Sony removed the 8K label from its fresh PlayStation 5 boxes.
The most-recent slim-edition PS5 boxes in Gizmodos collection are both marked 2023.
These have a large gold sticker at the top, promoting 8K and 4K at 120 Hz.
This is not a new console.
Its still listed as the CFI-2015 model number.
That points to how pointless the 8K claim has been since Sony first released its console.
So they apparently removed the 8K from the box on PS5s?
Ha ha, that’s pretty funny and should have been done years ago.
You also wont find many games with a resolution higher than 4K.
The only one that does 8K natively is the 2019 indie puzzle game The Touryst.
Then theres Monster Hunter: Rise, which can technically push up to 5K.
Then again, whether the PS5 ever truly supported 8K is still the question.
You may already guess, but that update never came.
The Touryst scales down to 4K when playing on the PS5.
Then theres the question of frame rates and refresh rates.
Thats why the PlayStation 5 Pro mid-life refresh could be the answer.
The console has been rumored to support 8K.
News from the future, delivered to your present.
PS5 and Xbox gamers are out of luck… for now.
