PlayStation 4 Pro in-bound

glenimp617 · 16 Dec 2016 at 19:15

surely HDR doesn't even come into it since the original ps4 also has HDR

Spit · 17 Dec 2016 at 12:22

BF1 patch seems to have improved things

Jae-So · 17 Dec 2016 at 12:32

glen8 said:
surely HDR doesn't even come into it since the original ps4 also has HDR

Don't believe the OG PS4 offers true HDR because of HDMI 1.4. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

sneakysnail · 17 Dec 2016 at 13:17

Jae-So said:
Don't believe the OG PS4 offers true HDR because of HDMI 1.4. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

think it's the exact same but the problem being that a lot of media/games only pair hdr with 4k iirc so a bit limited with things that use 1080 HDR. Or that was the case when it first got the HDR update, not sure how much 1080 hdr is being used now

kitch9 · 17 Dec 2016 at 14:43

theone8181 said:
It was a 4k stream, however I was looking at sharpness of textures.

Not on YouTube you weren't.

theone8181 · 17 Dec 2016 at 20:19

kitch9 said:
Not on YouTube you weren't.

Why was it not? You tube plays 4k or did you mean the 4k of ps4 pro vs a 1080 of ps4, or did you mean bitrates?

Zatoichi.uK · 17 Dec 2016 at 21:35

The compression makes it look bad basically.

theone8181 · 18 Dec 2016 at 07:06

I'm putting my head in the sand so I don't want to buy one

. If it was 200 quid or I didn't have a ps4 I would be buying a pro. Hard to justify it while you wife is on mat leave tho.

Mark1989 · 18 Dec 2016 at 12:51

theone8181 said:
I'm putting my head in the sand so I don't want to buy one. If it was 200 quid or I didn't have a ps4 I would be buying a pro. Hard to justify it while you wife is on mat leave tho.

nah its not cause i bet when she was pregnant her mood was fab the entire 9 months

you need it to recover from the trauma of women during pregnancy, they do become nuts!

msmalls74 · 18 Dec 2016 at 20:10

theone8181 said:
I'm putting my head in the sand so I don't want to buy one. If it was 200 quid or I didn't have a ps4 I would be buying a pro. Hard to justify it while you wife is on mat leave tho.

Well if you sell your ps4 for £150 then it fulfills your criteria a) you have no ps4 and b) it would be about £200

kitch9 · 19 Dec 2016 at 09:22

Kreeeee said:
It's far more complex than people think. It's not just pressing a button that says "use the new hardware" and adding higher res textures.

The developers could do it, but there needs to be a good value proposition for them to do so. In other words it needs to be profitable.

Depends on the engine. Frostbite is highly scalable, so it should be a case of a couple of guys tinkering with settings and testing for a while.

Obviously those guys need paying and there's new games to sell so it'll probably be viewed as a low value proposition for them.

Kreeeee · 19 Dec 2016 at 09:32

The testing process is time consuming and expensive, so even if the engine scales well there is still the value proposition to consider.

Warbie · 19 Dec 2016 at 09:40

I was hoping the Pro would get me 1080/60 - but so far it's been the only reliable way of getting 1080/30 at the games i'm playing!

Here's hoping developers get the hang of this.

theone8181 · 19 Dec 2016 at 12:02

msmalls74 said:
Well if you sell your ps4 for £150 then it fulfills your criteria a) you have no ps4 and b) it would be about £200

I know its the one time im trying to not jusitfy man maths

. Altho she might not notice the difference when its under the tv hmmm

antijoke · 20 Dec 2016 at 12:21

Division Pro patch is out.

UI renders at 4K and game at 1080p.

Noxia · 20 Dec 2016 at 12:25

Was it not already at 1080p? I still haven't reached 30, mainly as it's boring playing solo all the time.

Fallen god · 20 Dec 2016 at 12:36

For you guys and gals with the Pro have you noticed any faster download speeds?

oweneades · 20 Dec 2016 at 12:46

Not really tbh.

VTR · 20 Dec 2016 at 13:34

I use my PS4 on a 1080p Projector, any point in upgrading to the PS4 Pro. Increased FPS in the Witcher 3 / FFXV and future games would be welcome. Not too concerned about extra visuals as both look superb on the projector anyway but extra FPS would be nice

oweneades · 20 Dec 2016 at 14:12

Unfortunately beyond an (assumed) requirement to provide Pro enhancements, it is left to the developer to decide how they will take advantage of the extra power available to them. The majority of enhancements so far have been focused on improving visuals (supersampling / 4k / HDR etc) or solidifying the current framerate over raw FPS increases.

FFXV for example has either a "light" or "High" mode which translates to: 1080p/30 with no frame drops (light) or 1800p /30 upscaled to 4k (High). There is no "Fast" 1080p/60 option.

We may see future games have 60FPS modes on the Pro (vs 30FPS on the PS4), but I can see more developers targeting visual enhancements over FPS as it is easier to market (to the general consumer).