PS5 HDMI 2.1 Bandwidth Is Limited to 32GB/s, Unlike Xbox Series X's 40GB/s

The PS5 HDMI 2.1 bandwidth seems currently capped at 32GB/s, unlike Xbox Series X's 40GB/s, thus limiting chroma subsampling at 120 Hz to 4:2:2 whereas the Xbox Series X can display the full 4:4:4 format.

[YourMommySpoils]

Enough with HDMI 2.1 nonsense

[DJStotty]

Why is it nonsense when both consoles are targeting 4k/8k and 120fps?

[Hellcat2020]

Yeah and the "superior " console is really flexing its power isn't it?
Man those graphics..wow

[DJStotty]

@Hellcat2020

What? Come on what has triggered you to come out with a response like that?

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

It's nonsense because the HDMI 2.1 is designed to run resolutions up to 10k . Do you know of any games running at 10k resolution? How about 8k? No? Okay, as TylerID said, ENOUGH WITH THE HDMI 2.1 nonsense.

[Imp0ssibl3]

Agreed

[RaiderNation]

LOL sure they are. Just like PS3 and Xbox 360 "targeted" 1080p/60fps.

[I_am_Batman]

@IGiveHugs:

The problem is that 32Gbit/s limits it to output 4k 120Hz at YUV 4:2:2. This means that you currently can't get a full 4K 120Hz signal without chroma subsampling.

[mkis007]

It will be extended in a firmware update. Probably the same one that will allow 8k.

[RaiderNation]

@I_Am_Batman

"The problem is that 32Gbit/s limits it to output 4k 120Hz at YUV 4:2:2. This means that you currently can't get a full 4K 120Hz signal without chroma subsampling. "

LOL! Oh my god my life is over! Chroma subsampling?!?! What will I do?!?!

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@Batman

https://blog.playstation.co...

"PS5 is compatible with 8K displays at launch, and after a future system software update will be able to output resolutions up to 8K when content is available, with supported software."

Sony has already said the HDMI port will be updated to support 8k resolutions so these "My Xbox HDMI Port is better than your PlayStation HDMI port" stories are ridiculous and are designed for one purpose;

To get clicks from console warriors, in particular, the Xbox crowd who are always looking for any miniscule and completely insignificant advantage over PlayStation so they can make things up and brag about it on Twitter.

[ABizzel1]

Sony should have a full bandwidth HDMI in the box, however, this is nonsense, because all this means is the PS5 uses additional compression over the HDMI signal whereas the Series X doesn't and the biggest issue it causes is text to not be quite as legible over specific color patterns in like for like scenes compared to the Xbox, when zoomed in on them. AKA a nonfactor.

This news being used as trolling or FUD is getting old. These consoles are out, both are great as far as hardware people should be gaming, and enjoying the games not spreading FUD and posting BS (wcctech, who has been trying their best to cause uproars), and commenting on something they have no clue what it even does (the vast majority of n4g).

[BenRC01]

Lol. Keep dreaming

[BLAKHOODe]

Are they, tho? I mean, we know there is more than likely going to be pro versions at some point. The pros will be the ones that truly target 4k/8k and 120fps. Right now, until they actually achieve it, it's just marketing hoopla.

[SmokinAces]

PS5 was never a "targeting" 8k. Its an option for down the road, do you know a bunch of people with 8k tv's? He's right this is a nonsense article grasping at straws to make an argument in favor of xbox, its ridiculous.

[Ryushaa]

You're joking right? It's so hard to convail / understand sarcasm on the internet

[frostypants]

General HDMI debate aside, nobody is actually targeting 8K from a practical standpoint. The capability is purely marketing. There's no good reason to actually produce content at 8K for the home market. Your eyes can't even register the difference unless you're sitting 2 feet from a massive screen...when and if 8K televisions are even ever a mainstream thing. It's a waste of effort. From a general perspective, improvements in HDR tech would be more valuable.

[Ju]

Tough choices: Do I run sustained 120fps at 4k on PS5 or 25fps at 8k with chroma sub sampling on. Might be the reason the SX lingers 10fps behind. Must be the pressure of those additional bits.

