible with 4k signal?

[Teflon02]

Sagapo

I see the culture in your monitor choice wise one *nods*

[tontontam0]

My 1440p monitor receives 4k signals then output it as 1440p.

[tontontam0]

lol why am I getting downvotes, I'm just saying something about the monitor I have which just happens to have a feature like this. hahha n4g is full of clowns hahaha.

[crazyCoconuts]

That makes sense. I would think that'll work just fine

[crazyCoconuts]

That also explains why we haven't heard people complain about this with their Pro. It's probably a non issue

[Lamusiqa]

I think the major issue here would be 120fps support. Your monitor is very likely unable to accept 4K 120Hz signal due to lack of HDMI 2.1 so for 120fps games, you're going to be stuck with 1080p 120Hz.

[DonDon3000]

What monitor are you using?

[Vanfernal]

I think it's a matter of making the games easier to optimize. I imagine developers can test out the games and get the intended results more effectively if they have to worry about 2 resolutions instead of the odd ones in between. For the most part consoles are hooked up to a TV which will run at either 1080p or 4k.

[Shuckylad]

Because Sony corporation doesn’t sell any tv’s/monitors native 1440p

[Mithan]

This sucks. 1440p is a nice sweet spot for monitors vs performance, and would have been a great feature to have on the PS5. Personally, I wanted to hook the PS5 to my PC's monitor and swap between them, now I can't. (I don't like it upscaling from 1080p).

Some monitors will accept 4k and downscale to 1440p which is better than 1080p up to 1440p but it would have been nice for native resolution support.

[Gridknac]

Everybody talking about monitors being the only thing that runs 1440p are confusing me. Every 4k tv I have hooked to can run 1440p. And it is a an optimal resolution to run demanding games at. It makes no damn sense that Sony would not support it. I own ps4 pro, an x1x, and and i7 1080ti rig. They all will output 1440p on samsung, vizo, and lg 4k tvs I have around the house.

[Amplitude]

@Gridknac

I think you're confused my dude.
PS4 Pro games can be rendered at 1440p but the output of the console is either gonna be 1080p or 4k. No way to output 1440p on the PS4 Pro or the PS5.

This will be an issue when PS5 comes out because most high refresh gaming monitors are 1440p - and these consoles are flexing 120fps. So you plug your PS5 into your expensive 1440p/144hz monitor expecting 1440p/120 and you get a blurry 1080p signal. I actually had this issue playing PS4 on my 1440 monitor for a gaming party lol its so dumb. It looks terrible and im sure its just a software patch. They really gotta fix that.

[Silly gameAr]

Ok? People brag so much about true 4k on here, does it matter? I'd better not see someone that was whining about 4k on here thats mad about not having 1440p, because you DESERVE to get called out. That's some clownish shit.

[King_Noctis]

Calm down dude. This is just news to let people who own 1440p monitor know ahead of the console’s release.

[Silly gameAr]

Calm down? Didn't realize that I was going insane. Just making an observation. Don't act like I'm crazy for calling out people that have said this for months, and going batshit about it lol. If anything, you should call out the people that scream about "4K or it's not next gen!" I see those guys everywhere.

[Tacoboto]

You're calling out people in a gaming news website over monitor resolution support. That isn't something to really boast about...

[Amplitude]

lmao

[Zeref]

Most games that support 120fps do so at 1440p.

So you'll be stuck at a lower resolution for those games.

[Edgelordsupreme]

"I see those guys everywhere"

Okay deary.

[CaptainObvious878]

Perhaps I should have been more clear in my sarcasm.

When I say "cancelled by twitter", I'm inferring that many petulant, sjw children use twitter and they are always finding ways to be offended by video games. Here's one example.

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2...

Also, good job on sending me a PM then immediately blocking me. Really says a lot about you.

[_LarZen_]

That sucks for the millions with 1440p monitors.

[NomadR3aper]

They could join the millions with 4k TVs. If I buy a console it's for a TV not a computer monitor.

[Sieg]

Not everyone have space for TV. Some just have enough for a 27" panel. 1440p is the sweet spot on pc especially with high refresh. Even professional development workflow can be benefited from high resolution.

Having a console with option for many resolutions is beneficial for everybody even if you don't use them.

