PlayStation 5 1440p Support Tested! Good For PC Monitors, Better 120Hz For HDMI 2.0 TVs? 

I don't think Sony thought that people would continue to ask for 1440p and thought it would die down, after all Sony didn't sell a single 1440p display. But when people wouldn't let it go especially since the xbox had it, they caved which is why it took 2 years. This is why competition is good and we need multiple players in the game.

Why do every console generation we have to re invent the wheel with folders, themes and the like? How come these things aren't there on day 1?

1440p is exactly 3x480p, so it's the ideal resolution to play emulated PS1 and PS2 games with perfect pixel scaling and no anti-aliasing. 1080p and 2160p are not perfect multiples of 480, at 2.25x and 4.5x, so there will be some blur or pixels not having the same size or letterboxing.

1440p is the perfect middle ground for resolution in games

looks like more Dev's will target 1440p 60 instead of 4k60 and provide better visual details. prolly a balanced mode in graphics settings

1440p 120fps is the sweet spot for games

I wish they would support Freesync/Gsync along with VRR. I didn't even realise those were different features until after I bought a new Freesync monitor, which the PS5 won't recognise as variable refresh rate capable... which it is but just not in their preferred format :(

I hope we get more content with Rich, he just gets to the point better.

Excellent, my tv only does 120hz at 1440p over hdmi 2.0.

It is a beta and I’m hoping they’ll clean up things like VRR and talk with devs to patch games for cleaner 1440p signals but even if they don’t I’m glad they at least offer the resolution instead of ignoring it. Edit: Although, it really is silly that VRR doesn’t work on G-Sync and Freesync monitors since it’s essentially the same concept/technology

Great Stuff, as always!

This is a great addition for the PS5. Competition forces companies to push out the best product to us gamers. I am glad that Sony listened to our feedback in this regard.

About time, I'm shocked it's taken this long

I'd be interested to see a video on how well these features work with SONY's new INZONE displays.

This video helped me unlock 1440p on my LG GP83b ! Thank you so much !

I was waiting for this video!

Literally been waiting 2 years for PS5 to implement this before I buy one. It is absolutely mind blowing that despite so many titles not supporting native 4K (instead usually upscaling 1440p to 4K output) that the PS5 didn't support 1440p output. What were they thinking?

Hopefully the 1440p VRR is working when the official update rolls out.

my monitor can downscale 4k to 1440p Is there a difference between true 1440p and downscaled 1440p by monitor from 4k ? cause i have a ps5 and i play all games at 1440p right now, everything looks great

POG!! Finally the video about this :) Thanks chaps!

That star ocean options need to be in ever console game.

I hope Sony sees this and gives us VRR in the final release. The beta otherwise so far is really good.

This is not only going to be great for people who have a 1440p pc monitor but also for Elgato users like me, since the 4K60 PRO that I'm rocking only allowed 4K@60 no VRR and LLM with this update I'm pretty sure we will be able to play at 1440p@120 since this elgato supports 1440p@144. Hoping it works because being stuck always at 60hz when I play those 5% 120hz multiplayer games is kinda lame when owning a LG C1

Man I love this channel. Thanks for keeping a geek like me up to date on all the cool stuff coming out. 🙌🏼

The advice for the NU8000 is a Godsend! I was disappointed when I couldn't get it to work yesterday after waiting so long for this feature... Good to know there's a workaround!

Good to finally see it but why did it take almost 2 years for such a basic setting that Xbox had from day one?

Very exciting. I’ve owned a 55NU8000 since 2018. Looking forward to 1440p!

What was that FPS game in the beginning? It looks fun

Honestly, 1440p with sharp anti aliasing is a perfect price/performance target for PC gaming. I almost wish consoles targeted 1440p as standard too, instead of (imo) wasting so much power hitting an unnecessary resolution target.

The NU8000 test applies to the 2018 QLED TVs (Q6FN, Q7FN, Q8FN, and Q9FN). It may apply to 2019 and 2020 Samsung TVs too depending on what you have.

I really hope it works on my Dell 32'. It's 1440p, 165hz, and HDR on HDMI 2.0. So far I know the HDR works. Can't wait for the update! Excellent video as always DF!

Aaaaahhhh, those hand-gestures are totally in sync.

