@scottyp360: Likewise. 4K and HDR are solutions looking for a problem.
I was an early adopter of HD. I had a 1080i TV in 2006, which was crazy-early here in Britain. I didn't know anybody else who had one... but I look at 4K TVs today and I just think, "ummm... 'kay... well... it looks really nice, but... what would I do with it?".
In 2006, I already had an Xbox 360. I knew that that was going to look better when connected to my new TV. But where's the draw for me to invest in 4K now? My PS4, PC and Xbox One (okay, so that's my girlfriend's...) aren't powerful enough to make use of that resolution, so if I buy a 4K TV, absolutely everything else in my living room becomes a limiting factor. Why would I spend the better part of a grand to disappoint myself in such a fashion...?!
It's too soon. And no amount of PS4 Pro-hysteria will convince me otherwise.
@ziltoid: I like your observation re the "paradox". This thread is raising some interesting comments.
D'you think that maybe console-owners are not altogether 'above' that paradox, but simply they are usually unable to take part because of the high entry-price of gaming on PC? Are not many gamers - even those on console - keen to have the 'latest and greatest', but find that they have to make do with the homogenous console experience because the structure of their chosen gaming model has traditionally mandated that they buy one machine for seven years, and accept its shortcomings...?
@DARREN636: Re specifications: do you believe that Sony could/should have achieved more for the price of the Pro? Personally, I can't see how.
Re understanding consumers: they're the first to do this mid-term upgrade stuff, so yes, they're likely to make some mistakes - but nobody really knows how much, how far and for how long the market will bear this change of direction... so I reckon we need to wait and see.
Re "something more insidious" - I'm curious to know what you think might be coming. Please do say.
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