[frostypants]

@Sieg I think the point is while those people exist, it likely isn't a significant market segment. I still would wager they address this in an OS update.

[oof46]

@Sieg: In my group of gaming friends, we all use monitors. It's convenient for me. I have my monitor and console set up on the side and leave the tv for the Mrs and kids to watch their programs.

[RazzerRedux]

Those millions are called "PC gamers". The number of console gamers running games on 1440p monitors? lol....quite small.

[Sieg]

Give them a choice then. If current consoles and future ones can support arbitraries resolution and refresh rate. Then you'll see a lot more 1440p panels market toward consoles.

I'd love to have a PS5 hook up to an 1440p panel pushing 165hz and a 2160p panel @60hz at the flip of button.

[RazzerRedux]

@Sieg

Limited choices are the very nature of consoles. If you want choices then time to move to PC gaming and customize your gameplay however you want it. 1440p is a small minority of console gamers and no, 1440p TVs are not going to suddenly become popular if PS5 supported it. The TV market isn't interested in lower resolutions at all. lol

@hn200xx

"How would you know? Do you have market info to back up your claims? "

Nope. It is just common sense. You tell me. What percentage of console gamers do you think are on 1440p monitors? Do I really need to do massive research to say console gamers are not 1) playing on monitors rather than TVs 2) running games at lower resolution than 4k if they have 4k TVs? No....I don't think so.

"It's obviously a large enough segment for people to kick up a fuss about it."

Oh really? Do you have information to back up that claim? It certainly isn't common sense to think that a 100+ comments on n4g is a "large segment" of a market that spans a few hundred million gamers. So show me where all this fuss is.

[Zeref]

There's plenty of TVs that support 1440p 120fps.

I have a Samsung Q60r that does exactly that.

[jairusmonillas]

It's a good news for me because I have 1080p monitor and I don't plan to change soon. Atleast 1080p will still majorly supported. It was either 1440p or 4k so instead we will have 1080p or 4k. There are more 1080p TV/Monitor over 1440p monitor anyways.

[phoenixwing]

I have a 2k monitor. However I also own a cheap 4k tv

Will buy a ps5 when it's cheaper

[Si-Fly]

1080p 🤢

[Fishy Fingers]

I guess one less consideration that they dont want to put on devs.

But with games already running at 1440 upscaled (4K) seems like it would be easily done even if native was higher, just downsample.

[--Onilink--]

Developers have nothing to do with this, its just the output resolution of the console itself, not the game resolution.

[NXFather]

Your saying they did not pay amd for it?

[SegaSaturn669]

Dear God!

[XxINFERNUSxX]

Coming from PC that is odd. Even phones support this res. TV's I don't think have a native 1440p res, but all PC monitors do.

[RazzerRedux]

"but all PC monitors do."

No, they don't. Most PC monitors are 1080p. Some are 1440p. Even fewer are 4k.

[Sieg]

Poor guy must never work with professional grade panels or game on a 1440p high refresh.

[RazzerRedux]

People, read what he said.

"TV's I don't think have a native 1440p res, but all PC monitors do."

"All PC monitors" do NOT have 1440p resolutions. Think before you post.

@sieg

I game on a 43" 4k Asus monitor with 120hz refresh. Thanks. I'm good.

@stevej336

Stay confused

[Artemidorus]

Poor move Sony.

[TriniOutsider]

Isn't this new generation all about 4k?. Why is it all of a sudden you all care about 1440p?.

[njitram2000]

I considered a 4K PC monitor and decided on 1440p for the perfect balance of performance and scaling. I have my PS4 connected to a 27" 1440p monitor and a 1080p projector. I have absolutely no reason to buy a 4K tv so 1440p support would be very welcome.

[Articuno76]

If you are using a 1440p monitor with a PS5 you'll end up getting a 1080p image, instead of the resolution the game is rendering at (which could theoretically be anything between 1080~8k). It's 77% of pixels that are effectively not being properly taken advantage of.

I don't expect devs to make profiles specifically for 1440p resolution for their games, but I do expect a system level feature to downsample to my native screen resolution.

[RazzerRedux]

1440p is a great resolution for PC monitors. It is an odd resolution for consoles. Most consoles are connected to TVs. Don't know of any 1440p TVs.