People just come up with these ridiculous numbers lately to make the SX make look better (like "but I can load 10GB in 2 sec if I switch everything off" kinda stories). Sure, keep it coming. Wonder when you can make this work in Youtube comparison videos (almost feels like the current election...making s..t up).

[Babadook7]

I’m going to bet this is software related and gets a patch. Hopefully all the way up to 48GB/s that the C9 can accept.

[Bathyj]

Target a decent game and hit it if you want to impress me.

[kryteris]

outside of wimpy indies those are silly fantasies.

[Solo_88]

Only a handful of games will actually be able to hit 4k 120fps if any at all. The ones that potentially do will be esports titles or indies. Definitely not going to see it in an open world game. Don't get me wrong I'd love to it to be a constant 4k 120fps but I know it won't. We barely got 1080p at 60fps on ps4.

[Babadook7]

"This will be updated" according to reliable insider "Matt" via ResetEra.

https://www.resetera.com/th...

[YourMommySpoils]

It's nonsense cause it's all about marketing something that's not available yet. XD

[vallencer]

Hdmi 2.1 is the new standard going forward though so we should be talking about this. It should be at least 40.

[RickRoland]

do you know what standard means? HDMI 2.1 will be standard in about 4 years. HDMI 2.0 is still the standard.

[Loktai]

Wifi6 is the new standard and xbox lacks that. And ? Those 40 aren't showing up in xbox games .

[OptimusDK]

@Loktai - omg. Are what have you been smoking. It is exactly the opposite. WIFI 6 does not give you higher put through - what do you think this would relate to in games - but a more stable connection with a lot of connected devices.

Chroma sampling is related to what you see on the screen!

[vw1303]

Reliable source Matt debunked

https://www.resetera.com/th...

[SierraGuy]

Ya? And series x should not have game breaking screen tearing at 120hz on cross platform games vs a 'weaker' console.

Or stutters when entering large open world's.

Split board design is a major gimp.

More wires ...more latency...more voltage drops.

Ps5 is the iphone of game consoles.

[Sunny_D]

Already been confirmed that PS5 is able to do 40 GBPS. They will be releasing a firmware update for it.

[vallencer]

@loktai

Yeah it's a shame it doesn't have wifi 6 honestly. However to get a real world use out of that download speed is just not realistic now or even more than likely before the next systems come out. But I agree don't understand why it isn't there.

@sunny

That's awesome! But honestly I can't be the only one who is tired of just hearing "it'll be patched in". Like a lot of these things the system is missing really should have already been part of it. Don't get me wrong though I like my ps5. I especially love the controller.

@sierraguy

Relax my dude I wasn't even saying the system is trash so you don't have to start trying to crap on the Xbox. I love my ps5 it's a great system.

[jeromeface]

I was gonna say, so standard that literally only a handful of tv's even offer it and even then its not fully feature enabled? That's the definition of NOT standard.

[vallencer]

@jeromeface

It is still the new standard. The new nvidia cards all have it and sure only a few tvs have it but standards have to start somewhere and this is it.

[anubusgold]

I say the standard is display port since its been doing 120+fps for years tvs are just catching up lol.

[Neonridr]

how is it nonsense? My LG TV supports up to 48gbps bandwith with it's HDMI 2.1 ports. Why is it nonsense if one console doesn't come anywhere near that number yet provides a cable that does.

I get that in the grand scheme of things it means very little. But it's worth noting regardless.

[Extermin8or3_]

Because tell me what games exactly are running at 120fps and 4k and thus utilising that bandwidth? Literally like 2- last gen titles running with boosts. What new gen titles are going to run at 4k 120fps? Literally none. The cable is provided capable of it because you fool- 8k blu Ray content and films will be available in the future but why bother when atm there is no 8k content and very little 4k 120fps content. Not worth the extra dev time it would clearly vave cost Sony they prioritised other things like actual exclusives at launch it would seem

[TheEroica]

Lol... Sensitive ps5 owners are already a thing!

