If you factor in viewing distance and screen size. I've believed for a while now that anything at or above 1800p could easily pass for 4k. I've tested that theory multiple times on the PS4 Pro and PC. It's just too bad that the PS4 Pro completely failed as a 4K console. It barely does 1440p most of the time on enhanced games. Being spoiled on true native 4K/60 PC gaming you do notice those things. The rare few Pro Enhanced titles that are actually 1800p or better are stunning. So far all X Enhanced titles have been stunning, all of them including the X360 patched ones without any remastering. I don't need to care about pixels anymore. My rule of thumb is put the game on, play it for bit and wait for poor visual artifacts to get in the way of the experience. The X enhanced games have gotten a passing grade of B+ and in my book, that makes it a success and for only $500 a miracle.
On average, in 2013 the Xbox One did 720p and the PS4 did 1080p. In 2017 the Xbox One X does 1800p while the PS4 Pro does 1440p. Yes they exceed those at times but we need to accept them at those specs when they don't.
@sam628: Earlier this year I bought 2 GTX 1080ti' to replace my 2 GTX 1080's. I wasn't satisfied so I sold those and bought two Titan Xp's... had to sell those and settle one a single 1080Ti. Absolute gaming perfection became an obsession and frankly a huge waste of time and money. Currently, with a 6 core I7, 16GB memory, all Samsung SSD's including an NVME boot drive I can honestly say that the Xbox One is close enough. We've reached a point on console where the nitpicks are now field of view, shadow detail and motion blur. With the exception of not all 100% of the X enhanced games running in 60fps, I'm regretting all the time and money seeking perfection and wish the X would have been released a year ago. Even with liquid cooling my PC runs loud, generates a ton of heat and everyone knows Windows still can't handle HDR properly. I'll take the X any day. It's the first true gamers console that everyone can enjoy especially if you own a 4K tv with real HDR support.
I can't remember the quote.... "it's easier to screw up on purpose knowing full well you are being devious and then ask for forgiveness than it is to do the ethically correct thing in the first place"... something like that.
As long as we only hold people in the entertainment industry accountable for their actions and not real officials that actually have a negative impact on the entirety of human history, things will remain perfectly fine.
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