There's another use-case where 1440p can be very beneficial. So far, my PS5 has refused to pass a 4K + HDR 10 signal through my HDMI 2.0 soundbar, forcing me to plug it directly into my TV and use 5.1 audio over ARC instead of losless 7.1. Here's hoping the PS5 will now pass through 1440p + HDR 10 through a HDMI 2.0 soundbar / receiver, as most games don't go much higher in resolution anyway. It's a strange quirk exclusive to PS5, as my Series X will pass through a 4K signal with HDR 10 without any problems.

Nu8000 here. You can actually trick VRR into working briefly as well by turning it off at the system level, starting the game, then turning it back on via the system with the game running in the background. The weird part is it works briefly, then after about 10 seconds it cuts the signal. Conspiracy theorist here but it kind of seems like Sony has opted to block out Samsung TVs to force you into Sony TVs.

my clips run in 120fps but when i save them and export them they are 60fps. can i showhow change that?

Now with the support of 1440p i have a VERY interesting question! On TVs that have hdmi 2.0 and support 120hz at 1440p resolution only, at games like ratchet and clank, horizon forbidden west and also the upcoming god of war ragnarok that you can choose between 40fps mode and 60 fps mode (lets leave the 30fps mode out of it) which one is the better way to go? I mean should you choose the 40fps balanced mode which lowers the resolution at 1440p on 40fps in order to achice these 120hz which are needed for the 40fps output on a hdmi 2.0 OR stay on 60fps but with native 4k resolution? I dont know what is happening internally with the resolutions at each game individually (upscaling and downscaling) but on paper, at least what forbidden west and ragnarok mentions, is that the 60fps performance and 40 fps balanced mode are BOTH on 4k resolution, with the latest not to be achievable on hdmi 2.0 version thus the drop at 1440p resolution. There was a similar discussion for hdmi 2.0 and 120hz TVs at the video with ratchet and clank when 40fps mode first came out but there was no 1440p at the moment and 1080p was out of the question as it produces a very blurry image especially on bigger TVs. Thank you very much for your hard efford and all this testing you go through to provide all these results to us!

My Dell S2719DM can FINALLY play my games at a decent quality with my PS5DE! Previously I was forced to play at 1080p, because any higher and the quality went into Blighttown mode. Now with the new beta? Proper 1440p, and the difference in quality is lovely (not day and night, but noticeable nonetheless). Bravo Sony! 👏🏽

I have both consoles, and I use my SX for multiplayer games over my PS5 for this reason. it's been what 2 years and it still doesn't have proper 1440p support. It's crazy that Sony doesn't get this.

This is great to see testing with the NU8000. I just sold my PS4 to replace it with a second PS5 for another room where the NU8000 resides.

My Samsung Q9fn does 1440p at 120hz, so I'm happy to get this feature. VRR is also supposed to be supported on q9fn, but it's flakey as he'll for me, so I leave it off.

I hope that FSR and DLSS to make native resolution irrelevant. Instead of quality/balance/perf we should have frame targets 30/60/120 and that dinamic Res to be always a default to allow the best quality possible. On consoles dinamic Res is a reality but doesn't make miracles, I hope that tech evolves and we don't have to choose between quality 4K30 and perf 120hz/60hz. DLSS nowadays makes low Res monitor image better by rendering on higher internal Res and scaling down preserving most of its quality. I hope that native resolution to be irrelevant whether on TVs/monitors or internally. DLSS, FSR etc. should make image better in every scenario. It is possible!

Richard, i am not gonna lie, i giggled near the end of the video when i realized just how many times you said: "1440p" Either ways, awesome work!

I’ve been waiting for this

Question - what av receiver would you recommend if you are using a pc monitor?

4:01 What game is being shown in this footage and the footage before it? Looks cool.

That’d be great to see more games with visual settings like star ocean! Even at 1080p certain games like fortnite or borderlands struggle to retain 120fps.

So happy for this definitely didn’t want to get rid of my monitor

they need to make sure it supports their current and future monitor line up at some point.

I bought a 1440p monitor with my ps5 and have been waiting patiently, playing with blurry graphics. I’m so excited for this. will the ps5 be able to run 1440p @ 120fps?

