PlayStation 4 Pro in-bound

antijoke · 9 Nov 2016 at 20:22

Ulti-Resis said:
I can't imagine devs not wanting to use that extra grunt and present their games in the best possible way.

antijoke · 10 Nov 2016 at 13:40

Watlinguk said:
Last question from me. Has the Battlefield 1 pro patch being released yet? I'm guessing so

No, nothing has been said, rumoured to be because of the deal MS have with EA for Battlefield 1 on Xbox.

rdb2012 said:
Come on, it's nearly 150 more expensive than a normal slim. I would want to justify the extra cash from day 1, not few months later where the price would most likely to drop.

It's like people are not able to read or research any more.

antijoke · 10 Nov 2016 at 16:56

antijoke · 10 Nov 2016 at 19:36

shankly1985 said:
Anyone just had random email from claiming to be song change password? Looks legit only the linked my wrong email Haaa

Yes I just got that email, for one of my other accounts. Odd.

antijoke · 10 Nov 2016 at 19:54

neoglow said:
Does the pro have to 'detect' you have a 4K TV before the console outputs at 4K?

Do 1080 TVs 'downsample' 4K?

Or should I say do 1080 TVs scale a 4K signal?

What I'm trying to get at is, would a 4K game on the Pro downsampled on a 1080 TV look better than 1080 on a normal PS4?

If the Pro has to detect a 4K TV to offer a 4K option, I can see a little gadget being made to bypass this as realistically how many people will buy a 4K TV to fully 'utilise' the Pro.

EDIT - Hmmmmm, I wonder - http://m.lightinthebox.com/en/newes...2k-60hz-ycbcr-4-2-0_p4874589.html?prm=1.5.1.1

Set to best settings and let it downsample then enjoy.

antijoke · 11 Nov 2016 at 14:56

djshauny1 said:
the multiplayer is but not the single player.

The multiplayer was also 900p IIRC.

antijoke · 12 Nov 2016 at 12:48

djshauny1 said:
Anyone else getting coil while from the pro?

I've seen it mentioned a few times.

antijoke · 27 Nov 2016 at 16:04

davewhite04 said:
The graphics won't improve on a 1080p you'll just get 60fps. If you're not interested in increasing fps then you'd be wasting your money.

Not true.

Games coming out are giving much better graphics due to the downsampling.

antijoke · 28 Nov 2016 at 12:24

I am very tempted at that Pro offer on Very.......seems a no brainer, even if you leave it right until the last minute to pay off the amount.

antijoke · 30 Nov 2016 at 15:28

PhoenixUK said:
My mates both of which have high end gaming PCs (6600k, 1060gtx, watercooling) have been amazed by how good the games look and run on the pro, some of which have not even been patched.

I cannot believe that at all. They either have crap monitors, crap eyesight, stream via Steam link with appaling network hardware or turn everything down on their high end PC games.

antijoke · 30 Nov 2016 at 15:42

V F said:
Is Digital Foundry just a negative platform? As all I seem to hear from them is finding flaws... Always looking for the worst.

That's kind of the point of why they exist.

They just present what they find.

antijoke · 1 Dec 2016 at 20:23

ic1male said:
Now is not the right time to be buying 4K TVs anyway. The HDR/HDCP/HDMI stuff needs sorting properly first.

Go on.

I was thinking of plumping for a Sony as it's well received and has good input lag for games...but intrigued by what you say.

antijoke · 2 Dec 2016 at 09:28

Broken Hope said:
The HDR spec at least hasn't been finalised, they are adding dynamic metadata and still no word if older devices are flashable.

What does this mean to a layman?

The TV I was going to get was HDR 10 Bit, I thought this was the thing to have for console gaming and HDR?

antijoke · 2 Dec 2016 at 13:51

ic1male said:
Sorry, I did write a spiel about it but the iPad had a turn and lost my post but in a nutshell there are things like the blinking screen suggesting problems with HDCP and/or the HDMI cables, the HDR modes on some TVs being 8-bit or 10-bit, all this business about YUV/RGB only capable of 30Hz or something, having to change settings on the TV according to whether you watch SDR or HDR, the lag in HDR modes, not all TVs have local screen dimming, etc.

I suppose every TV has its issues with some content but it all seems too much of a minefield for my liking at the moment.

I'll agree with you on the minefield part, it was one reason why I myself thought of giving up, but then I read GAF and saw how highly praised the Sony KD43XD8088BU as it seemed a good set with all the right boxes ticked.

antijoke · 3 Dec 2016 at 21:09

Spit said:
Well just bought a Pro this afternoon and just setting it up. Since having consoles since the sega master system this is my first PlayStation lol. Always been Nintendo, Sega or Xbox.

Got BF1 to start with. Want to pick up Ratchet and Clank next.

Is The Last Of Us as good as they say?

Yes it is.

antijoke · 15 Dec 2016 at 14:06

oweneades said:
I can't remember where I read it (Eurogamer perhaps?!) but I recall it being mentioned that all games going forward must have Pro enhancements. What the actual enhancements are would be left up to the developer.

We are in a weird situation where the majority of current games (at least "AAA") came out before or around the Pro launch.

Eurogamer have a article which is constantly refreshed that highlights the pro enhancements by game.

I think was from the leaked docs earlier in the year, I don't know if that is actually a requirement or not.

A whole lot of fud was spread around then that people still think applies now.

antijoke · 15 Dec 2016 at 20:24

Division getting some Pro love.

antijoke · 16 Dec 2016 at 07:19

Thesnipergecko said:
Nice! Any details?

Not at the moment.

antijoke · 20 Dec 2016 at 12:21

Division Pro patch is out.

UI renders at 4K and game at 1080p.

antijoke · 26 Dec 2016 at 09:04

cHk4 said:
So I'm using just an original playstation at the moment. I use a 1080p Ben Q monitor and pretty much only play Bloodborne, thinking about getting Titanfall 2, is there any benefit to getting a Playstation Pro? Not really kept up with what it's all about. Also any deals or decent bundles with the pro?

I'd say no to be honest.