PlayStation 4 Pro in-bound

davewhite04 · 1 Nov 2016 at 23:26

Seems like an honest assessment. I think I'll keep my PS4 until I see user remarks.

sneakysnail · 2 Nov 2016 at 07:14

davewhite04 said:
I don't think there are any CPU intensive games on consoles. Do you know any?

any open world game is cpu intensive/bottle necked

large scale shooters like battlefield might also be fairly cpu dependent but i haven't really played one in a while.

Logsi · 2 Nov 2016 at 12:39

Folded and grabbed a 1TB Firecuda. Don't need 2TB. 1TB just forces me to complete and delete games. Seems like the sweet spot for me.

Will keep my current launch SSHD 1TB PS4 for man den bravo upstairs. Will get the Mrs. on that!

davewhite04 · 2 Nov 2016 at 12:50

sneakysnail said:
any open world game is cpu intensive/bottle necked

large scale shooters like battlefield might also be fairly cpu dependent but i haven't really played one in a while.

I think games that are lazily programmed rely too heavily on CPU, the Metro series is a perfect example, terrible coding.

Yes CPU is important, especially for multi-tasking (like playing Netflix the same time as a game is minimised, and you processing a youtube at the same time too). Memory is obviously required for multi-tasking, not the speed as such the amount.

So it all boils down to the fact if the developers take advantage of the Pro, or just keep churning out lazy ports that PC gamers have been putting up with for years now.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 2 Nov 2016 at 13:15

Any chance of the PS4 Pro turning up cheaper on black Friday or Cyber Monday in a couple of weeks?

andshrew · 2 Nov 2016 at 14:07

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Any chance of the PS4 Pro turning up cheaper on black Friday or Cyber Monday in a couple of weeks?

Probably unlikely, I would expect deals on the Slim though.

malachi · 2 Nov 2016 at 14:35

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Any chance of the PS4 Pro turning up cheaper on black Friday or Cyber Monday in a couple of weeks?

Nope, could be the worse BF or CM yet. Due to the bad exchange rate many companies won't discount new tech that much, if at all compared to previous years.

peahead · 2 Nov 2016 at 14:39

Not much of a buzz about this and its out on the 10th and not even see it advertised on tv or anything :confused:

Logsi · 2 Nov 2016 at 14:50

peahead said:
Not much of a buzz about this and its out on the 10th and not even see it advertised on tv or anything

Most likely maximising sales of the old PS4 and Slim before it drops.

malachi · 2 Nov 2016 at 14:53

peahead said:
Not much of a buzz about this and its out on the 10th and not even see it advertised on tv or anything

Will be a different story come Christmas, then again it's been the same for many AAA titles over the past few months.

sneakysnail · 2 Nov 2016 at 15:17

davewhite04 said:
I think games that are lazily programmed rely too heavily on CPU, the Metro series is a perfect example, terrible coding.

Yes CPU is important, especially for multi-tasking (like playing Netflix the same time as a game is minimised, and you processing a youtube at the same time too). Memory is obviously required for multi-tasking, not the speed as such the amount.

So it all boils down to the fact if the developers take advantage of the Pro, or just keep churning out lazy ports that PC gamers have been putting up with for years now.

I dont think you understand what a cpu is doing. Say you are playing gta or assasins creed, its the cpu running the ai of all the people you see, running the physics behind all the explosions that send car parts flying etc all in a large area in often unseen by the plyer it has nothing to do with lazy ports or devs. The more on the screen the more the cpu is being stressed, if metro had areas as large with 100's of people running and driving about it would run like crap. Its why even games like wow on pc still absolutely batter cpus

ZXSpectrum · 2 Nov 2016 at 15:37

davewhite04 said:
I think games that are lazily programmed rely too heavily on CPU, the Metro series is a perfect example, terrible coding.

Yes CPU is important, especially for multi-tasking (like playing Netflix the same time as a game is minimised, and you processing a youtube at the same time too). Memory is obviously required for multi-tasking, not the speed as such the amount.

So it all boils down to the fact if the developers take advantage of the Pro, or just keep churning out lazy ports that PC gamers have been putting up with for years now.

Yup, Fallout 4 is a joke at times with poor optimization and coding with terrible lag/huge frame drops. I have been wondering if the Pro will help out with that.

mid_gen · 2 Nov 2016 at 15:49

sneakysnail said:
I dont think you understand what a cpu is doing. Say you are playing gta or assasins creed, its the cpu running the ai of all the people you see, running the physics behind all the explosions that send car parts flying etc all in a large area in often unseen by the plyer it has nothing to do with lazy ports or devs. The more on the screen the more the cpu is being stressed, if metro had areas as large with 100's of people running and driving about it would run like crap. Its why even games like wow on pc still absolutely batter cpus

Yep there's a ton of stuff going on that you can't see in open world games that stresses the CPU. You can't just have the whole world loaded, it's constantly being streamed in and out to populate the world around you. Plus the layers of gameplay systems....

davewhite04 · 2 Nov 2016 at 16:26

ZXSpectrum said:
Yup, Fallout 4 is a joke at times with poor optimization and coding with terrible lag/huge frame drops. I have been wondering if the Pro will help out with that.

What they need to do with Fallout 4 for the PS4 is introduce the MODS options, like they said they would. Let the community show the developers how to do a game right.

I haven't a copy for the PS4, so I'm assuming the MODS option isn't available?

TheVoice · 2 Nov 2016 at 16:47

It's coming, albeit with limitations.

nantucket66 · 2 Nov 2016 at 16:53

Should I get a Pro or not? can't decide.

I've got a Panasonic 65TX902B, so HDR10 and all that.

I suppose I should in a way to help get best out of TV for gaming, but I think I may sit on fence for a little while......thoughts?

ic1male · 2 Nov 2016 at 17:11

If I had a 4K TV, I'd be all over the Pro on day one.

malachi · 2 Nov 2016 at 17:14

nantucket66 said:
Should I get a Pro or not? can't decide.

I've got a Panasonic 65TX902B, so HDR10 and all that.

I suppose I should in a way to help get best out of TV for gaming, but I think I may sit on fence for a little while......thoughts?

Do it!

mid_gen · 2 Nov 2016 at 17:53

Anyone tried out TLOU in HDR yet?

Bassmansam · 2 Nov 2016 at 18:52

nantucket66 said:
Should I get a Pro or not? can't decide.

I've got a Panasonic 65TX902B, so HDR10 and all that.

I suppose I should in a way to help get best out of TV for gaming, but I think I may sit on fence for a little while......thoughts?

I bought a 4k tv in april and got my PS4 at the same time. I find that i prefer playing on PS4 to PC now so I think my pc gaming days are over except for RTS/Sim games. I have just pre ordered the pro after resisting for a few weeks. I just really want to get some 4k usage out of my TV. I mean, 1080p looks great on it but I want to see what it's really capable of.