For the vast majority, this is a non-issue. For fanboys, it is life and death.

The overreactions are hilarious.

[brandonb21]

newer HDMI 2.0 4k 60HZ tv's will allow you to play at 2560x1440@120HZ if you want to lower your resolution on your Xbox or pc to experience 120hz

[RazzerRedux]

if games are running down to 1440p with dynamic resolution on their 4k TVs to get to 120hz, who cares? Native resolutions are meaningless.

[--Onilink--]

Basically all recent 4k TVs are also 1440p TVs, they have no issue accepting lower resolutions, that is even the actual bandwidth limitation of hdmi 2.0, 1440p/120hz

If you enable 120hz mode on the console (to try out any game’s 120fps mode) you will need to drop the output resolution all the way to 1080p instead of 1440p.

Its just weird for Sony not to support it, even the One X does it. It should be a simple toggle in the OS settings

[brandonb21]

you did a better job explaining it than me

[RazzerRedux]

It isn't weird at all. For TVs, 1440p is just an obscure resolution that most console gamers don't even know exist. Let's not pretend TV manufacturer's are even advertising this as a feature cuz they certainly are not. Even after Microsoft announced 1440p for One X, no one really cared. You didn't have DF analyzing games at that mode suddenly. It was still all about 4K. Bottom line is this is just more console war fodder so you can say "even the One X does it".

[--Onilink--]

No one is saying its a special feature that TV manufacturers mention. (Why would them? Its just another resolution out of several that most TVs support)

The difference is that before we didnt have 120fps modes, now we do. So on PS5 when you want to use said mode on a tv that is hdmi 2.0, you will need to drop the output resolution to 1080p instead of 1440p(which is the actual limit of 2.0).

And it is weird because its not a difficult thing to do, if you dont want to compare it to the One X, then just compare it to any PC graphics cards out there. No one is saying the PS5 cant support it, its just an arbitrary decision not to, thats what makes it weird

[RazzerRedux]

"And it is weird because its not a difficult thing to do,"

Adding modes that devs will then have to support. Not hard? Ok...if you say so.

"just compare it to any PC graphics cards out there."

Which are typically connected monitors, not TVs. Yeah, kind of my point.

[--Onilink--]

“ Adding modes that devs will then have to support. Not hard? Ok...if you say so. ”

What are you taking about? Its just the output resolution of the console... it doesnt have anything to do with devs.... the game resolution can be anything

[Neonridr]

plenty of streamers play on gaming monitors though.

[Vizigoth04]

Monitor? Nah I got a big ass TV for that. I’m good.

[Si-Fly]

You’ve also got big ass input lag compared to a decent monitor.

[StoneyYoshi]

Not everyone needs a competitive edge. Some people just play games for fun.

[RememberThe357]

What of the competitive part is the fun part?

[DaveZero]

People and there bloody 108046036595i rubbish, yes that was made up but how many of you actually notice these differences when games are going so fast and your into the action.

Just more Fanboy Nonsence on here, just play your damn games and enjoy em.

[Articuno76]

The difference between 1080p and 1440p is around 77%. You'd have to be blind not to notice it.

[lonewolf10]

Shame, I was hoping the 1440p rumor was going to turn out true.

[DeadManMMX]

Aw hell naw

[Cockney]

I smell bull

[Darthpaul84]

That’s a shame I would imagine that will be a very common resolution on the ps5

[SmokinAces]

Why would a resolution they're not worried about supporting be a "very common" resolution on PS5?

[Darthpaul84]

Seems like a hardware issue to me or they just want you to play everything upscaled

[StoneyYoshi]

A hardware issue?? So the system can output a 4k resolution and 1080p but it's incapable of 1440p on a hardware level?? How did you come up with hardware issue? It's clearly just a choice by Sony. They can change this if they choose to. Im sure if they get a big enough backlash like everyone on N4G is making this issue seem, then I'm sure Sony will add support.

[1nsomniac]

So stupid!

In my opinion the entire system should run at 1440p with every bell and whistle turned right up to max along with the frame rate. Then either downscaled to 1080p sets or upscale DLSS style to 4K.