[SierraGuy]

Do you think HDMI bandwidth has anything to do with rendering performance?

🤭🤭🤭

[Sunny_D]

already been confirmed that PS5 is able to do 40 GBPS. They will be releasing a firmware update for it.

[vw1303]

https://www.resetera.com/th...

[Artemidorus]

Would be nonsense if you owned anything below 4K.

[CaptainHenry916]

Consoles are about games. They definitely make use of advanced technology, but it's always about the games. Otherwise you wouldn't even care about console specs and just get a PC.

[waverider]

Updates. Nothing more.

[NeoGamer232]

Ya, kind of getting tired of the XB/PS articles where they are constantly comparing the consoles.

There is a huge problem in the console world with people being insecure about their chosen device. I have watched a bunch of videos comparing the versions of games on both consoles. The differences are almost impossible to see from a typical living room location 7-10' away from your TV. And any differences seens so far will be resolved thru firmware/OS/SDK updates.

And when you look at the ACTUAL performance of the hardware. At the end of the day these devices are mostly equal except Series S, which is intentionally a lower cost/performance device.

[B_Real]

Finally a common sense argument. Differences are minimal at best!

[SierraGuy]

Series x is a poorly designed ps5.

[ccgr]

Nice, but can't take advantage of it yet either way

[thornintheside]

No, but come February, we will

[StoneyYoshi]

With what?

[XiNatsuDragnel]

I'm confused what'll take it advantage of it?

[SierraGuy]

Maybe it will fix the bricking of series x in cod cold war when rt is enabled that requires an entire system factory reset?

[thornintheside]

Monitors and TV's supporting HDMI 2.1 start arriving in february.

[Silly gameAr]

Looks like it's time to even it out again.

Probably will be a bunch of things people don't really care about put in a negative light this weekend.

[Phoenix76]

I'll bet that 99.9% of all people not on n4g or gaming/tech sites have any clue about any of this (myself included) what so ever and probably wouldn't even care.

[Rude-ro]

A would say there is fluff is the tone...

Sony makes their hdmis.
The PS4 was ahead of its time per the hdmi where as Microsoft had to release a whole other console to do what the PS4 was offering.
And by the results this far... Sony is not having the issue like the series x is per performance and resolutions... the hdmi only delivers the info. Cod is doing just fine with 120fps

[RaiderNation]

I know about it but I couldn't care less. I dont get caught up in this kind of uber nerdy tech jargon. I have a 4K TV. I have a PS5 plugged into it with the HDMI cable it came with. The games look and play awesome on it. Thats really all I care about. The games pass the eyeball test and that's all that matters to me.

[kingPoS]

The goalposts of tech have moved yet again. The ps360 era was mired with tvs capped at 720p. Somewhere around 09 people started wanting full hd tv sets and the content to make them worthwhile.

Fast forward to 2013. By then 1080 was the new standard, anything less was ridiculed. Shortly after, the ps4 & xb1 debuted, people were delighted and dismayed. Time passes suddenly there's a rumors new playstation capable of 4k, many scoff and pay it no mind. More rumors come about, about 4k blurays and microsoft working multiple sku's.

The year is now 2016. Console gamers are beging to thirst for something crisper, more sharper content than the by then, bog standard 1080p. Months later, the ps4 pro hits the shelves and people rejoice. A year later, the xbox 1x joins the 4k table.

Flash forward to December of 2019, 4k with hdr is fast becoming the norm as technology improves. And so consumers are teased with rumors of the upcoming 9th gen consoles preforming 4k at 120fps. A week later, the series x is unveiled, not soon after a tangible sense of excitement hangs in the air.

Months later...

The date is now November of 2020 and new consoles in all their sparkling glory can.. do 120fps, but with tradeoffs.

