PlayStation 4 Pro in-bound

mid_gen · 29 Sep 2016 at 13:06

ic1male said:
I think it's do with how the way games are coded on console. Because there are lots of specific optimisations, if the console suddenly starts executing things faster, it can break timings or something. It must have been trawling through pages of gaming news that I've read this. Whether it's 100% accurate is another matter.

It all depends how the game is programmed. Consoles will usually target a fixed framerate, because the hardware is constant and the framerate is constant, you just concentrate on wringing every last bit of performance out of the milliseconds you have available.

As the PS4 Pro has a proportionally faster GPU than CPU, games that were targetted at just the PS4 won't just automatically scale up on the PS4 Pro.

Going forward you'll see more developers targetting the base and Pro systems more effectively.

Yungstar 2006 · 29 Sep 2016 at 14:59

neocon said:
In Mad Max on the PS4 I noticed sub 25fps when the action was intense. PS4 Pro would likely not suffer from this right?

I'd expect all PS4 games that have fps problems to be improved with Pro

neocon · 29 Sep 2016 at 16:30

Yes, I mean sub optimal improvement.

ThestigGT999 · 2 Oct 2016 at 23:50

PS4 Pro Mantis Burn Racing: Native 4K 60fps Analysis + Frame-Rate Test

peahead · 2 Oct 2016 at 23:51

ThestigGT999 said:

No wonder its 4k native 60fps lmao

Jae-So · 3 Oct 2016 at 07:07

Why even bother with 4K with that game lol.

Thesnipergecko · 3 Oct 2016 at 08:00

Jae-So said:
Why even bother with 4K with that game lol.

Why not?

Seanspeed · 3 Oct 2016 at 10:22

Jae-So said:
Why even bother with 4K with that game lol.

Because it'll look better than 1080p?

JoeBoi · 3 Oct 2016 at 11:26

Jae-So said:
Why even bother with 4K with that game lol.

Wow.

Might have something to do with the ability to have the 4k resolution downsampled in order to look better on your 1080p screen?

Or, guess what, it might look better on a 4k screen at native resolution...

Zatoichi.uK · 3 Oct 2016 at 12:08

PS4 Pro can't do 4k!

Hey that doesn't count!

Ryanr1987 · 3 Oct 2016 at 13:24

Will there actually be improvements to the textures of my existing games or is it only a 4K resolution bump? If so I'll give it a miss if it's only the resolution.

If it makes my Witcher 3 look prettier I'll buy it haha

Seanspeed · 3 Oct 2016 at 15:18

Ryanr1987 said:
Will there actually be improvements to the textures of my existing games or is it only a 4K resolution bump? If so I'll give it a miss if it's only the resolution.

If it makes my Witcher 3 look prettier I'll buy it haha

Most older games wont be updated.

CDPR have already said The Witcher 3 will definitely *not* be updated.

And in terms of improvements to textures, I dont expect to see a whole lot of that. Some games might go for it, but any texture improvements will probably be minor given that vRAM isn't something the PS4 suffers from all that much.

malachi · 3 Oct 2016 at 15:19

Ryanr1987 said:
Will there actually be improvements to the textures of my existing games or is it only a 4K resolution bump? If so I'll give it a miss if it's only the resolution.

If it makes my Witcher 3 look prettier I'll buy it haha

Both, depending on game if made for the PS4 Pro in mind like Horizon Zero Dawn.

CD Projekt RED already confirmed they wont be making Witcher 3 enhancements for PS4 Pro.

ScottyJKB · 3 Oct 2016 at 18:11

Ryanr1987 said:
If it makes my Witcher 3 look prettier I'll buy it haha

This haha

Jae-So · 3 Oct 2016 at 19:53

JoeBoi said:
Wow.

Might have something to do with the ability to have the 4k resolution downsampled in order to look better on your 1080p screen?

Or, guess what, it might look better on a 4k screen at native resolution...

Fair. Just saying it still looks graphically unimpressive no matter the resolution

mid_gen · 3 Oct 2016 at 20:11

malachi said:
Both, depending on game if made for the PS4 Pro in mind like Horizon Zero Dawn.

CD Projekt RED already confirmed they wont be making Witcher 3 enhancements for PS4 Pro.

Horizon Zero Dawn doesn't use any higher res textures, They made a point of saying it was the same assets on the Pro.

malachi · 3 Oct 2016 at 22:53

mid_gen said:
Horizon Zero Dawn doesn't use any higher res textures, They made a point of saying it was the same assets on the Pro.

What I meant was it will run and look better on the Pro compared to being played on a normal PS4.

robfosters · 3 Oct 2016 at 23:40

malachi said:
What I meant was it will run and look better on the Pro compared to being played on a normal PS4.

Yes as it will look 4K compared to 1080p.

JoeBoi · 4 Oct 2016 at 07:06

I am a bit concerned about how much extra the pro will get. Beyond Tomb Raider I am not seeing much information about what great stuff other games will get rather than what they might get.

Seems like an unknown quantity at the moment. I don't think Sony is doing a good job marketing the pro.

antijoke · 4 Oct 2016 at 07:10

Considering DF said Infinite Warfare on Pro had frame rate issues too and they were the same as on normal PS4 but were more jarring id be concerned about everything to do with the Pro at this stage, smart money for me is wait and see what devs actually do with it before dumping up cash.