If it wasn’t for all this stupid native pixel counting crap. We could of had the best of both worlds.

[StoneyYoshi]

You just explained what a PC does. Everyone suddenly seems to want to have a PC like experience without wanting to just buy a PC.

Ya'll can't have your cake and eat it too.

To be fair, this can easily get patched in if its as big of a deal as people are making it seem on here.

[1nsomniac]

I have a gaming PC that I run in this configuration. That’s why I can understand it as a best route for consoles to go down.

People automatically assume because you want this resolution your console gaming on a monitor and I’m not. We’ve seen with PS4 that 1440p can do great checkerboarding to 4K TVs. Why not do an advanced version of that for PS5 and smash it out the park with all the bells and whistles attached too!

[SouljAx360]

I wonder if it's a problem with the PS4 and now PS5. They should be able to support any 16:9 resolution up to 4k, and downscale or upscale as needed.

[C-H-E-F]

Ehh I have the Samsung Odyssey G9, was hoping for some 1440p support, but it's fine, i'll just settle for the 16:9 1080p when I stream and just run the 5 on my 4k LG CX off-stream, would've been nice to have 1440p but it's not a huge ordeal.

[nickanasty206]

I have the Samsung CRG9 and agree its a complete bummer that i won't be able to use PIP mode to have my PS5 up on one side of the screen and PC on the other both using 1440p. Will have to keep it hooked up to my 4K Samsung at this point. Hoping my Series X does support 1440p so i can use the PIP mode on my CRG-9. Hey Chef, how are you liking the Odyssey G9? I have heard multiple quality control complaints and definitely want to upgrade at some point.

[C-H-E-F]

@nick, sorry for the delay. I've been working haven't been on N4G as much... The Series X does support 1440p, I feel like it's only a matter of time before Sony adds 1440p support. It doesn't make sense to continue to allow Microsoft to support it especially when they are built on the same ARCH. As for the G9, I FREAKING LOVE IT, worth every penny. I bought my Odyssey G9 after they fixed the issues (got the second/third batch). So I don't have any problems what so ever. Well, maybe one, waiting to get my hands on the AMD 6900xt so that I can have a bit higher frames at 5120x1440 LOL.

I got mine for a steal on amazon they had dropped the price to like 1100 (before taxes) so I bought it, if you can get it for the price you think it's worth to you then by all means get it you won't regret it.

Actually I did just think of something, when the monitor is heating up, you will hear some popping happening. Don't be alarmed it stops after the monitor hits room/operating temperature.

[Sieg]

1440p and 144hz+ is the sweet spot that every platform should aim for. Give people the option of 2160p @60hz for big bois tv and high refresh 1440p for the small monitor bois and everyone will be happy.

The hardware isn't the issue. PS5 is pretty powerful and resolution is just a software ordeal.

[Miacosa]

Not a big loss at launch as the majority will mostly use a standard TV, which, supports 1080p or 4K resolutions. Maybe after launch once things get settled non-standard TV resolution support can be added.

[gold_drake]

i see alot of people complain about their monitors, guys, most people play on TVs, not Monitors. im not sure why you wouldnt want to play on a big screen but thats just me.
even my pc is hooked up to my tv lol a small screen just aint doing it for me.

[StoneyYoshi]

The competitive COD/shooter players usually use smaller monitors. There is a benefit to playing shooters on a smaller screen since it requires less eye and head movement to view the whole screen. But it's also just personal preference.

[GameBoyColor]

Man, so we should just not care about getting shafted? I have to go buy a new 4k panel then? Rip

[Neonridr]

most streamers play on monitors though. Just sayin.

[gold_drake]

streamers are not mainstream. the average gamer or casual has a tv and plays on a tv. nobody cares what streamers do when it comes to business decisions. just saying xD haha

[Aussieguy]

A lot of games seem to be running a dynamic 4k resolution anyway, so i dont think it would matter that much would it ?

[CobraKai]

Reminds me of the PS3 days when the console didn’t support 1080i.

[StoneyYoshi]

Yeah and you had to hold the power button at startup to reset the video settings since the PS3 wouldn't automatically switch to the supported resolution if you switched between a tv that has 1080p support and go to a friends house with a 1080i screen.