It’s really a long time that Sony needed to implement VRR and now 1440p but at least they did it. For me I have these features I would wish for: 3D Audio / Atmos for soundsystems and AVRs. Lower VRR window with LFC Native Discord integration Controller updates wirelessly Then the console would feel mostly complete for me.

It's crazy how many hoops are seemingly being jumped through on the software end for a simple resolution shift.

This is a stupid question but what is the name of the First Person Shooter game shown that appears to be set in Japan?

As an owner of an HDMI 2.0 120hz 4K TV (Samsung Q70) This is a game changer, fantastic news. my TV is NOT a gaming monitor, it's 82 inches but because it's HDMI 2.0 it can only display 120hz at 1440p and 1080p. I play my PC games all at 1440p at 120hz but I'm not playing at 1080p on my PS5 to get 120hz and Series X does not support HDR at 1440p 120hz. I can't wait for this update as I'll be able to enjoy more 120hz content on my PS5.

So I have a Sony X900f TV that supports 1080p/1440p at 120hz only when forced. I've not been able to make this work in the past, does this mean it will force it to work now? I don't have the beta so if anyone that does with this TV please let me know.

It's still wild to me, however future proofing, that Star Ocean has all those graphical settings.

I have the MU8000 but can't see a 120hz mode at any resolution on PC... Where am I going wrong?

I would love to see ultra wide support implemented by some games. But it’s probably not worth the effort for most game studios. Because who is using a uwqhd screen for its PS5?

About time this was added. Strange it took them so long to add basic things like 1440p and VRR. I appreciate Xbox for having this stuff ready at launch.

Looking forward to this update. Is why I got the TCL R635 for budget HDMI 2.0.

With the 1440p update, will I be able to use a HDMI to Displayport cable with the PS5?

I have that LG GL850 monitor, and when researching this monitor prior to purchasing it, multiple sources said this monitor is able to do “upscaled 4K”. This has seemingly held true, with the monitor, Xbox and PS5 all listing the output resolution as 3840x2160. When this 1440p update rolls out, will it yield a sharper image if I switch to that setting, since the monitor is TRULY a 1440p display? I assume yes, but want to make sure.

Man I would love this feature to get back ported to ps4 pro.

Is there a possibility to reset a firmware update on a Gigabyte monitor? I have the M32U and updated from F02 to F10 and the input lag is better but the overall image quality is much worse. I have gamma, contrast and brightness issues and colors are more glowing in brighter and darker scenes somehow. Dark scenes and some normal scenes are also too dark and bright scenes are lasering. When I start a game from the menu on the PS5 the screen gets crazy bright. And is there a way to find out what RGB, 6 axis colors and vibrancy settings the sRGB mode uses?

On TVs that need to be forced to 120 Hz to play 120 Hz content, does this new toggle fix this issue of the TV defaulting to 60 hz?

Next Video: PS5 Native 1440p vs 4K downscaled by Monitor. Which looks better ?

Wish Sony would have given a heads up this was coming. Bought a 4k60 monitor instead of a 1440p144 one a few months ago because I never figured a TV company like Sony would support a monitor resolution like 1440p, especially after they didn't last gen.

I wanted vrr support with 1440p too.. anyway how long will it take for this update to officially roll out?

Ooooh snap I can’t wait for this. Now I might consider getting a new monitor lol.

I hope they implement this on PS4 Pro too.

8:45 my series x runs Destiny 2 at 4k60 for the main game and switches automatically to 1440p120 for crucible mode (I’m set for 120hz mode with ‘allow 4k’ checked on a 2.0hdmi Samsung tv) I don’t have to change anything to get the ideal situation, it doesn’t just run everything at 120hz at 1440p, though COD does do this and I have to disable ‘allow 4k’ to access 120hz modes. If bungie can figure it out, there’s no reason we need to change any settings on the dashboard for any other software to get it to switch by itself as destiny 2 does

I attempted the drinking game and had to be taken to a hospital. That's the quality of work I expect from DF. Thanks, Rich!

The firmware is not 2.0. It's the second revision of this firmware beta. The firmware number is stored in the system settings.

Out of resolution, graphics fidelity such as ray tracing, and frame rate, dropping resolution down to 1440P would be my pick for sacrifice.

Now sony needs to allow 1440p signals for their TV's. I can only do 4k or 1080p on my X85J.

