Sony Appears to Remove 8K Tag From PlayStation 5 Boxes

Sony has not provided a public statement on the removal of the 8K label from PlayStation 5 packaging. The change was noticed by social media users and sparked debate and speculation among fans5. The PS5's boxes now only include the 4K/120 fps and HDR tags. Prior to the PlayStation 5's launch in 2020, Sony mentioned that "PS5 is compatible with 8K displays at launch, and after a future system software update will be able to output resolutions up to 8K when content is available, with supported software126." Since then, there has been virtually no true support for 8K titles, except for a game known as The Touryst.

Sony made a specific change to the PlayStation 5 packaging by removing the 8K resolution label from the front of the box. The packaging now only includes the 4K/120 fps and HDR tags. This change was spotted by Digital Foundry's John Linneman and has been confirmed on the PS5 pages of PlayStation Direct as well. The removal of the 8K label has sparked debates and speculations among fans on social media.