[frostypants]

On one hand this is irritating. On the other I figured Sony and MS were going to force devs to make everything 4K anyway.

[ufo8mycat]

Stop playing on tiny gaming monitors then and get a proper display for gaming - A nice big screen 4K TV.

Never understood PC gamers that use tiny (less then 42inch) displays. You get a PC to get best graphics possible, but then you don’t get a nice big screen high end TV , which makes the most of those graphics by offering a bigger WOW factor and immersion, because of the bigger display.

Gaming on such tiny displays just downgrades the experience too much. Get a proper display, problem solved.

[njitram2000]

Don't forget that you sit much closer to a monitor. A 1440p monitor from 50cm away looks nicer than a 4k TV from 3m away, resolution-wise.
FYI, I have a 110" projection screen that I sit 3m away from and a 1440p monitor that I can swivel out of the way. Your move ;-)

[StoneyYoshi]

Competitive players use smaller screens because it's easier to see everything on the screen at once instead of having to turn your head to see one side of the screen. This way you can keep your head in one place and just use your eyes.

You never understood this because you probably haven't played PC games often enough or even at all to understand how much easier it is to compete. And that sucks for you that you need a big screen to be immersed into a game. A dimly lit room with a great pair of headphones even on a smaller screen and you can get you pretty immersed into a video game, at least thats how it works for me. But I do play my consoles on a big TV since thats more casual for me. I keep my competitive games on PC.

[Neonridr]

no, just no. My 27" 1440p monitor looks gorgeous in front of me. The distance you are sitting away from it makes all the difference.

[siccstepsccs]

That sucks I got a Asus 1440p 144hz monitor so I can only run it in 1080p mode ?

[lonewolf10]

Unless your monitor can handle a 4k input and downscale, mine can't.

[Limitedtimestruggle]

Well, another win in Series X's regard I guess. But I don't see why this couldn't be rectified down the lina via a software update?

[StoneyYoshi]

PS5 preorder cancelled! I just switched to XSX because of this.... UNBELIEVEABLE!

/s

On topic, this can easily be patched in if its really an issue for a lot of people.

[Ash01Live]

Hahaha! No you didn't! Stop lying

[sagapo]

This sucks, was planning on hooking this up on my monitor. I guess it will downscale 4K resolution to 1440p like it does with my PS4?

[lonewolf10]

If it does already then yes it should be no different with the 5

[Articuno76]

If I understand this correct it's saying that 1440p isn't a supported output resolution, not a supported rendering resolution. i.e. irrespective of what resolution the game is rendering at you'll get a 1080p image.

[Ash01Live]

It will downscale to 1080p then your screen will stretch it to fit the screen

[Charal]

Made up issue.
What’s next, white is too offensive so it’s a win for SX to be black?

Cannot wait to have these next gen released for people to stop spoiled kid level discussion, and talk about games.

[lonewolf10]

Trump is that you?

[Charal]

Yes it’s me. I may have some free time soon, I prospect for a game console.

I will be the best gamer ever in the history of gaming, I know a lot about gaming.

[Neonridr]

just because something doesn't affect you, that doesn't speak for the rest of the world. You aren't the Sun in this situation, we don't all revolve around you.

For many people this is an issue, it's not a deal breaker, but stop acting like it's not important to some people.

[Charal]

Thank you immaculate white knight.
For sure 90% of this crap is not from frustrated Xbots trying all they can to grab some victory points.

If not for this absurd SerieS and limited ram that is a pain in the ass of next gen, this “issue” would not have been even discussed.

But as you said, the same way the world does not revolve around me, it revolves even less around console gamers on 1440p monitors.
They complain if they want, I counter complain if I want.

[Neonridr]

@Charal - I will agree that it doesn't affect the vast majority of people. I'm playing my console hooked up to my 4K OLED, so you can imagine I will be going for highest resolution possible here. But there are a good chunk of people and streamers that use 1440p monitors because they usually offer the best compromise between resolution and high frame rates. 4K monitors usually are 60hz at best, even most TV (minus some newer ones). And that means the only option is either 1080p or 4K. It's just a bummer. I'm not an xbot, but that doesn't mean I don't ignore issues that shouldn't be there. If the Series X does 1440p, why not the PS5? I'm more curious as to why it doesn't do it, not that it can't.

