Gamers Not READY for 4K?

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I agree that both Sony and Microsoft have a vested interest in ensuring the success of 4K adoption. Even though there's currently only 10% penetration, that's sure to go up relatively quickly, especially if the consoles can deliver on the mechanics of the rich, immersive experience 4K provides. I mean disposable cash isn't flowing fast and furious in my circle of friends, but the ones dedicated to various entertainment experiences i.e. anime, gaming, movies, will make that purchase. 

I personally prefer the consoles to lead than have to play catch up. It's annoying, for sure, but I think it's worth the focus on 4K. Even at work, we have to prepare presentations and video optimized for 4K, so to see the big guns taking it on is great. For those of us who may or may not be dealing with struggle funds situations, it kind of sucks, but it still makes sense as a business decision. Folks will catch on, early adopters will flaunt, the rest of us will lust until we catch up.

I think Nintendo's stance makes the most sense for Nintendo.

Also, something tells me that the kinds of people who buy XboneX's are the kinds of people who tend to have good internet. So this is probably not as big an issue as it sounds for those affected. But yeah, that's a lot of GBs...

I need 4K to handle Gus shirt.

It depends on how you define the term "gamers" but if it is people willing to buy games of any sort (including mobile things) then Nintendo would seem to have a much better approach - but then again they have always aimed at widening the market (which, ironically, their competitors have then lapped up) and going for the widest appeal possible, part of why they try not to make a loss on their consoles is that by aiming for that market they hit a lot of gamers who only buy a couple of games meaning they have to be making money, even with the console, since they aren't going to get lots from the very few games the owners buy (on average) (unlike Sony and Microsoft who hoard a lot of the orcas in the market and who buy many more games on average - look to the PC Master-race for the true whales though, if you need proof just look at GTA Online).

I can't wait for Halo 5 to go from 99GB to 379GB with its update.  

4K seems like an odd thing to me since the last resolution revolution happened as a blur and this one is being tackled head on. HD was a selling point for a while, but the difference between 720p and 1080p wasn't clear for a long time and the adoption rate wasn't an immediate spike. As the transition to HD happened, we started noticing more that 1080p looked better, but it also meant that it was a larger investment so quite a few people were slower to get there. Now that you can buy any TV and it does 1080p without question (aka, it's the standard), 4K is the next target but it's a huge investment again. I've talked to my family and friends and a lot of them are saying that they're waiting for the price to come down. It's already within a decent range considering what it is but I think that because it's not quite the new standard, we aren't seeing it the price drop yet. This makes it hard to sell 4K to consumers who are willing to take the cost into consideration. 

I personally don't care about resolution most of the time. I'm not up close to my screen so 720p is fine when I'm putting it on as a background thing. I can see the difference if I paid attention or moved closer to it, I just don't care which means that 4K isn't an issue for me. I will get around to it, but the 100GB download is an annoyance more than a benefit. I'm still debating on the XboneX but I don't think it's an investment I'm going to make right away.