Gateway MT6706 2008

[VariantAEC]

@kingPoS
Maybe people aren't concerned now because they picked up a PC and tried out HDR, 4K and HFR on compatible displays only to not notice anywhere near as monumental a difference as some have stated. RT is a tangible difference better audio is might provide a more immerse experience and DualSense is next gen in ways no one seems able to explain.
PS4 did that last gen with PSVR though some things just have to be experienced. For me I'm not looking for HDR, 4K or 120FPS all I want is more detail bring 60FPS and full path tracing (in at least one game).

[CrimsonWing69]

And yet the games look the same

[KingKionic]

Based Microsoft.

Keep it up.

[garos82]

somebody notify colt eastwood. He desperately needs a win as of late

[Ashunderfire86]

Chances are both Colt and Dee Batch knows about this, but will spin this as XBOX HAS ADVANTAGE VIDEO! LOL total bullcrap. If Xbox Series X has the full features, then how comes PS5 perform better than Series X in 120FPS mode even with those so called limitations? This superior hardware crap is getting super ridiculous.

[Mr_Luke]

No problem for me :D I guess the problem is just for the people that DIDN'T buy a PS5, like usual.
If no one said this, no one would notice. At all (i mean gamers). But since the PS5 is so successful, you need some extra bad articles to balance things.

[RickRoland]

This has zero effect on current 120Hz performance clearly as PS5 games are performing better at 120fps. This is also an easy fix and not a PS5 hardware deficit. Scrapping for comparisons here....this is similar to PS5 owners pounding their chest about Wifi 6 right now

[StoneyYoshi]

"this is similar to PS5 owners pounding their chest about Wifi 6 right now"

Different being that Wifi 6 can't just be patched in.

[one2thr]

It's the HDMI cable that comes with the system [...] use a better HDMI 2.1 certified cable.

PS5 has been confirmed having a HDMI 2.1 port. Not cable.

[RickRoland]

That is correct in terms of an actual hardware disadvantage for Microsoft....but in terms of real world performance difference, it's pretty nonexistent as a standard

[lukasmain]

@ one2thr
"PS5 has been confirmed having a HDMI 2.1 port. Not cable."

You're a liar. It does have a hdmi 2.1 cable

[Bender6502]

Wifi 6 is better than the Xbox offering for sure.And you are correct it can't be patched in. However, Wifi is not a method most would use to connect there system to the internet anyway. For the very simple reason ALL wifi versions ultimately operate in 'half duplex' mode due to the nature of how the protocol works. So yes, PS5 has much better Wifi, but for all intents and purposes Wifi shouldn't be used anyway. Certainly not for gaming. Not arguing your point buddy, just pointing out Wifi isn't that great unless that's all you have.

[one2thr]

Well then, I was corrected.
It is, what it is.

[StoneyYoshi]

"in terms of real world performance difference, it's pretty nonexistent as a standard"

This is true for now. But for people who do have WiFi 6 routers will see a WiFi download speed benefit over the XSX. But of course this will only matter if you really rely on WiFi and only WiFi.

It's more about future proofing the hardware. It's pretty interesting though. Once MS started adding WiFi into their systems, they always had the newest WiFi standard over Sony but they chose to not do it this time.

[SierraGuy]

Notice how MS changed the wording on their website describing series x as the most powerful?

[--Onilink--]

Well, it doesnt have any effect on performance because it doesnt have anything to do with performance haha, much less how well a game copes with a certain framerate.

This information came from a TV related channel (a very good one at that) because its relevant to the TV discussions. A cap of 32gbps means it is working on a more compressed color range, therefore the picture quality is not as good as if it was using 4:4:4. And just as it was said on the video, it will probably be changed in an update when vrr and 8k are added.

At the end of the day its not about comparing the consoles, but also looking at some of the discussions that came up regarding the LG CX and other TVs being only 40gbps and not the full 48, and then the Series X ended being 40gbps and now the PS5 32.

[NealGamby]

This is false. Sony provided inferior HDMI cables. After you change cables, the PS5 supports 40 gbps.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[repsahj]

thanks for the link..

[SmokinAces]

Well there went that issue pretty quick. Guess wccftech should have done a little research.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

Thanks for this. It’s good information to have for when I get my PS5.