[Skuletor]

Lame

[Azumath]

It's fascinating how the brain works and thinks of ourself in high regard no matter what. I would also like that it supports 1440p, but let's be real, out of 100M+ people that have PS4, how many do you really think care about that? People on this site, reddit, and pretty much any site represents a tiny percent of actual playerbase, meaning we are minority. It doesn't make sense to cater to the wishes of maybe 1% people. Even if they do add support for 1440p post launch, most people won't even notice it, and those that do will just scroll past that and say "don't care about that".

[lonewolf10]

Quite true the amount will be minimal, but having the option to output at 1440p would be nice for us that game on monitors that do not accept 4k inputs and downscale.

[Neonridr]

it doesn't matter, there is no reason for it not to support it. Saying that it only affects like 1% of the userbase isn't an excuse. The Series X does it no problem, why doesn't the PS5?

[RedDeadLB]

Even though I am not hindered by this because I own a 4k TV for my PS4/5 (and a 1440p monitor), this is absolute bull. 1080p on 1440p screens looks horrible because of uneven pixel scaling and without supporting the 1440p output on the console itself, many people who use 1440p monitors are getting shafted with their experience.

This is on Sony, they SHOULD support 1440p because it is not an uncommon resolution anymore. It can't be that hard.

[BrettAwesome]

And the only ones who care? You guessed it. All those who were never going to buy one in the first place

[Neonridr]

I care, and I have mine on order. More options is always nice.

[shaenoide]

That's so stupid. Glad to not buy it for now.

[RuloR_666]

Funny how many say "Play on a TV". How many of you have a TV that supports 4k120Hz (HDMI 2.1 needed)? The Feature Sony tries to sell because frames are so important? Only a few I would think. But many good TVs of the last years support 1440P120Hz (HDMI 2.0). A very good compromise for people who want high framerate but do not have a realy realy new 4k TV. Should't be a problem for the PS5. Downsample the image and go. No optimasation needed from the developers. There is no reason for not having 1440P support.

[Bender6502]

I really don't mean this in a negative way, but we are recently seeing more articles relating to the limitations of PS5 e.g not full RDNA. I honestly don't know how significant this particular issue will turn out to be, but obviously, more options better,less options not better. I'm judging it purely on this basis for now.

[Charal]

Man, use your brain for 2 second, or stop trolling maybe.
No PS consoles have support 1440p native resolution output since decades, it never causedthe slightest bit of issue.

You know PS5 does not have SCART output neither, an other feature removed /s

[StoneyYoshi]

Here we go with the misinformed RDNA crap again... Sony DOES use RDNA 2, BUT they customized their own tool set instead of using AMD's off the shelf RDNA 2 tools like MS did. Also XSX isn't "full RDNA 2" either since its lacking infinity cache which if you haven't heard yet just so happens to be part of the PS5 RDNA 2 GPU.

Its not a coincidence that the PS5 uses the same 256 bit bus just like the RX6000 series GPU's while the XSX uses a 320 bit memory bus. The only reason XSX would use a higher bandwidth memory bus would be making up for the lack of the infinity cache which allows much faster memory bandwidth. Not a single RDNA 2 GPU in current existence uses a 320 bit bus speed. So on a hardware level, the PS5 is more RDNA 2 than the XSX is.

[Bender6502]

So you know this do you? From what I just read,I think not. Most of your comment is pure nonsense, sorry but it is.
I don't choose my comments based on console manufacturer. I'm equally +ve or -ve depending on the issues. I have no shares in MS or Sony and don't need to defend or attack either. you are confusing certain architecture designs with a particular feature set. If you don't know what that means, go research.

[04STIBluByU]

Glad I have not bought a 4k TV yet. This was a big reason that I have held out.

[Doge]

Sucks to hear for me, but it isn't the end of the world. Plus this can always be patched in later if they ever decide to look into it.

[Futureshark]

Nice to see the PC master race so interested in owning PS5 I say!
Well done all!

[Rimeskeem]

I suppose it can be updated to do that? Idk how it works tbh.

[Einhander1971]

Microsoft execs downplaying ps5 again.

[StoneColdCrazy]

What a joke.