Dang gimme that 1440p mode for PS4 pro.... A man can dream!

John was using a beta system firmware for a comparison video? Is wise to use system software the general public won’t have access to to present a comparison? Might not matter at all in the end but at the very least it should have been mentioned. Maybe he did and I missed it? Did Sony say the gold master won’t include 1440p VRR or is that assumption based on the beta? I’m just curious because as a software dev our alpha, beta and final releases have never been a difference in version number only. Admittedly it’s been close to the point of being identical but never precisely.

hey Sony, how about Dolby Vision Gaming?

Been using 1440p for about 10 years as default monitor. It's the perfect size for a 27inch monitor and doesn't cost a kidney like a 4k one + the hardware required to drive that.

Is it possible for Sony to take advantage of monitors with FreeSync? My monitor is 75 hrtz without VRR but does have FreeSync to bring the framerate beyond 60 on my PC.

Maybe someone know about Sony TV*s half resolution in 4k 120Hrz? like in x85j model and xh8500 with x1 processor. How does 4k 120Hrz 40fps games may handle on this tv*s?

I bought a 4k, HDMI 2.1, 144 Hz monitor for my Series X and PS5 to connect to, upgrading from a 1440p, HDMI 2.0, 144Hz monitor that was larger. Then they announced this PS5 update the same week.

1440p should have been the main target for the PS5 and Series X anyway. They only went 4K because of TV’s and marketing hype.

Nice! I have an nu8000. Cool to know.

Does PS5, in general and not per-game basis, use super sampling? Like render internally at 4K on a monitor 1080p like the DSR for Nvidia for boosting image quality

It's insane to see how many people are so dismissive of 1440p in these comments. I don't know if it's ignorance or just flat out stupidity. 1440p monitors are by far the best on a budget when you want sharpness and high refresh rates. Most games on PS5 also run around 1440p when you set it to performance mode as well...

Hopefully Sony is able to find workarounds to optimize it even better. Not sure how difficult of a task that would be, but considering I've played without any issues on the Series X and S, I'm sure it can't be too difficult. Both these companies need to keep improving their consoles as much as they can in their early years, so developers can be able to optimize games with more leeway and less constraints.

We need a supper cut of this video with just the parts where Rich says 1440p.

Now they just need to add dolby vision support for bluray playback

Sony gives a feature but then takes a crucial feature away. Some PS5 games require VRR to run a game at 120hz or and “Unlocked Frame Rate Mode”

The only thing missing was the VRR HDMI Forum or Freesync support to be perfect. Unlike the Xbox Series, the PS5 supports 1440p with HDR at 120 and 60Hz (Xbox only plays SDR below 2160p)

Microsoft locked hdr to 4k so if ur monitor dont accept 4k signals ( tick allow 4k box in settings must be selected for hdr) it doesnt work on 1080p 1440p displays usually only if they accept 4k signals. Because microsoft locked it since xbox one s and one x. It is hard to understand why they not allow it now because they have xbox series s 1440p 120hz hdr console right?

Can we get a new video about gaming monitor recommendations? We haven't had one since 2020, and I'm having trouble finding just the right monitor.

After buying my first PC last year I quickly realized gaming at 1440p 60hz for rpg or 120hz for fps games is the sweetspot. Great to see console getting closer to the perfect sweetspot.

I honestly can not believe the PS5 didn't ship with 1440p, I don't own a PS5 but you would have assumed it already existed

Does the NU8000 support HDR at 1440p120? Also what game is that shooter?

Any benefits of setting PS5 to 1440p instead of 4K on my LG C1 OLED? Playstation Blog mentioned better anti-aliasing

So disappointed with the absence of VRR, it was the main reason I was looking forward for native 1440p support, so I could enjoy VRR on supported games without having to buy an expensive 4K VRR display or downscale to 1080p. Still it's a step forward for people with 1440p displays and hopefully VRR will be added on the future

Phenomenal update for PC gamers that have a PS5 on the side (given how 1440p is the most popular resolution on PC). I hope developers will enable native 1440p for their games in the near future.

when does it come out official? is the beta avaible only in certain countries?

Playing call of duty and fortnite with m&k at 1440p @120fps from a $400 machine is amazing. I have the ps5 digital and even with a 2tb nvme ssd installed it is far cheaper than any pc I have built.