[Mr_Luke]

Nice to know, sadly someone won't still believe it and will continue the anti-PS5 crusade...
6 even disagreed, they don't like knowing that a cable could change the results (results that no one cared about until this article appeared).

[StoneyYoshi]

Reviewtechusa even decided to clickbait this stuff like he has been lately lol. Didn't bother to do some actual research like he says he does before making his five 4 minute videos per day. Sadly this video will be overshadowed and nobody will ever realize this until wccf tech makes another article about it.

[Godmars290]

Just wondering how movies run on the systems. Then I'm still buying a PS5 because it has (PS4) games I'd like to play.

Actually skipped the PS4 and hoping the PS5 has a good BR player.

[warriorcase]

The BR player is a decent 4k player. It has support for Atmos in movies but you currently have to select it during movie play in a settings menu to get it working I believe.

[pingthing]

This seems to make very little or no difference to my Series X in the real world right now. So no, I don't feel any better, but thanks for trying.

[IanTH]

That's because the only difference is chroma subsampling; that's important on PC, elsewhere? Basically a non-issue.

4:4:4 is great for using a TV as a PC monitor, but practically unnecessary in every other context. It is mostly a boon for text rendering to help keep font edges from bleeding out. 4:2:2 in nearly identical to 4:4:4 visually for movies and games. It *might* have a minor impact on gaming visuals, but most game engines are actually geared towards sub 4:4:4 sampling anyway.

[pingthing]

And I suppose in that regard, if you are using a TVs game mode you've already agreed in principle to an IQ hit.

[Pancit_Canton]

Yet Playstation has the best Visuals & Audio.

Just like 12 vs 10TF

[Father__Merrin]

Meaningless unless someone can provide series x producing something that ps5 can't display?

[IanTH]

Essentially 4:4:4 is necessary for PC, and non-essential for almost every other scenario.

4:4:4 is great for using a TV as a PC monitor, but practically unnecessary in every other context. It is mostly a boon for text rendering to help keep font edges from bleeding out. 4:2:2 in nearly identical to 4:4:4 visually for movies and games. It *might* have a minor impact on gaming visuals, but most game engines are actually geared towards sub 4:4:4 sampling anyway.

And to add further, 4:2:0 is considered to be almost lossless visually, and 4:2:0 actually contains half as much data as 4:2:2. And that becomes more true the higher your pixel output is. So on 4k displays, subsampling becomes less of an issue anyway because of how much more information there is to sample compared to like 1080p, where subsampling had a higher chance of negatively impacting the visuals.

[Bender6502]

For several months now I have been trying to make people aware of the issues with HDMI 2.1 feature set and implementations. In fact, even as recently as yesterday I posted on this subject on N4G site. Whether this particular finding is a real issue or just a temporary glitch, remains to be seen.Clearly it depends on whether the issue is chipset related or firmware related. I'm sure we'll know soon enough. It may even turn out to be the test equipment or software measured!

As for those who are trying to pretend HDMI 2.1 issues are nonsense, well, you clearly have no idea how this works and the overall effect it can have on games as the features mature.
I'll repeat. Don't buy 2.1 TV's at the current time, they won't be compliant in all regards and their implementations, as this article reveals, won't be to spec and may even be poor. The full spec for HDMI 2.1 bandwidth is 48Gbps for the few that aren't already aware.

[XBManiac]

It is a software limitation, as papers say... not hardware. Well... let's see Sony explaination, maybe they don't want to compete head to head with their own dedicated Blu-Ray players, yet, like when PS3 was launched.

[IanTH]

4:4:4 has literally no advantage over 4:2:2 for watching movies. 4:2:0 is almost visually lossless in that use case, and 4:2:2 has twice as much information as 4:2:0, so even more visually lossless in comparison. There is no need for full chroma subsampling on movies, and almost no video you watch will be encoded as such.

So I don't think it would be a disinterest in competing with their own products. If 4:4:4 is truly not enabled, it is probably for other reasons, and it would honestly make no true difference either way. It would pretty much be a useless spec to boast about having on anything other than a PC where there's a lot of small text lol.