[watchem]

This is a huge disappointment not gonna lie.....

[Lexreborn2]

🤷🏾‍♂️

[chrisoadamson]

what about games with 120fps that will run at 1440p / 120 on Series X. PS5 will be 1080P / 120 ?! This with a number of titles confirmed to be upscaled 4k on PS5 and native on Series X. PSFail

[ARESWARLORD]

Lasy Sony.

[Cockney]

So the epic unreal 5 demo at 1440p was fake? I call bollocks on this. Sony confirmed with me directly today that white is black, only replies downplaying sony please

[tontontam0]

Xbox fanboys :TRUE 4k 120hz !! THE BEAST. (does not have a 4k 120hz tv, plays in 1440p monitor).

[Sokol]

I'm using a LG 4K HDR monitor now for the last few years with my PS4 Pro.
I don't see that changing with PS5.

It would be nice to have 1440p option for those console gamers that are super competitive with 144hz setups, an option is honestly better then none.

For me personally, I'm looking forward to more 4K content. :)

[Mr_Luke]

"a resolution that is certainly “irrelevant” for most players, but very “dear” to PC gamers."
PC gamers always downplayed the PS5, so they're not interested.
Xbox players.. well, you know...
Weird that the biggest part of the comments are from these 2 categories.
I've read everywhere here about "my 4k!! i'll play in glorious 4k!! My new TV 4k!!" and now, suddenly, everyone wants 1440p?
What's next? "PS5 isn't square" --> "that sucks! Boooo! Another win for the Xxxxxx!"

[TheOtherMoon]

So why didn't Sony comment on this earlier?

[The_DFO]

Well, I was thinking of getting a PS5 as my first-ever console, to complement my gaming PC, but it seems there's no point in that. Pity.

[Positivelypositive]

NOOOOOOO!!! I have never seen this resolution before I thought there was HD/1920 x 1080p and 4k/3840p x 2160p. I guess there is an in-between one?

[Zeref]

That really sucks cuz my TV supports 1440p 120hz. So with a PS5 I'm stuck at 1080p 120fps. But then again I don't think any of the games I'll play on PS5 will be games where you need 120fps, them 3rd person cinematic games, I will be playing most of my games on Series X anyway.

[FanboysKiller]

I think they wanna eliminate different variations of graphical settings for visual / performance purposes.

[FernDiggidy]

sucks....but 1080p 60fps with better art direction graphics, aa, and physics will forever be better than higher resolution with compromises.

[Emme]

Quite some things the PS5 does NOT have. 1440p, Dolby Atmos.Crackdown 3.

[zero_jp]

Is this something that can be changed with a mere software update?

Because if it can do 4K and 1080P I’m not sure why it cannot support 1440P.

1440P is the Goldie Locks just right resolution for games that can’t do 4K 60FPS.

Speaking of resolution do 4K TV’s support 1440P? I assume right correct? Since they support 1080P?

Or am I mistaken?

[Master of Unlocking]

I absolutely don't understand how that matters in the slightest, as we know the PS5 can do 4K, which means 3840x2160. Last I checked 2160 is better than 1440 , so what's the big deal?

[lonewolf10]

Some people game on monitors that are 1440p, not a big deal but no reason not to have 1440p as an output when you have 1080p and 4k.

[RememberThe357]

It's 2020 man wtf is this?

[darksky]

Not sure what Sony is playing at. A PS5 should be able to support any Res up to 4K depending on what you connect it to. If someone has a 1440P monitor then what happens? Is it going to drop to 1080P? Crazy stuff.

[lonewolf10]

It would depend on your equipment, some can accept a 4k input and downscale, those that cannot are stuck with 1080p (never known a monitor to upscale like TV's).

[LEVONZZZ]

PS5 PRO will :D Chill guys

[Neonridr]

I love people who are like, who cares about 1440p. It's not that simple, just because you don't care for it or don't plan to use it doesn't mean it doesn't suck for a lot of people out there.

[Pretentious]

K.

[RaiderNation]

OK I'm confused because it was just announced that Warframe will run at 1440p/60fps on PS5. If the PS5 doesn't support 1440p, how is Warframe running it at that resolution?

[LucidIllusion]

Playstation bad