[AnnaDea]

This is true.

Movies are usually encoded in 4:2:2.

[Bender6502]

An almost irrelevant point I know, but HDMI bandwidth is Gbps not GBps. Still, what's a factor of 8 between friends :)

[nickanasty206]

Not that it matters, but it will be interesting to see if this actually makes any difference with the small percentage of people that have an 8k TV. Not sure what content they will use to actually take advantage, but interesting to say the least. This won't matter much in my eyes as both consoles are still struggling to do Native 4k on Third Party games.

[SmokinAces]

Remember when the journalist were saying the console war was over and now argument articles are being created over the HDMI Bandwidth, LOL it never ends.

[angelsx]

big deal

[Loktai]

Ah yes when your power argument fails in reality you end up with junk like this .. b b b but muh cable!

[onemanwolfp4kv2]

little off topic but does anyone think next gen headsets will deliver superior sound compared to whats out now?

[TheDibbler]

This isn't going to be a gaming issue so please stop fighting over this. The full bandwidth of HDMI 2.1 is 48GB/s anyway so the 40 number isn't full bandwidth either unless it was just reported incorrectly. PS5 and XSX will never game at 8k regardless of anything else and most of the games that offer 120 fps modes will be at 1080p which doesn't require the same bandwidth so this is a non-problem for gaming on these systems.

The only place this will end up making a difference is on movies if they switch to an 8k format and that will cause the PS5 to limit the chroma subsampling.

It is too early in the lifecycle of these machines to draw any conclusions on the power of each. I've seen developers state that Sony's SDK was further along than Xbox's because they changed theirs going into this generation while Sony's was mostly the same which will put them behind the 8 ball a bit and will cause them to have to play catch-up. Circle back in a couple of years for these stupid arguments about which is on top.

[IanTH]

It wouldn't even make a difference in movies - in fact, that's where it has the least impact. Most videos are already encoded in 4:2:0 (half the info as 4:2:2) as the bandwidth would increase distribution costs given how much data 4:4:4 takes up. 4:2:0 is nearly visually lossless compared to 4:4:4 on movies. And the higher the resolution goes, the less chroma subsampling matters because of how many more samples you are getting compared to lower resolutions. So at 8k, even 4:2:0 would be functionally identical.

[tombfan]

.... i don't think any major game will hit 120 hz 4k, it's pretty rough to even do it on a top PC.

[jznrpg]

I bought new HDMIs when I bought my CX I’m not sure if that changes whatever this issue is but I didn’t use the cable that came with PS5 . All I know is my games look great and run like butter

[Bathyj]

OMG. Really? Who gives af?
My OLED only does 60fps. I'm more concerned with relevant limitations.
Like Xbox is limited to crap games releasing next year.

Give it up concerned agenda pushers. Gamers are too well informed in 2020/2021 to fall for that crap.

[Sunny_D]

It's already been confirmed that PS5 is able to do 40 GBPS. They will be releasing a firmware update for it.

[Aussieguy]

With a headline like that, the person is obviously trying to get some attention and start a console war. As if xbox and playstation owners need anymore stuff to start another argument.

[masterfox]

Since this is MS xbox that has the difference it won't matter anything, same goes for performance in general.

[GrizToof]

How is this the top story right now

[OG_TK_Cole]

If you know anything about 4:2:2. then you know you will not be able to get a 4K 120Hz signal without chroma subsampling on the PS5 because SONY gave us a HDMI 2.1 that only outputs 32Gbit/s

[UltimateRacer]

If it’s not a hardware limitation then I’m sure it will be updated on PS5. No big deal at this stage and minimal differences in both machines.

[DaniMacYo]

Ha LMAO all these Xbox fan boys coming on here talking crap about PS5 like they suddenly got a win over PlayStation on something. Pfht keep dreaming.

[waverider]

change the cable. But its easy to understand why Windows central did this «news» the way its done

[XxINFERNUSxX]

I don't know why these consoles didn't have a displayport as well. It carries the same type of audio as HDMI. Still behind the curve I see. If they did have a displayport people with PC monitors can use that connection. Also even TV's are behind, I haven't seen any with a displayport connection, kinda pathetic in 2020.

[Sunny_D]

It's already been confirmed that PS5 is able to do 40 GBPS. They will be releasing a firmware update for it.

[Destiny1080]

the PS5 has the full range if your playing 4k/60fps

if you switch to 4k/120fps you will lose some color accuracy which is undetectable outside of a lab environment

[CrustifiedDibbs]

im not going to read the comments, but i am sure its just people defending sony.

[nyckrazy]

Now people gonna pretend that all Future AAA titles are gonna aim for 4k120hz for the 2% of consumers who even knows what 2.1 is.

[Rhythmattic]

Ill be disappointed if Sony with PS5 doesn't implement this, mainly for UHD content,
But, Like a firmware upgrade on the PS4 for HDR could also be possible...
Certain Sites have been suggesting the Panasonic chip is the same as the PS4, but others are quick to point out it is not the revision they suggest.
Also , supposedly , Sony supply a sub standard cable not designed for the Bandwidth of 2.1, what ever you make of it.
Either way , as the Standard was only introduced I Nov of 2017, all specifications were still not cemented, and only this year have products introduced it.....
So lets see....

Pixel/Gamut display specs such as 4:2:2 vs 4:4:4 is less concerning for gamers, what the issue is the PS5 lacking VRR...... Thats a shocker..
Lets see how this turns out.

[Binarycode]

Yes and Xbox series x, does not produce black when playing blu-rays, it instead displays as grey.

HDMI 2.1 is not needed for 4k 120fps. You only need hdmi 2.0b.

As for 8K don't hold your breath.lol. It's a waste of resources.

TV'S, just like phones need to add something new. Phones are just new processor, higher rez. They need new features instead of the same old thing.

[NexusFX]

I'm curious what bandwidth the XSX would have if plugged into a set that supports full 48Gbps, the CX only supports 40Gbps. I'm sure the PS5 will update the firmware if needed, maybe when they enable VRR and ALLM.

[InUrFoxHole]

PS5 HDMI 2.1 Bandwidth Is Limited to 32GB/s, Unlike Xbox Series X's 40GB/s
N4G: This is nothing because it will be updated

Series X's HDMI 2.1 Bandwidth Is Limited to 32GB/s, Unlike PS5's 40GB/s
N4G: Why didn't the graphical monster have this day 1? Lullz

Never change N4G 👏👏👏

[DiRtY]

I am a Microsoft Fan, but this is something that will be fixed later.

COVID had a massive impact on a global console launch and on game development.

We have already seen lots of delays (SSD storage for PS5, Destruction AllStars, Medium, XSX SDKs, Crossfire X) and this will continue for a while.

But the bigger games, the optimized games and all the features will arrive.

It is total nonsense to brag about 15% gap for Assassin’s creed frames at one scene in the game and it is nonsense to brag about HDMI differences that can be patched.

All around this console launch was rushed. And everything will be corrected. It will take some time though.

[anast]

I changed my mind the SX has a better HDMI set up. Looks like I am going to forgo all the quality PS5 exclusives, so I can feel good about that SX HDMI 2.1...

[Yusi-D-Jordan]

Today on things that don't matter.

[Petebloodyonion]

It's something with so limited impact unless you're playing a heavy text game on a pc screen.
When playing a game on a Tv screen the impact will quite minor since the eye is less affected by less color.
Here's a really good article explaining what Chroma Subsampling is all about and why it's far from a big deal
https://www.rtings.com/tv/l...

[Artemidorus]

This is not good news, next update consoles need to address this.

[SinisterKieran]

It’s not helping it perform any better in games...haha

[Dragonscale]

And finally the new xbone has something to brag about lol.

[LordJamar]

Um ok I guess I’m a primary Xbox guy so yay I guess? I don’t think this gonna affect casuals in any way lol.

[menghina]

That's why AC Valhalla has screen-tearing and fps drops cuz the game cannot keep up with the speed of Series X ? :O